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Iconic Livermore wine country restaurant moves away from fine diningThe Livermore Valley’s iconic wine country restaurant is shifting its format after decades as a fine dining destination. The Restaurant at Wente Vineyards,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 2, 2019There are no comments yet. 8907 Views
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Disrupting the dog food business in DanvilleWhen it comes to disruptive companies innovating in the Tri-Valley, it’s easy to think of technology firms or life science companies. How about firms breaking...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 9, 2019There are no comments yet. 10305 Views
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Round and around the roundaboutsWe choose a good week to get out of town and enjoy the mountains around Lake Tahoe last week. It was hot by Lake August standards, but much more reasonable that...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 3, 2019There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Round and around the roundaboutsWe choose a good week to get out of town and enjoy the mountains around Lake Tahoe last week. It was hot by Lake August standards, but much more reasonable that...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 3, 2019There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Did Urban Shield make a difference?Retired Alameda County Sheriff’s Lt. Jim Knudsen added a real life perspective to the Board of Supervisors’ decision to end the Urban Shield anti-terrorist...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 17, 2019There are no comments yet. 9283 Views
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Enjoying single malts and the countryside in the HighlandsAs you read this, my bride and I plan to be en route to San Francisco from London after spending two weeks in Scotland—her first visit and my first as a married...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 8, 2019There are no comments yet. 10277 Views
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A different perspective on terror groups targeting IsraelI heard a different perspective on Muslim terrorism from Pierre Rashad Houssney, the executive director of Horizons International, when he presented to the Barnabas...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 8, 2019There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Newsom's Delta tunnel decision impacts the Livermore ValleyGov. Gavin Newsom officially killed former governors Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger plan for twin tunnels under the Delta to export water to the Livermore...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 14, 2019There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Striving to support children in foster careValerie Crane knows first-hand the challenges of serving foster children and their families. She serves as the executive director of Help One Child that has...
Original post made by pleasantonweekly.com on Nov. 5, 2019There are no comments yet. 6210 Views
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Insights from The Mirador ViewIf you want an interesting snapshot of the Tri-Valley economy, check out The Mirador View: Perspectives on the Tri-Valley: The Intersection of Talent & Technology. Compiled...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 6, 2019There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Haggerty's decision creates rare open seat on county boardCome January 2021, the Livermore Valley will have a new representative on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Scott Haggerty, who has represented...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 18, 2019There are no comments yet. 15470 Views
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Obituaries strike close to home in this season.In my season of life, reading obituaries has become personal. Earlier, it was reading about parents of friends from my youth who were passing. Now, it’s contemporaries. Tha...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 19, 2019There are no comments yet. 6783 Views
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Obituaries strike close to home in this season.In my season of life, reading obituaries has become personal. Earlier, it was reading about parents of friends from my youth who were passing. Now, it’s contemporaries. That...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 19, 2019There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Taking tech jobs to Main Street in the suburbsDoug Ludlow and his MainStreet start-up want to move skilled people out of the Bay Area. As they launched last week, they grabbed attention by offering to pay...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 21, 2019There are no comments yet. 8116 Views
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A concerted 'Next Step' for local nonprofit supporting pregnant womenOne of the Livermore Valley's oldest nonprofits will change its name next month to continue fulfilling its mission to serve women dealing with unplanned pregnancies. The...
Original post made by pleasantonweekly.com on Jul. 17, 2019There are no comments yet. 316 Views
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Developing a vision for the Tri-Valley in 2040Community leaders from the public and private sectors have launched a process to develop a unified vision for the Tri-Valley area in 2040. The vision was recommended...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 9, 2020There are no comments yet. 6265 Views
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Remaking Bishop Ranch Business Park into a mixed-use communityCity Center at Bishop Ranch in San Ramon makes more sense than ever after Sunset Development Co. released plans to remake the business park into a mixed-use project. Since...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 10, 2019There are no comments yet. 11585 Views
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10x Genomics goes public todayBreaking news out of Pleasanton this morning when 10x Genomics announced its initial public offering at $39 per share. 10x Genomics, which makes tools to help...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 12, 2019There are no comments yet. 9828 Views
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Coronavirus causes shift in Veeva's meeting plansThe coronavirus in China changed plans dramatically for Pleasanton-based Veeva Systems. The maker of cloud-computing software for the pharmaceutical and life...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 11, 2020There are no comments yet. 512 Views
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10x Genomics stock soars with initial public offering10x Genomics stock soars with public offering When its initial public offering hit Wall Street last week, 10x Genomics stock (TXG) soared on the Nasdaq. The...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 19, 2019There are no comments yet. 10684 Views
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