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About this blog: I am a native of Alameda County, grew up in Pleasanton and currently live in the house I grew up in that is more than 100 years old. I spent 39 years in the daily newspaper business and wrote a column for more than 25 years in add... (More)
About this blog: I am a native of Alameda County, grew up in Pleasanton and currently live in the house I grew up in that is more than 100 years old. I spent 39 years in the daily newspaper business and wrote a column for more than 25 years in addition to writing editorials for more than 15 years. I have served as a director of many non-profits in the Valley and the broader Bay Area and currently serve as chair of Teen Esteem and on the advisory board of Shepherd?s Gate. I also served as founding chair of Heart for Africa and have travelled to Africa seven times to serve on mission trips. My wife, Betty Gail, has taught at Amador Valley High (from where we both graduated) since 1981. She and I both graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, as did both of my parents and my three siblings. Given that Cal tradition, our daughter went south to the University of Southern California and graduated with a degree in international relations. Since graduation, she has taken three mission trips and will be serving in the Philippines for nine months starting in September. (Hide)
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Time to blow up high school as we've known it
May 28, 2020 9:36 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 1,650
School trustees throughout the Tri-Valley and across the state are trying to figure out whether to re-open schools in the fall and what changes will be required... More
May 28, 2020 9:36 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 1,650
School trustees throughout the Tri-Valley and across the state are trying to figure out whether to re-open schools in the fall and what changes will be required... More
An optimistic view for East Bay economic recovery
May 26, 2020 9:32 am
Comments: 3 | Views: 911
There’s quite a debate about what type of recovery can be expected when the country re-opens. Opinions are all over the map.
Last week, Christopher Thornberg... More
May 26, 2020 9:32 am
Comments: 3 | Views: 911
There’s quite a debate about what type of recovery can be expected when the country re-opens. Opinions are all over the map.
Last week, Christopher Thornberg... More
Good idea to temporarily close Main Street to expand businesses
May 21, 2020 8:27 am
Comments: 6 | Views: 1,604
Pleasanton Chamber CEO Steve Van Dorn floated an interesting idea this week—temporarily closing Main Street to allow stores and restaurants to expand sidewalk... More
May 21, 2020 8:27 am
Comments: 6 | Views: 1,604
Pleasanton Chamber CEO Steve Van Dorn floated an interesting idea this week—temporarily closing Main Street to allow stores and restaurants to expand sidewalk... More
Will Stoneridge mall just have one anchor tenant in the future?
May 19, 2020 9:44 am
Comments: 19 | Views: 4,258
Sadly, Pleasanton is witnessing first-hand the dramatic changes in the retail landscape at what used to be its premier regional shopping center, Stoneridge.
The... More
May 19, 2020 9:44 am
Comments: 19 | Views: 4,258
Sadly, Pleasanton is witnessing first-hand the dramatic changes in the retail landscape at what used to be its premier regional shopping center, Stoneridge.
The... More
Some City Council candidates decide it's time to announce
May 14, 2020 9:37 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 1,594
The shutdown shuttered local election campaigns that normally would have been cranking up a couple of months ago.
That’s particularly the case in Pleasanton... More
May 14, 2020 9:37 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 1,594
The shutdown shuttered local election campaigns that normally would have been cranking up a couple of months ago.
That’s particularly the case in Pleasanton... More
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Time to blow up high school as we've known it
By Tim Hunt | 4 comments | 1,650 views
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