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TIM TALK
CityServe pivots and continues to serve homeless peopleLike so many non-profits, CityServe of the Tri-Valley pivoted to a virtual event Monday for its 8th annual Prayer Breakfast. The program streamed on YouTube ran...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 24, 2020There are no comments yet. 2033 Views
TIM TALK
Wise decision by school trustees to halt new school at DonlonPleasanton school trustees have taken a wise step to put the new school on the Donlon Elementary campus on hold. It was just a month ago that it appeared the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 17, 2020Last comment by Wise decision by school trustees to halt new school at Donlon, on Nov 23, 2020 at 4:05 am | 2 comments | 2150 Views
TIM TALK
Pleasanton reacts to pandemic by offering previously unimaginable servicesLocal government leaders have been working in uncharted territory since the governor locked down the state in March. Pleasanton City Manager Nelson Fialho,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 19, 2020Last comment by Another fact checker, on Nov 22, 2020 at 5:23 pm | 1 comment | 6632 Views
TIM TALK
Projecting 20 years ahead in these daysJeff Bellisario of the Bay Area Economic Institute had it right last month when he started off a workshop on future Tri-Valley workforce needs by observing that...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 10, 2020Last comment by Projecting 20 years ahead in these days, on Nov 20, 2020 at 3:31 am | 1 comment | 1869 Views
TIM TALK
Wise decision by school trustees to halt new school at DonlonPleasanton school trustees have taken a wise step to put the new school on the Donlon Elementary campus on hold. It was just a month ago that it appeared the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 17, 2020There are no comments yet. 0 Views
TIM TALK
Wise decision by school trustees to halt new school at DonlonPleasanton school trustees have taken a wise step to put the new school on the Donlon Elementary campus on hold. It was just a month ago that it appeared the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 17, 2020There are no comments yet. 0 Views
TIM TALK
Big change in council majority for PleasantonHousing policy in Pleasanton likely will shift when Karla Brown is sworn in as mayor next month. Councilwoman Brown easily defeated Councilman Jerry Pentin and...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 12, 2020Last comment by factchecker, on Nov 15, 2020 at 9:57 am | 8 comments | 3300 Views
TIM TALK
Rolling blackouts in the world's 5th largest economyIs anyone besides me quite irritated that California is having rolling blackouts for the first time in 20 years. The California Independent System Operator ordered...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 18, 2020Last comment by JamesConnaly, on Nov 11, 2020 at 11:49 pm | 20 comments | 3111 Views
TIM TALK
Is the lockdown really the best policy?A friend of mine who works as a campus supervisor at a Pleasanton middle school is back on campus proctoring a group of four students as part of the district’s...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 29, 2020Last comment by Linda, on Nov 10, 2020 at 8:36 am | 19 comments | 3253 Views
TIM TALK
Pleasanton Garbage Service permanently closes Buy Back CenterAs garbage bags of recyclable aluminum cans and plastic bottles pile up in my garage, I have been monitoring the Pleasanton Garbage Service website to see when the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 5, 2020Last comment by James Michael, on Nov 10, 2020 at 8:13 am | 8 comments | 4707 Views
TIM TALK
CalTrans explains its rationale for unnecessary ramp meteringOne thing you can count on in October during election years is groundbreaking or ribbon cutting ceremonies. So, it was last week that transportation officials...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 3, 2020Last comment by Grumpy, on Nov 4, 2020 at 9:23 am | 3 comments | 2441 Views
TIM TALK
Sales tax increases head for November ballotLast week, supervisors in Alameda and Contra Costa counties decided to give the public a choice about whether to raise taxes. Both boards, with only Danville...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 4, 2020Last comment by angela angie, on Oct 30, 2020 at 2:55 am | 9 comments | 10221 Views
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Setting the record straight on NDB, Inc. of PleasantonI need to set the record straight on NDB, Inc., the Pleasanton-based company that I wrote about in September. The company announced proof of concept for its revolutionary...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 20, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on Oct 26, 2020 at 8:25 pm | 8 comments | 2882 Views
TIM TALK
49er owner Jed York pours millions into Santa Clara council raceVoting already has started for the Nov. 3 general election, but that hasn’t slowed the flood of political spending. Hundreds of millions are being spent...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 22, 2020Last comment by Rodger, on Oct 26, 2020 at 11:49 am | 2 comments | 2277 Views
TIM TALK
COVID-19 shutters movie theater chainThe COVID-19 challenge continues to reverberate in the economy. Last week, the Disney Co. announced it was laying off 28,000 employees, partially because California,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 6, 2020Last comment by Linda, on Oct 24, 2020 at 8:35 am | 3 comments | 2563 Views
TIM TALK
Considering reparations for Black peopleReparations for Black Americans has been in the headlines recently. The Legislature passed a bill to establish a commission on reparations that Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 8, 2020Last comment by Kevin, on Oct 23, 2020 at 8:00 pm | 21 comments | 3803 Views
TIM TALK
Bay Area United Way issues its political recommendationsAmid the flood of campaign emails and postcards in the mail, I was struck by a voting guide issued by the United Way Bay Area. The nonprofit group covers the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 15, 2020Last comment by Jennifer, on Oct 19, 2020 at 12:52 pm | 6 comments | 2394 Views
TIM TALK
10x Genomics acquires two companies to broaden its product linePleasanton can celebrate several life science companies for their rapid growth in a critical sector for people on this earth. When I interviewed the CEO of one...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 13, 2020Last comment by Kevin, on Oct 17, 2020 at 8:21 am | 1 comment | 2650 Views
TIM TALK
Regional housing goal numbers likely will soar in PleasantonThe Pleasanton City Council received a preview of what likely will be daunting regional housing goals for the cycle that starts in 2023 in a meeting last month....
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 1, 2020There are no comments yet. 2775 Views
TIM TALK
Mass vote-by-mail invitation to problemsThere’s been justifiable concern about mass voting by mail in many states, including California. We have been permanent vote-by-mail people since Alameda County...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 24, 2020Last comment by John, on Sep 30, 2020 at 10:36 am | 6 comments | 2992 Views
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