TIM HUNT
Happy Thanksgiving
My wish for each reader today is a day filled with good times, good food and an attitude of gratitude as we celebrate Thanksgiving.
Those of us fortunate enough to be born i... |
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on Nov 22, 2012 at 8:58 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Good bye to Cal's record-setting coach
Full disclosure: I am a second generation Cal guy—mom and dad were both grads as are my wife and my three siblings. Astonishingly, my daughter (one and only) went to USC, the ... |
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on Nov 21, 2012 at 11:39 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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A blue, blue state capitol
Watching Sacramento and the machinations in the Capitol will be even more interesting in the next couple of years.
Gov. Brown is riding high after convincing voters to raise... |
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on Nov 20, 2012 at 8:08 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Livermore's regional theater plans take another hit
It’s been an interesting couple of months for senior Livermore officials.
Last week, they celebrated the long-awaited opening of the Paragon Outlets at El Charro Road and In... |
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on Nov 15, 2012 at 7:48 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Changing dialogue in Pleasanton election
One of the striking aspects of the campaign for mayor and city council in Pleasanton was how the issues being debated have shifted.
It was not long ago that there were heate... |
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on Nov 13, 2012 at 7:45 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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An upset 40 years in the making
Turnabout took 40 years, but it’s refreshing to see upstart Eric Swalwell take down the ancient Rep. Pete Stark, a 20-term incumbent in Congress in a manner similar to Stark’... |
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on Nov 12, 2012 at 7:10 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Hold your wallet when it comes to gas prices
As the governor flits around the state to plead for his tax increase plan that holds school children and college students hostage, consider two items from the Bay Area News G... |
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on Nov 6, 2012 at 9:05 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Misguided peace foundation vote
One challenge that faces some elected officials is to recognize their responsibilities as well as the limitations in the elected roles.
For instance, City Council members d... |
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on Nov 5, 2012 at 5:03 pm by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Project labor agreements are bad business
As you prepare to vote next week or fill in your vote-by-mail ballot, you should be aware of the implications of project labor agreements.
These union-backed and driven agre... |
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on Oct 31, 2012 at 10:04 pm by sknywench, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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Pols lining up for 2014 before 2012 decided
The race for the 15th Congressional seat between the ancient incumbent Pete Stark and challenger Eric Swalwell is three weeks from election day, but ambitious politicians alre... |
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on Oct 28, 2012 at 3:19 pm by CuteStuff, a resident of another community |
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Las Positas President looking for a new job
Las Positas College President Kevin Walthers is actively seeking a new position and on his way out at the Livermore college.
That’s the report posted by the Las Positas Exp... |
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on Oct 26, 2012 at 12:38 am by T-Vall123, a resident of Livermore |
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Death penalty debate
Proposition 34 that proposes eliminating the death penalty in California arouses mixed emotions and thoughts for me.
First is the irony that the proposition is on the ballot... |
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on Oct 24, 2012 at 10:59 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Nine years of process yields a unanimous vote
The Pleasanton City Council took a couple of significant actions in its final meeting with the current five office-holders that put to bed longstanding issues.
By the time o... |
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on Oct 18, 2012 at 7:39 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Hospitals expanding services for kids
Both East Bay and major Bay Area hospitals are continuing to position themselves to serve the affluent Interstate 680 corridor.
The community hospitals—whether the large Jo... |
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on Oct 11, 2012 at 9:42 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Strong software cluster in Pleasanton
Checking out the list of the largest software companies in the East Bay in the most recent edition of the San Francisco Business Times yielded some surprises.
Workday Inc., ... |
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on Oct 10, 2012 at 9:28 am by liberalism is a disease, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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Competing or complimentary tax initiatives on ballot
The high-stakes gamble that Governor Brown and the Democrat-dominated Legislature have foisted on the people of California continues to play out.
The governor, with lots of ... |
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on Oct 4, 2012 at 7:19 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Democrat establishment backing Stark
The Congressional race here in the Livermore Valley and southern Alameda County has drawn national attention as it pits the 20-term incumbent Pete Stark against Dublin City Co... |
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on Oct 2, 2012 at 8:20 am by Daveg, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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A mystery map with a price tag
My neighbors and I living on Foothill Road were surprised last month to discover that the Legislature had managed to add yet another fee to our homes.
CalFire officials det... |
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on Sep 30, 2012 at 3:37 pm by mooseturd, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
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Big theater still looms in Livermore
Livermore residents as well as people throughout the valley probably took little notice of the actions in July by the successor agency to the city’s redevelopment agency.
B... |
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on Sep 29, 2012 at 6:13 am by Rich Buckley, a resident of Livermore |
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Harris withdraws, still will be on the ballot
Pleasanton voters will have one less choice for City Council in November after newbie candidate Mike Harris announced suspension of his campaign for personal reasons this week... |
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on Sep 20, 2012 at 8:04 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Real estate snapshot
David Stark, the PR director of the Bay East Association of Realtors, gave an update on the valley real estate market to a group of men from Centerpointe Church this week. ... |
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on Sep 18, 2012 at 7:48 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Debating mature Sycamore trees
Having lived in the valley for more than 50 years, I’ve witnessed major changes since Pleasanton was a farming community of 3,000 residents and you could buy a home in Dublin ... |
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on Sep 13, 2012 at 11:17 pm by Justin D, a resident of San Ramon |
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The nanny school district
Given that we live in one of our nation’s leading nanny states, is it any surprise that the Pleasanton school district has decided it is going to control the students’ diets b... |
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on Sep 13, 2012 at 2:56 pm by M., a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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BART employees at "work"
While riding BART into the city to check out a unique beer bar and store south of Market in San Francisco, we witnessed government in action.
We were asked to vacate the sec... |
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on Sep 11, 2012 at 8:22 pm by Daniel Bradford, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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Great stadium rehab at Cal--the jury is out on the team
We ventured to Berkeley Saturday to celebrate the re-opening of Memorial Stadium on the Cal campus.
No comment on the game beyond: was Nevada that good or Cal really th... |
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on Sep 10, 2012 at 6:39 pm by Casanova_Frankenstein, a resident of the Old Towne neighborhood |
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