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TIM TALK
How are D students going to learn what they missed this year?Pleasanton school trustees last week expanded grading criteria for the spring semester to allow more students to receive credit for their Zoom classes. Instead...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 2, 2021Last comment by jerry miller, 8 hours ago | 2 comments | 376 Views
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Rep. Ro Khanna wants to require all businesses to pay $15 per hourThe callous actions of President Joe Biden and other leading Democrats is mind-blowing. When the president cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline by executive order...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 25, 2021Last comment by Michael Austin , on Feb 27, 2021 at 7:49 pm | 17 comments | 1563 Views
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Planning for 2021 county fair continuingIt was no surprise to read news stories last week announcing that the 2021 Livermore Rodeo and the two GoodGuys winter and spring gatherings at the fairgrounds have...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 23, 2021Last comment by pleasantonweekly.com, on Feb 25, 2021 at 8:19 am | 4 comments | 1212 Views
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A poor decision to stop planning for the futureAfter working together with Livermore Valley agencies for seven years, the majority of the Pleasanton City Council scrapped funding to study reusing potable water. Mayor...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 18, 2021Last comment by Michael Austin , on Feb 22, 2021 at 8:49 am | 7 comments | 1650 Views
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Pleasanton elementary students should be back in school nowYoung elementary students in the San Ramon Valley started attending in-person classes Wednesday, returning to the classroom for the first time in about 11 months...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 11, 2021Last comment by Kevin, on Feb 17, 2021 at 9:02 pm | 18 comments | 3105 Views
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Lockdown is causing far more harm that the virusHere’s hoping that Pleasanton school trustees will immediately move ahead with reopening elementary schools at their meeting this week. Trustees deadlocked 2-2...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 16, 2021Last comment by James Michael, on Feb 16, 2021 at 1:49 pm | 2 comments | 1206 Views
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Tackling issues about educating boysPleasanton resident Sean Kullman can demonstrate he has the facts on his side as his non-profit organization tries to climb a steep mountain focused on opportunities...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 9, 2021Last comment by Gina Channell, Pleasanton Weekly Publisher, on Feb 11, 2021 at 10:48 am | 1 comment | 1164 Views
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Pleasanton trustees take the right actionKudos to the Pleasanton school trustees for pushing to get back to in-person instruction for students. The district has been providing in-person instruction...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 2, 2021Last comment by Doc, on Feb 10, 2021 at 11:47 am | 3 comments | 1925 Views
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Wowed by pitches by innovative companiesLiving and writing about the Tri-Valley innovative companies led to an invitation last month to view the Alchemist Accelerator’s 26th pitch day. The San Francisco-based...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 4, 2021Last comment by Gina Channell, Publisher, on Feb 9, 2021 at 7:50 pm | 2 comments | 1511 Views
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Proposed San Ramon projects sparking oppositionSan Ramon city leaders are facing some serious opposition on two proposed projects. A group of residents has been battling hard to stop Costo’s proposed...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 28, 2021Last comment by Jealous in Danville, on Feb 1, 2021 at 7:40 am | 1 comment | 2291 Views
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Renewable solar energy runs into opposition in North LivermoreLand north of Interstate 580 outside of the Livermore city limits has been a growth battleground since the 1970s. Several different developments have been proposed...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 26, 2021Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Jan 26, 2021 at 8:48 am | 1 comment | 1729 Views
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Veeva Systems aligns its values with its corporate structurePleasanton-based Veeva Systems completed a groundbreaking corporate amendment to formally align its values and its corporate structure earlier this month. Previously...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 21, 2021Last comment by Senor Citizen, on Jan 25, 2021 at 10:41 am | 16 comments | 2359 Views
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Downtown Livermore institution to close in AprilLivermore will lose an institution in April when Dom’s Outdoor Outfitters closes its door for the final time after 51 years downtown. Owners Jeff and Jodie...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 19, 2021There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Downtown Livermore institution to close in AprilLivermore will lose an institution in April when Dom’s Outdoor Outfitters closes its door for the final time after 51 years downtown. Owners Jeff and Jodie...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 19, 2021There are no comments yet. 2608 Views
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Governor starts to get serious about reopening schoolsGov. Gavin Newsom finally has awakened to the reality that young children desperately need to get back into the classroom. That's true for all students, many...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 14, 2021Last comment by Kevin, on Jan 18, 2021 at 2:17 pm | 7 comments | 2056 Views
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Long-time Bay Area corporations are packing up and moving outBusiness leaders have warned about the dismal business environment in California for years, but it now appears that those warnings are becoming a reality. Major...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 12, 2021Last comment by Kevin, on Jan 13, 2021 at 7:10 pm | 6 comments | 2598 Views
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The fallout from speaking outWhen Dr. Michael Deboisblanc joined with two fellow physicians to write a letter to the Contra Costa County Director of Public Health, he did so as a private citizen. It...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 7, 2021Last comment by PToWN94566, on Jan 8, 2021 at 5:11 pm | 10 comments | 2761 Views
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Cancelling opinions and people's jobsThe cancel culture that has infected colleges for years now sadly is spreading throughout the sciences and beyond. The latest example, as reported by KTVU, is...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 29, 2020Last comment by Kevin, on Jan 6, 2021 at 9:35 am | 30 comments | 3418 Views
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Saluting Supervisor Scott Haggerty as he retires after 24 yearsTypically, you can count on public groundbreakings and ribbon cuttings during late campaign season in October. Those did take place in a virtual manner this...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 5, 2021Last comment by Gib Souza, on Jan 5, 2021 at 10:26 am | 1 comment | 1968 Views
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Many more questions than answers for 2021As the New Year dawns at midnight, I’m hard pressed to find a time with so many more questions than answers. Yes, there’s great news about vaccines...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 31, 2020Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Jan 1, 2021 at 12:11 pm | 8 comments | 2569 Views
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