TIM HUNT
New rules downtown
After three years of wrangling and the requisite Pleasanton task force, the City Council approved new guidelines for entertainment after 10 p.m. in the downtown district.
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 7:42 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Setting priorities
These are challenging times for the Pleasanton police department leaders.
In a more normal economy with typical city revenues flowing, the department has an authorize... |
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on Jul 24, 2012 at 8:29 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Pleasanton parents--bring your checkbooks
How times have changed for Pleasanton Partnerships in Education.
When the organization was initially formed—as major high-tech firms came to town—directors reserved f... |
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on Aug 22, 2012 at 11:17 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Convenience counts
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is likely to enact the nation’s first ordinance requiring drug manufacturers to provide a way to dispose of expired or unneeded pre... |
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on Jul 17, 2012 at 7:46 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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Jamming important bills through in Sacramento
Another thing wrong with California government sadly will be on display today and tomorrow.
The Legislature is scheduled to wrap up its two-year session at midnight Fri... |
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on Aug 30, 2012 at 8:32 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood 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... |
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on Jan 3, 2012 at 5:17 pm by GX, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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Major change due to higher education
With the costs of higher education soaring faster than health insurance costs, look for disruptive changes across the higher education establishment.
Many will be driven by ... |
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on Jan 18, 2013 at 1:24 pm by Louisiana Curly, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Budget bet misses again in Sacramento
Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday released his revised budget proposal.
In a word, it was ugly. The bet the Legislature and governor made on greatly increasing revenues did... |
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on May 15, 2012 at 7:03 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood 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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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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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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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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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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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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Viewing the Olympics from abroad
Watching the Olympics from afar or at home has happened to me a few times over the past 30 years. The London games find me in Swaziland after a one-night stop on Sunday in Sou... |
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on Aug 2, 2012 at 8:42 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Hacienda Busines Park overdue for redevelopment
Pleasanton still boasts an enviable location for many businesses, but the city’s premier business park is in real need of a makeover.
That’s been stalled as the city ... |
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on Jun 22, 2012 at 3:40 pm by franco, a resident of the Vineyard Hills neighborhood |
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Local businesses that serve
You’ve got to hand it to the Simon Property Company. They didn’t waste any time.
With the newly opened Paragon Outlets on the western edge of Livermore providing an attracti... |
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on Dec 13, 2012 at 10:55 pm by franco, a resident of the Vineyard Hills 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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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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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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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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Gold-plating Stanley Boulevard
The Stanley Boulevard upgrade demonstrates what happens when some government agencies simply have too much money.
Surprisingly, there’s no federal stimulus funding in the ... |
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on Apr 24, 2012 at 10:03 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
TIM HUNT
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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The Pleasanton connection to Scottish golf
One of the more unusual golf stories I know features two Pleasanton residents who built and own a golf course in Scotland.
Art Dunkley and Jim Tong went into a partnership w... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 8:04 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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