TIM HUNT
High-speed rail follies
California’s high-speed rail advocates continue to revise the absurdly expensive business plan to try and persuade the Legislature to allocate some of the $9 billion in bond ... |
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on Apr 3, 2012 at 7:32 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Dublin's health care corner
Look no farther than the corner of Tassajara Road and Dublin Boulevard to see how competitive the valley’s medical scene has become.
Three different health care organiz... |
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on Mar 27, 2012 at 7:22 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Budget guesswork
Newspapers and other media outlets reported last week how many teachers had received notices of potential layoff that were delivered by the March 15 deadline prescribed in t... |
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on Mar 22, 2012 at 7:37 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Federal bureaucracy stifling science in Livermore
The big science that has flourished for years at Lawrence Livermore National Lab is being strangled by stifling federal bureaucracy. That was the message delivered to a Congr... |
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on Mar 15, 2012 at 7:30 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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What happened to competitive primaries?
Proponents of the open primary and citizens redistricting political districts had hoped the two changes would result in more competitive races.
For the last 10 years, with d... |
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on Mar 13, 2012 at 11:35 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Green at what cost?
Termed-out Pleasanton Mayor Jennifer Hosterman delivered her final State of the City address to the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce last month.
Inevitability these are ... |
Tim Hunt |
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on Mar 9, 2012 at 8:28 pm by Spacini@comcast.net, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood |
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Historic Livermore winery releases its whiskey
The Democrat party politicians both in Washington D.C. and Sacramento refuse to put a bullet through the engine of the high-speed rail project.
The rail authority ha... |
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on Mar 9, 2012 at 8:08 pm by Spacini@comcast.net, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood |
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The two Californias
Here’s another observation on Rep. Pete Stark. Back in the mid-1980s, he faced a tougher than expected campaign four years after he was elected. A Republican challenger, Bill ... |
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on Mar 1, 2012 at 9:05 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Facing off for Congressional seat
The race for the valley’s new Congressional representative came to Dublin last week when incumbent Pete Stark faced off with challenger Eric Swalwell in front of the Tr... |
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on Feb 29, 2012 at 9:09 am by dublinmike, a resident of Dublin |
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Off to Africa
Rory and Pam Frink’s walk with God takes another huge faith step March 6 when they and their family board a plane for Rwanda.
The Frinks have been serving God for yea... |
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on Feb 23, 2012 at 7:51 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Battling a new Wal-Mart concept
Surprise, surprise….there is a bit of controversy about Wal-Mart locating one of its smaller grocery stores in Pleasanton.
Wal-Mart, through an anonymous agent, submitte... |
Tim Hunt |
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on Feb 19, 2012 at 5:37 pm by franco, a resident of the Vineyard Hills neighborhood |
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A mom's reflection on a horrible Saturday
Last weekend was a particularly difficult one for the Centerpointe Church family in Pleasanton.
Saturday afternoon, many of us learned that young Logan Wight had lost his... |
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on Feb 14, 2012 at 7:57 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Two men with competing visions
During my career as a daily journalist in the Livermore Valley, I have chronicled and commented on politics.
Two major players—with greatly differing perspectives, pass... |
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on Feb 9, 2012 at 11:00 am by Thoughts, a resident of another community |
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Where are vineyards in the Las Positas Valley?
It is interesting one comment equates the Las Positas Valley with the South Livermore Valley. The tradeoff in the South Valley—more than 2,000 units of housing for more tha... |
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on Feb 9, 2012 at 7:54 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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School trustees facing decisions based on educated guesses
Pleasanton school trustees and senior staff members are starting to wrestle with a most challenging budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
It amounts to educating guessing bec... |
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on Feb 2, 2012 at 8:21 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Key decision pits BART to Livermore against transit subsidies
Extending and doubling the sales tax for transportation in Alameda County will face one of its key decisions this afternoon when the county transportation commission votes ... |
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on Jan 26, 2012 at 7:59 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Affordable housing is good for Pleasanton
Now that the Pleasanton City Council has rezoned land for affordable housing in response to a successful law suit by Urban Habitat and then-state Attorney General Jerry B... |
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on Jan 24, 2012 at 7:16 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Life lessons on the golf course
I had the privilege of attending the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am media day Tuesday and playing the Monterey Peninsula Country Club. Golfers—if you ever have the opportun... |
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on Jan 22, 2012 at 8:57 pm by LMAO, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Cleaning up redevelopment
Pleasanton and Dublin officials are probably resting easier today than their counterparts in Livermore, Danville and San Ramon.
The latter three all are faced with unwind... |
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on Jan 16, 2012 at 9:05 pm by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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California's nanny state
The nanny state of California continues to expand government’s reach into our lives.
Gov. Brown showed some common sense with vetoes last fall on over-reaching legislation,... |
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on Jan 12, 2012 at 7:32 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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The governor's dice roll
Gov. Brown’s budget popped up six days early on the Dept. of Finance web site last week so the bad news broke early as officials scrambled to brief the media after copies were... |
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on Jan 10, 2012 at 6:28 am by GX, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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Pivotal Pleasanton election in 2012
Happy New Year.
Long after I posted the Tuesday’s blog, I realized that I’d jumped right into commentary without saying properly saying hello.
That written, 2012 promises to... |
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on Jan 5, 2012 at 1:16 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Permanent transportation tax should be rejected
Alameda County elected officials and transportation advocates have been negotiating the projects to be included when they ask voters to extend the county’s half-cent sales tax... |
Tim Hunt |
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on Jan 3, 2012 at 5:17 pm by GX, a member of the Foothill High School community |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
The Promises That Cannot Be Kept
I know we are all hoping that the economy truly turns around and things get better. But even if it does, we as a society are faced with an enormous title wave of obligations ... |
Time to get serious |
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on Jul 9, 2011 at 8:31 am by ?, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pool Time?
Anyone know of some good options for summer access to a pool?
I know the Aquatic Center is there but their hours are pretty limiting (They close rather early to be able to ... |
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on Apr 28, 2009 at 9:48 am by Swim Fan, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
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