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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Development vs Environment at Lake TahoeI just finished reading an Environmental History of Lake Tahoe by David C. Antonucci....
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 19, 2023Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 23, 2023 at 2:34 pm | 8 comments | 7557 Views
TIM TALK
Time to think again about expensive rail projectsReports released this month show that public transit systems, such as BART, that traditionally have been funded by fares paid by users will be in deep trouble financially...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 23, 2023Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Feb 23, 2023 at 10:35 am | 1 comment | 1320 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Take a Closer Look at UC-RiversideLocated in California’s Inland Empire, UC-Riverside is approximately an hour’s drive from Los Angeles and 40 minutes from Anaheim, home of Disneyland....
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Feb. 23, 2023There are no comments yet. 1096 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
The local chocolate factoryEvery time we had visitors from out of town our family would pack up and do the standard Ilavarasan San Francisco tour. This would involve driving to San Francisco,...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Feb. 23, 2023There are no comments yet. 1515 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Let's be kind to the beesIn Jeremy Walsh’s recent What a Week article he talked about a slew of bills that Tri-Valley Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan had introduced to date. While all...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Feb. 15, 2023Last comment by Gary Nolan, on Feb 21, 2023 at 9:25 am | 2 comments | 1099 Views
TIM TALK
Museum on Main honors worthy recipientsGreat selections by the Museum on Main for its History Makers as part of its annual fundraising event that took place last week. They honored the Takens family,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 16, 2023Last comment by Vijay Gupta, on Feb 21, 2023 at 8:35 am | 2 comments | 1183 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Hoover panelists denounce climate misinformation while spreading itTwo weeks ago I attended a day-long conference on climate-related...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 12, 2023Last comment by Mark Twang, on Feb 17, 2023 at 8:18 pm | 20 comments | 7993 Views
COUPLE'S NET
I’m a Jew in GermanyI’m just back from a walk to the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on Bogenberg Hill. I quietly and respectfully entered the Church. I...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 11, 2023Last comment by J Randall, on Feb 17, 2023 at 7:03 pm | 6 comments | 4220 Views
DOING COLLEGE
The Hidden STEM MajorsMechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, aeronautical engineering, biomedical engineering: these are some of the engineering-focused...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Feb. 16, 2023There are no comments yet. 1237 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Mandates or Markets for Environmental Policy?The Hoover Institution held a day-long conference last week titled
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 5, 2023Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 12, 2023 at 6:18 am | 11 comments | 7435 Views
TIM TALK
Adam Schiff as a senator, ughWhen it comes to developments that turn my stomach, the notion of Rep. Adam Schiff as a California senator ranks high on the list. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the longest...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 9, 2023Last comment by Jenna Peterson, on Feb 11, 2023 at 10:28 am | 17 comments | 1977 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Book it to the libraryLast year I was visiting my brother in Oak Park, Illinois and one of the things that showed up most on any “sights to see” website was the public library. Since...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Feb. 8, 2023Last comment by JJ, on Feb 10, 2023 at 3:58 pm | 3 comments | 2150 Views
TIM TALK
Adam Schiff as a senator, ughWhen it comes to developments that turn my stomach, the notion of Rep. Adam Schiff as a California senator ranks high on the list. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the longest...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 9, 2023There are no comments yet. 0 Views
TIM TALK
New District Attorney launches second probe into officer-involved shootingsSadly, it’s not surprising to read that the newly seated Alameda County District Attorney formally re-opened investigations into eight police-involved deaths. One...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 7, 2023Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Feb 8, 2023 at 6:52 pm | 6 comments | 1718 Views
COUPLE'S NET
“ . . . We have no way of knowing when our time is up . . .”“It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up -- that we will...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jan. 28, 2023Last comment by Kilback, on Feb 5, 2023 at 7:58 pm | 4 comments | 3848 Views
TIM TALK
Remembering Mr. MayorI was sadden to read in last week’s Independent that former Livermore Mayor Dale Turner had died in New Mexico at the age of 85. Flags flew at half mast in Livermore...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 3, 2023Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Feb 3, 2023 at 9:02 am | 1 comment | 1172 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
How we eat away at our open space, even in Palo AltoPalo Alto has a long and distinguished history of identifying, protecting, and maintaining open space. The generosity and dedication of nature-loving residents...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 22, 2023Last comment by JCH, on Feb 2, 2023 at 5:01 pm | 6 comments | 9460 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Doing more with the natural spaces we haveI wrote last week about how difficult it is to hang onto our open spaces in the face of development pressure and land constraints. We need policies to protect...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 29, 2023Last comment by Bystander, on Feb 2, 2023 at 10:02 am | 8 comments | 5182 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
The future of homeworkHey GPT, please write me a haiku about how the Sacramento Kings are a better basketball team than the Golden State Warriors. ==I Kings rise up strong, Warriors...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Feb. 1, 2023There are no comments yet. 1703 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Deferred? Now What?When the pandemic first hit, many worried that applications for admission would decrease in much the same way as enrollment numbers dropped. However, the opposite...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Feb. 1, 2023Last comment by Harrison Tamaki, on Feb 1, 2023 at 7:37 am | 1 comment | 1363 Views
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