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TIM TALK
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 | 3357 Views
TIM TALK
Turning a life around to serve othersRonnie Forbes makes no bones about what’s happening with One Nation Dream Makers. It’s all about giving God the glory because it’s nothing that he could have...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 14, 2022Last comment by RobertD., on Apr 14, 2022 at 8:13 pm | 1 comment | 3355 Views
ART SPACE
How Many Artists Does It Take to Hue in a Bight Bulb?By John A. Barry If the Albany Bulb is any indication, an indeterminate number. The Albany Bulb is a former landfill at the foot of Buchanan Street. Until it...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Nov. 29, 2017Last comment by Cholo, on Jan 3, 2018 at 10:15 am | 3 comments | 3354 Views
TIM TALK
Gamechanging companies are committed to Tri-ValleyListening to the companies honored at the Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group’s 2022 Gamechangers Awards earlier this month, it’s notable how consistent their...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 24, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on Mar 26, 2022 at 8:00 am | 2 comments | 3351 Views
TIM TALK
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 | 3348 Views
TIM TALK
Sacramento makes a deal on spending the gusher of cashThanks to a generous and unnecessary influx of borrowed federal money, the question for Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature is how to spend more than $262 billion...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 29, 2021There are no comments yet. 3346 Views
TIM TALK
Thinking of heading out of town?As a native Californian and a life-long resident of Alameda County, I will confess to having similar thoughts to Bay Area residents polled by two organizations recently....
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 26, 2021Last comment by Kevin, on Oct 27, 2021 at 5:39 pm | 7 comments | 3346 Views
TIM TALK
Growing a successful business starting in the boyhood bedroomRyan and Brad Alani got tired of working for someone else in 2011 so they set up their own business in the bedroom Ryan grew up in off Foothill Road in Pleasanton. Ryan...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 22, 2021There are no comments yet. 3343 Views
AROUND THE VALLEY
The Traveling Alphabet brings help to Ukrainians
“We struggle to process and make sense of the situation in Ukraine. Images of bombed apartment buildings, civilians dead on the side of the...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on May. 5, 2022Last comment by keeknlinda, on May 6, 2022 at 10:22 am | 1 comment | 3339 Views
TIM TALK
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 Janet, on Jul 28, 2022 at 4:01 am | 4 comments | 3339 Views
AROUND THE VALLEY
Tool to fight RHNA?At the end of the July 26 Pleasanton City Council meeting, there was a topic brought by Councilmember Julie Testa about the city joining a coalition of other municipalities...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Aug. 29, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on Aug 30, 2022 at 6:05 pm | 4 comments | 3323 Views
AROUND THE VALLEY
Comfort, communication -- and the lack of bothDanielle Solito was justifiably upset when she spoke about her daughter’s “extremely uncomfortable” experience at school. Solito said her 15-year-old...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Sep. 17, 2022Last comment by Gina Channell, Publisher, on Oct 5, 2022 at 5:27 pm | 23 comments | 3312 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Why this district attorney race mattersThere has never been an election like the one we are going to have on June 7th. Four candidates are running for Alameda County District Attorney, and none of them...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 18, 2022Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on May 21, 2022 at 3:49 pm | 4 comments | 3307 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Gun controls won't solve everything, but we must start thereWhen I saw the very first news alert about a possible shooting in Uvalde I scrolled right past it. I have started feeling desensitized to the news around shootings....
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jun. 1, 2022Last comment by JJ, on Jun 12, 2022 at 4:52 pm | 13 comments | 3307 Views
TIM TALK
Halloween humbugFrom a weather standpoint, October is my favorite month of the year. The fall weather, with crisp nights and warm days after the summer heat, is a wonderful change...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 28, 2021Last comment by D, on Oct 30, 2021 at 9:50 am | 3 comments | 3304 Views
TIM TALK
Teen Esteem's reach soared during pandemicThe pandemic and the lockdowns—to say nothing of the closing of schools—forced most organizations to pivot and figure out new ways to deliver their services....
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 1, 2021There are no comments yet. 3296 Views
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, on Mar 2, 2021 at 11:03 pm | 2 comments | 3294 Views
TIM TALK
State priorities for housing explained by Assemblywoman Buffy WicksHaving started last week’s blogs with Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks of Oakland, I will do the same today with a different focus. A couple of weeks ago, she participated...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 1, 2022Last comment by Lahommed, on Mar 1, 2022 at 10:11 am | 1 comment | 3291 Views
TIM TALK
City Council will consider getting Main Street back to normal tonightThe City Council tonight will consider several changes to activities that became common during the pandemic as it meets in person for the first time since March...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 20, 2021Last comment by Guillermo M., on Jul 21, 2021 at 9:30 am | 1 comment | 3272 Views
TIM TALK
Alameda County leaders remember 9/11Dublin resident Deborah Lloyd acknowledges how difficult it is for her to talk about 9/11 and its impact on her family. The mother of three shared her recollections...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 14, 2021Last comment by KG, on Sep 14, 2021 at 5:58 pm | 2 comments | 3270 Views
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