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TIM TALK
Is life an accident or is it created?Reading various opinions and watching the news concerning the Supreme Court’s reversing of Roe v. Wade there’s a common refrain. For those favoring...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 28, 2022Last comment by Kevin, 14 hours ago | 10 comments | 624 Views
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Times change and so do benefit packages for teachersWhat once was a big financial win for Pleasanton teachers has become a liability. Back in the late 1980s when voters approved the Pleasanton and Dublin school districts...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 2, 2022Last comment by James, on Jun 27, 2022 at 5:56 am | 2 comments | 1672 Views
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Tri-Valley lost key leader when Rich Rankin diedThe Tri-Valley innovation ecosystem lost a key player this month when Rich Rankin died of cancer in his home in Ammon, Idaho. He was 67. Rankin headed Lawrence...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 23, 2022Last comment by Easton Beatrix, on Jun 25, 2022 at 1:57 am | 4 comments | 1248 Views
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Caldor fire devastation is stark along HIghway 50Driving back and forth to South Lake Tahoe last week the devastation caused by the Caldor Fire last August became even more obvious. We had been to the Lake in...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 21, 2022Last comment by Joe V, on Jun 23, 2022 at 4:20 pm | 1 comment | 766 Views
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Pleasanton leaders struck out on planning for East PleasantonThe city of Pleasanton twice has had the opportunity to masterplan 1,100 acres east of Busch Avenue to the city limits. That chance, thanks to city inaction, has...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 16, 2022Last comment by Joe V, on Jun 17, 2022 at 9:47 am | 1 comment | 1951 Views
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Legislators and governor debate spending instead of savingSacramento legislators undoubtedly are taking a deep breath and celebrating today after meeting the voter-imposed June 15 deadline to pass a 2022-23 budget. It calls...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 14, 2022Last comment by iceblocky, on Jun 16, 2022 at 6:48 am | 7 comments | 928 Views
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San Francisco recalls progressive DA, Contra Costa re-elects its progressive DASan Francisco voters made national news again Tuesday when they overwhelmingly recalled District Attorney Chesa Boudin by a 60-40 margin. That result followed the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 9, 2022Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Jun 11, 2022 at 10:08 am | 8 comments | 1703 Views
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Cultural rot lies at the root of violenceThe horrific mass shooting of school children and teachers in Texas have predicably brought forth demands to do something. Warriors coach Steve Kerr spent his pregame...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 26, 2022Last comment by gregory, on Jun 7, 2022 at 9:04 pm | 5 comments | 1539 Views
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Making wise college choicesWhen John Jackson wants to get national college leaders’ attention, he will introduce himself as a Christian college president from Northern California. Chiropractors...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 31, 2022Last comment by Tracey C Jones, on Jun 1, 2022 at 9:09 am | 2 comments | 1170 Views
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Sacramento debates how to spend record surplus--no talk of reducing taxesGov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature are debating how to divvy up the abundance of tax receipts that the capitol is awash in. The governor released his May budget...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 24, 2022Last comment by Joe V, on May 26, 2022 at 10:22 am | 4 comments | 1359 Views
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Critical June elections for Alameda County sheriff and district attorneyAlameda County voters face two crucial decisions concerning law enforcement in the June 7 primary. You likely already have received your ballot because they were...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 17, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on May 20, 2022 at 3:42 pm | 5 comments | 3247 Views
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Film asks when does a person become a person?After the unprecedented leak of a draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn the landmark Roe vs. Wade abortion case, abortion has rocketed back into the headlines...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 19, 2022Last comment by Jake Waters, on May 20, 2022 at 2:19 pm | 5 comments | 1551 Views
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Hacienda Business Park turns 40 this yearPleasanton started a dramatic change in the early 1980s that transformed a small residential community into a job and retail center. Leafing through the Chamber...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 12, 2022There are no comments yet. 1751 Views
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Honoring exceptional Tri-Valley studentsChecking out the list of the 11th annual Dreammakers and Risktakers honored last week by the Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group and you cannot help but be highly...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 9, 2022There are no comments yet. 1296 Views
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Time to move school district headquartersPleasanton school officials and trustees are headed in the right direction with the plan to relocate the district headquarters to buildings in Hacienda Business...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 3, 2022Last comment by Kathleen+Ruegsegger, on May 8, 2022 at 8:35 am | 4 comments | 1642 Views
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Livermore voters narrowly approving parcel tax renewalThe last 20 years have been full of ups and downs for the Livermore school district. In the early part of the century, the district struggled financially because...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 5, 2022Last comment by Dirk Svensen, on May 5, 2022 at 1:14 pm | 5 comments | 1668 Views
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Innovation is soaring in Tri-Valley start-upsThe innovation infrastructure and environment improves consistently here in the Tri-Valley. That’s one of the takeaways from Tri-Valley Ventures/Mirador Capital...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 28, 2022Last comment by Kevin, on May 2, 2022 at 8:30 pm | 3 comments | 1865 Views
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City Council's misguided view of police "oversight"There’s a serious misunderstanding of what role City Council members should have in dealing with the police department. Last week, the council heard a biannual...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 26, 2022Last comment by Kevin, on Apr 30, 2022 at 10:54 pm | 16 comments | 1912 Views
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Students are struggling with mental health issuesThere’s not much that people across the political spectrum agree upon these days, but most people are acknowledging how difficult the lockdown and masks were...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 21, 2022Last comment by Kevin, on Apr 25, 2022 at 12:04 am | 1 comment | 1891 Views
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Celebrating the return of face-to-face large events in the valleyTwo Livermore city officials were happy campers when they spoke to the Pleasanton Men’s Club last week. Brandon Cardwell, who heads up economic development and...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 19, 2022Last comment by Joe V, on Apr 21, 2022 at 6:02 pm | 1 comment | 1954 Views
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