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NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Searching for a way to live where you workOver the past year of advocating for affordable housing I met Heather (I changed her name at her request for privacy protection). Heather has been a Pleasanton resident...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 4, 2022There are no comments yet. 5191 Views
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When heroes organizeThroughout the COVID pandemic health care workers have been called heroes. There were stories written about them in the paper, there were signs posted in yards thanking...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Apr. 27, 2022There are no comments yet. 5149 Views
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Take a hike
Over the pandemic my partner and I got sick of being stuck inside all day. A few months in we made a pact. We would go on at least one outdoor...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Apr. 20, 2022Last comment by Butler, on Apr 22, 2022 at 10:29 am | 2 comments | 7070 Views
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Where our water goesAnother year, another drought. Last Tuesday the Pleasanton City Council voted to enact Stage 2 drought water rates for the city. This will result in an extra charge...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Apr. 13, 2022Last comment by Erlinda , on Apr 20, 2022 at 9:33 am | 12 comments | 7115 Views
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Finding homeIn the 1980s Zarina Kiziloglu immigrated to the Bay Area as a refugee of the Soviet-Afghan war. Her family came over with a few suitcases having sold all their property...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Apr. 6, 2022There are no comments yet. 6082 Views
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Back to earth
Last year, as spring rolled around, my partner had the brilliant idea of starting a garden. We had just come back from the farmers market and were...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Mar. 30, 2022Last comment by Jennifer, on Mar 31, 2022 at 2:23 pm | 1 comment | 5946 Views
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Relationship with faithOver the past year, I’ve been working with various religious and secular institutions on making sure their values are reflected in local public policy. I myself...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Mar. 23, 2022There are no comments yet. 5299 Views
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Dealing with changeWhen Jeremy Walsh and Gina Channell Wilcox from Embarcadero Media approached me about the opportunity to write a weekly blog for the Tri-Valley on a topic of my...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Mar. 16, 2022Last comment by Praveen, on Mar 20, 2022 at 7:04 pm | 3 comments | 6740 Views
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The forever chemicalsLast week the Pleasanton City Council once again talked through solutions for an issue that has been affecting the city for a few years. In 2019, the city shut down...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Mar. 9, 2023There are no comments yet. 2392 Views
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The simple beauty of arranging natureAs a kid whenever I went to the library or bookstore with my mom I would always head straight to the comic section. While I was absorbed in the stories about people...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 10, 2023There are no comments yet. 2568 Views
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Thanksgiving day bluesMy partner’s family takes Thanksgiving very seriously. I’ve been over for a few years now and each year the dinner is great. This Thanksgiving my...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Nov. 30, 2022There are no comments yet. 2710 Views
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Why the Sheriff's department mattersSomething I never learned back in high school history class was that Santa Rita Jail had a very famous visitor on Jan. 14, 1968. On that fateful day Martin Luther...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jun. 15, 2022There are no comments yet. 4211 Views
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Dealing with the heatBefore diving into this week’s topic, I want to quickly call out a serendipitous news event that happened shortly after my last post. I wrote about how otters...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jul. 19, 2023There are no comments yet. 2378 Views
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Found myself in a pickle(ball court)This Monday morning I found myself immobilized on my couch with an improvised ice pack tied around my right knee. Through all my years playing tennis, pickup basketball,...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Aug. 2, 2023There are no comments yet. 2290 Views
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Visiting family in IndiaOver the holidays I joined my immediate family on a trip to India. It had been five years since I had last been there and had a chance to reconnect with extended...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jan. 18, 2023There are no comments yet. 2419 Views
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