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ART SPACE
The Perfect Landscape Paintingby Bill Carmel, MFA The painting begins late morning with a hike up a path to a view so splendid, wondrous, and arresting that walking stops. I sit...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Feb. 21, 2021Last comment by Sandra Roe, on Feb 28, 2021 at 4:23 am | 1 comment | 3318 Views
TIM TALK
White House insiders views on 9/11 20 years laterPrior to viewing the Alameda County 9/11 remembrance at the Alameda County Fairgrounds last week, I watched a Hoover Institution program, “Reflecting on September...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 16, 2021Last comment by Lahommed, on Sep 16, 2021 at 9:41 am | 1 comment | 3316 Views
TIM TALK
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 | 3310 Views
AROUND THE VALLEY
Chance of rain? This isn't time for city to dip into rainy day reservesUnexpected rainy days happen. Less than two weeks ago we experienced a rare and unexpected June rain. Let’s hope the City of Pleasanton doesn’t...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Jun. 14, 2022Last comment by Jarred, on Jun 17, 2022 at 6:43 am | 3 comments | 3303 Views
ART SPACE
The Evolution of ‘Vanity’ PublishingBy John A. Barry The ads were omnipresent. I remember seeing them in theNew York Times, the Boston Globe, and even in my hometown paper in...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Mar. 6, 2019Last comment by avakin life on pc, on Mar 25, 2019 at 4:28 am | 2 comments | 3299 Views
TIM TALK
UC Berkeley ruling awakens legislators to need for reformThere’s been little question that the California Environmental Quality Act needs to be amended. The well-intentioned act passed the Legislature in 1970 and was...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 8, 2022Last comment by Kevin, on Mar 9, 2022 at 10:22 pm | 1 comment | 3295 Views
TIM TALK
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 | 3294 Views
TIM TALK
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 | 3287 Views
TIM TALK
Smart pivot by fairgrounds leadershipCongrats to the Alameda County fairgrounds leadership for innovative pivots required by the Covid-19 virus. The fair was cancelled last June when state mandates...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by Lahommed, on Apr 20, 2021 at 9:48 am | 1 comment | 3272 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Letters of Evaluation (LOE) for Medical SchoolOne of the most important and often least carefully considered components of the medical school application are letters of recommendation, called letters of evaluation...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Apr. 21, 2021There are no comments yet. 3253 Views
TIM TALK
Campaign spending limits coming to PleasantonThe Pleasanton City Council majority is wasting little time in trying to put its stamp on the city. Their latest move is moving to establish campaign contribution...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 15, 2021Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Apr 20, 2021 at 1:04 pm | 6 comments | 3219 Views
TIM TALK
Funding challenge/opportunity faces many school districtsCalMatters, the non-profit website devoted to covering statewide California news, published a story about school administrators bemoaning a potential loss of funding...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 18, 2022Last comment by Annoyed Parent, on Jan 19, 2022 at 6:41 pm | 2 comments | 3212 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Tell Me More about UC-IrvineWelcome to the third in a series of articles about the University of California system. For the sake of fairness, going alphabetically, the first article was all...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Sep. 22, 2022There are no comments yet. 3199 Views
TIM TALK
Sierra at Tahoe celebrates 75 years with special weekend openingWhen Sierra at Tahoe General Manager John Rice and his team started planning for the resort’s 75th anniversary a few years ago, there’s no way they could...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 5, 2022There are no comments yet. 3192 Views
DOING COLLEGE
5 Things Communications Programs Can Do to Help You SucceedCareers in digital, print and broadcast journalism, advertising and public relations are among the most desired by college students. However, early success in these...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Aug. 19, 2022There are no comments yet. 3189 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
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. 3125 Views
TIM TALK
Some comparisons between Oregon and CaliforniaHaving just returned from a week in the vacation paradise of Central Oregon, some observations are in order. Chatting with one business owner, he observed that...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 14, 2022Last comment by Jake Waters, on Jul 15, 2022 at 7:27 am | 4 comments | 3111 Views
TIM TALK
Sharing grace dailyJohn Jackson delivered a simple and important message to people who gathered Monday for the 9th annual Prayer Breakfast sponsored by CityServe of the Tri-Valley. The...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 25, 2021Last comment by Jake Waters, on Nov 26, 2021 at 9:12 am | 2 comments | 3106 Views
ART SPACE
Art Al FrescoBy John A. Barry Danville’s public information officer recently posted this: Hearing about so many great ways that people are getting creative while...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Mar. 24, 2020There are no comments yet. 3096 Views
TIM TALK
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 Michael Austin , on Jun 23, 2022 at 8:45 pm | 1 comment | 3082 Views
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