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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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Livermore school bond defeated, Pleasanton close to passing
Nov 15, 2022 8:37 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 1,711
The final numbers are still not in but it appears that the school bond issues in PLeasanton and Livermore could end differently.
Livermore voters rejected the bond... More
Nov 15, 2022 8:37 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 1,711
The final numbers are still not in but it appears that the school bond issues in PLeasanton and Livermore could end differently.
Livermore voters rejected the bond... More
Pleasanton council now dominated by slow-growth faction
Nov 10, 2022 8:25 am
Comments: 2 | Views: 1,985
Pleasanton Mayor Karla Brown will have plenty of like-minded colleagues on the City Council when the election is certified later this month.
Incumbent Councilwoman... More
Nov 10, 2022 8:25 am
Comments: 2 | Views: 1,985
Pleasanton Mayor Karla Brown will have plenty of like-minded colleagues on the City Council when the election is certified later this month.
Incumbent Councilwoman... More
Mayor Brown insists she's "worth it"
Nov 8, 2022 8:49 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 2,133
Election Day seems an appropriate time to consider what amounted to Mayor Karla Brown’s hissy fit at last week’s City Council meeting. She is unopposed... More
Nov 8, 2022 8:49 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 2,133
Election Day seems an appropriate time to consider what amounted to Mayor Karla Brown’s hissy fit at last week’s City Council meeting. She is unopposed... More
Celebrating 40 vintages of Concannon Petite Sirah
Nov 3, 2022 8:55 am
Comments: 8 | Views: 2,133
Twenty-one years ago, I had the opportunity to participate in a “once in a lifetime event,” a vertical tasting of 20 years of Concannon Vineyards’... More
Nov 3, 2022 8:55 am
Comments: 8 | Views: 2,133
Twenty-one years ago, I had the opportunity to participate in a “once in a lifetime event,” a vertical tasting of 20 years of Concannon Vineyards’... More
Apton CEO shares culture building at Tri-Valley Life Sciences Summit
Nov 1, 2022 9:18 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 1,834
10x Genomics co-founder Ben Hindson headlined the Tri-Valley Life Sciences Summit last month at Veeva Systems in Pleasanton. He appeared by pre-recorded video because... More
Nov 1, 2022 9:18 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 1,834
10x Genomics co-founder Ben Hindson headlined the Tri-Valley Life Sciences Summit last month at Veeva Systems in Pleasanton. He appeared by pre-recorded video because... More
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By Sherry Listgarten | 8 comments | 3,072 views
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