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About this blog: My parents, brother, and I moved to Pleasanton when I was in the seventh grade. I then graduated from Amador Valley High School, went to college at UC Davis and started out a career in tech. After several years working in large co... (More)
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Where our water goes
Apr 13, 2022 8:29 am
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Another year, another drought. Last Tuesday the Pleasanton City Council voted to enact Stage 2 drought water rates for the city. This will result in an extra charge... More
Apr 13, 2022 8:29 am
Comments: 12 | Views: 4,005
Another year, another drought. Last Tuesday the Pleasanton City Council voted to enact Stage 2 drought water rates for the city. This will result in an extra charge... More
Finding home
Apr 6, 2022 8:06 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 2,906
In the 1980s Zarina Kiziloglu immigrated to the Bay Area as a refugee of the Soviet-Afghan war. Her family came over with a few suitcases having sold all their property... More
Apr 6, 2022 8:06 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 2,906
In the 1980s Zarina Kiziloglu immigrated to the Bay Area as a refugee of the Soviet-Afghan war. Her family came over with a few suitcases having sold all their property... More
Back to earth
Mar 30, 2022 9:21 am
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Last year, as spring rolled around, my partner had the brilliant idea of starting a garden. We had just come back from the farmers market and were... More
Mar 30, 2022 9:21 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 2,847
Last year, as spring rolled around, my partner had the brilliant idea of starting a garden. We had just come back from the farmers market and were... More
Relationship with faith
Mar 23, 2022 3:25 pm
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Over the past year, I’ve been working with various religious and secular institutions on making sure their values are reflected in local public policy. I myself... More
Mar 23, 2022 3:25 pm
Comments: 0 | Views: 2,912
Over the past year, I’ve been working with various religious and secular institutions on making sure their values are reflected in local public policy. I myself... More
Dealing with change
Mar 16, 2022 8:47 am
Comments: 3 | Views: 3,549
When Jeremy Walsh and Gina Channell Wilcox from Embarcadero Media approached me about the opportunity to write a weekly blog for the Tri-Valley on a topic of my... More
Mar 16, 2022 8:47 am
Comments: 3 | Views: 3,549
When Jeremy Walsh and Gina Channell Wilcox from Embarcadero Media approached me about the opportunity to write a weekly blog for the Tri-Valley on a topic of my... More
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