Pleasanton Patch Readers: Thank You For Helping Us Grow

Eight years ago, in April 2010, Pleasanton Patch launched. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why we are celebrating our birthday this year.

Thank you, Pleasanton Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with Patch. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here. Thank you for helping us to grow and thrive this year.

In August, Pleasanton Patch recorded 73,078 visitors. Our visitors hail from Pleasanton, for sure, but many residents of neighboring cities also land on Pleasanton Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are few of my favorite articles on Pleasanton Patch:

• Pleasanton Students Pack 11,252 Meals For Hungry People
• Pleasanton Woman Collects Donations For Carr Fire Victims
• 4H Rabbit Stolen From Alameda County Fair Found Safe
• Pleasanton Police Can't Resist 'Selfie Day'
• Pacific Pearl: New Restaurants, Spa, Dental Care

Got a news tip? I'm Autumn, your local editor. I have been the editor of Pleasanton Patch for almost five years. Most of you have probably seen me standing on Main Street covering the annual Holiday Parade or out at the Alameda County Fair. My kids go to school in Pleasanton and I watch my son play baseball at Bernal and cheer for my daughter's tennis team at Foothill High. I love hiking the Pleasanton Ridge and Golden Eagle with friends. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at autumn.johnson@patch.com.

If you would like to post on Pleasanton Patch, too, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

Our readers also love Pleasanton Patch's calendar of events. Coming up soon on the calendar are NorCal Night Market: Alameda Co. Fairgrounds, Pleasanton and the One Night, Three Women, Too Funny” on Stage at the Bothwell Arts. Sounds like a lot of fun in Pleasanton!

What else is new? So far this year, 1,335 new email subscribers have joined Pleasanton Patch, boosting our email list to 4,328 daily subscribers. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) And you love us on social media, too! We're almost at 8,850 Facebook fans! If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend. Reaching 8,850 fans in September would be a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Pleasanton Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Pleasanton Patch is part of a broad network, with more than 150 Patches in California and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view. We're thrilled you've made Pleasanton Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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We've taken the best of Patch and packed it into a lightning fast, super-clean app that is loaded with features users have told us they want. If you haven't tried the app, give it a try. You can get the latest local news sent straight to your iPhone or iPad home screen on the free Patch app for iOS or the Android app.

Photo of Main Street courtesy Autumn Johnson/ Patch