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TIM TALK

Community foundations want to help local journalism survive

Growing up in the Livermore Valley and writing for publication since I was 17 years old, I have seen huge changes in the newspaper industry and journalism over the...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 30, 2023
Last comment by Rich Buckley, 16 hours ago | 4 comments | 643 Views

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Lessons learned from 10 years of serving homeless people

Kevin F. Adler discussed his 10 years of outreach and service to homeless people on the streets of San Francisco last week at the Commonwealth Club as he launched...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 16, 2023
Last comment by Jessica Tang, on Nov 22, 2023 at 1:22 pm | 40 comments | 2155 Views

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Facing recall, DA Price comes to Pleasanton Rotary

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price ventured into town last week to speak at the Rotary Club of Pleasanton. If her entourage wandered around town, they...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 9, 2023
Last comment by Max Renfroe, on Nov 16, 2023 at 7:16 am | 54 comments | 3642 Views

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Turkey vultures shut down Stanley Boulevard repair project

For readers with long memories, you may recall that I wrote Alameda County Public Works expected the repairs on the Shadow Cliffs bank that closed a lane on Stanley...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 2, 2023
Last comment by Glenda Harrison, on Nov 9, 2023 at 7:01 am | 4 comments | 2246 Views

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Expanding tiny home communities to house homeless people

First Presbyterian Church of Hayward consistently reached out to homeless people as part of its ministry when Jake Medcalf served as lead pastor. During that service,...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 26, 2023
Last comment by Tim Hunt, on Nov 7, 2023 at 8:34 am | 2 comments | 1614 Views

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Life Sciences Summit highlights Tri-Valley's prime location and work force

Over the last 10-15 years, the Tri-Valley start-up ecosystem has evolved to be an ideal place to launch a company. Panelists and speakers at the 4th Tri-Valley...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 20, 2023
There are no comments yet. 1927 Views

TIM TALK

Surprising findings on poverty in the Tri-Valley

If you are poor in the Tri-Valley, you have an even more uphill battle than those with similar income living on the Bay side. The assumption here, in schools, is...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 12, 2023
Last comment by Michael Austin , on Oct 19, 2023 at 7:06 pm | 9 comments | 2300 Views

TIM TALK

Thursday post will be up Friday morning

covering live news. thanks for reading, Tim ...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 19, 2023
There are no comments yet. 853 Views

TIM TALK

The governor provides a welcome surprise

Gov. Gavin Newsom provided a surprise over the weekend when he vetoed a bill that would have given unemployment benefits to striking workers after two weeks on...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 5, 2023
Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Oct 7, 2023 at 9:40 am | 6 comments | 2236 Views

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Labor unions win big in Sacramento

The California Legislature wrapped up its two-year session a week ago and sent more than 900 bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Checking out the post-session news coverage,...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 21, 2023
Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Sep 28, 2023 at 7:16 am | 9 comments | 2522 Views

TIM TALK

Adding pro wrestling at 32?

Can you imagine a high school baseball player graduating from college, embarking on a successful sales career, getting married and then becoming a professional wrestler? Be...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 14, 2023
There are no comments yet. 3290 Views

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Recognizing the Tri-Valley's younger influential leaders

The annual State of the Tri-Valley Thursday evening marked the swan song for CEO Lynn Naylor who is moving on to the leadership role with a new non-profit organization...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 8, 2023
Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Sep 13, 2023 at 5:03 pm | 3 comments | 2172 Views

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Stay tuned until tomorrow

Good morning readers, Perhaps I'm letting 39 years of daily journalism get in the way. I am covering the State of the Tri-Valley event this evening at Bishop Ranch...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 7, 2023
There are no comments yet. 1312 Views

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Miley and Gioia discuss key issues facing supervisors

Long-time supervisors Nate Miley and John Gioia both chair their county boards and came together for a webinar to discuss a variety of issues last month. The...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 3, 2023
Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Sep 4, 2023 at 9:01 am | 2 comments | 3156 Views

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Lynn Naylor pursuing her passion to give back in a new season

The Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group will have a key role to fill when current CEO Lynn Naylor steps aside tomorrow. Naylor has led the group to develop...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 31, 2023
Last comment by susanh, on Aug 31, 2023 at 3:07 pm | 1 comment | 2028 Views

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Pleasanton City Manager explains key issues

When Gerry Beaudin took the helm as Pleasanton City Manager in May 2022, he was stepping into a role that his predecessor, Nelson Fialho, held for 17 years. It’s...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 24, 2023
Last comment by BV, on Aug 28, 2023 at 1:04 pm | 6 comments | 2729 Views

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Dueling events concerning parental rights in school

With students going back to school and the Legislature returning to Sacramento for its final five weeks of the session, it was time for dueling events Monday. Parents...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 17, 2023
Last comment by Francois Lennox, on Aug 22, 2023 at 7:43 am | 15 comments | 2711 Views

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Growing truffles in Livermore

While reporting for my recent cover story on the Livermore Valley wine industry, I came across a notable new use for wine country land. Mark and Maria Triska have...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 9, 2023
There are no comments yet. 3194 Views

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Set aside the time to see Oppenheimer

Having read several articles and reviews of Oppenheimer, I was ready to venture to the theater to see the three-hour movie. The reviewers were certainly right...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 27, 2023
Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Jul 29, 2023 at 11:22 am | 35 comments | 3776 Views

TIM TALK

Water rates likely to soar in Pleasanton

Pleasanton residents are not going to be pleased with their City Council. Acting on the recommendation of the city staff, four council members moved forward with...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 20, 2023
Last comment by MsVic, on Jul 29, 2023 at 8:40 am | 7 comments | 3207 Views
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