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NOTES ON THE VALLEY

Let's be kind to the bees

In Jeremy Walsh’s recent What a Week article he talked about a slew of bills that Tri-Valley Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan had introduced to date. While all...

Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Feb. 15, 2023
Last comment by Gary Nolan, on Feb 21, 2023 at 9:25 am | 2 comments | 1336 Views

TIM TALK

Museum on Main honors worthy recipients

Great selections by the Museum on Main for its History Makers as part of its annual fundraising event that took place last week. They honored the Takens family,...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 16, 2023
Last comment by Vijay Gupta, on Feb 21, 2023 at 8:35 am | 2 comments | 1482 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

Hoover panelists denounce climate misinformation while spreading it

Two weeks ago I attended a day-long conference on climate-related...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 12, 2023
Last comment by Mark Twang, on Feb 17, 2023 at 8:18 pm | 20 comments | 9060 Views

COUPLE'S NET

I’m a Jew in Germany

I’m just back from a walk to the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on Bogenberg Hill. I quietly and respectfully entered the Church. I...

Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 11, 2023
Last comment by J Randall, on Feb 17, 2023 at 7:03 pm | 6 comments | 5145 Views

DOING COLLEGE

The Hidden STEM Majors

Mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, aeronautical engineering, biomedical engineering: these are some of the engineering-focused...

Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Feb. 16, 2023
There are no comments yet. 1498 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

Mandates or Markets for Environmental Policy?

The Hoover Institution held a day-long conference last week titled

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 5, 2023
Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 12, 2023 at 6:18 am |
11 comments | 8705 Views

TIM TALK

Adam Schiff as a senator, ugh

When it comes to developments that turn my stomach, the notion of Rep. Adam Schiff as a California senator ranks high on the list. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the longest...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 9, 2023
Last comment by Jenna Peterson, on Feb 11, 2023 at 10:28 am | 17 comments | 2297 Views

NOTES ON THE VALLEY

Book it to the library

Last year I was visiting my brother in Oak Park, Illinois and one of the things that showed up most on any “sights to see” website was the public library. Since...

Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Feb. 8, 2023
Last comment by JJ, on Feb 10, 2023 at 3:58 pm | 3 comments | 2344 Views

TIM TALK

Adam Schiff as a senator, ugh

When it comes to developments that turn my stomach, the notion of Rep. Adam Schiff as a California senator ranks high on the list. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the longest...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 9, 2023
There are no comments yet. 0 Views

TIM TALK

New District Attorney launches second probe into officer-involved shootings

Sadly, it’s not surprising to read that the newly seated Alameda County District Attorney formally re-opened investigations into eight police-involved deaths. One...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 7, 2023
Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Feb 8, 2023 at 6:52 pm | 6 comments | 2033 Views

COUPLE'S NET

“ . . . We have no way of knowing when our time is up . . .”

“It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up -- that we will...

Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jan. 28, 2023
Last comment by Kilback, on Feb 5, 2023 at 7:58 pm | 4 comments | 4569 Views

TIM TALK

Remembering Mr. Mayor

I was sadden to read in last week’s Independent that former Livermore Mayor Dale Turner had died in New Mexico at the age of 85. Flags flew at half mast in Livermore...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 3, 2023
Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Feb 3, 2023 at 9:02 am | 1 comment | 1437 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

How we eat away at our open space, even in Palo Alto

Palo Alto has a long and distinguished history of identifying, protecting, and maintaining open space. The generosity and dedication of nature-loving residents...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 22, 2023
Last comment by JCH, on Feb 2, 2023 at 5:01 pm | 6 comments | 10364 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

Doing more with the natural spaces we have

I wrote last week about how difficult it is to hang onto our open spaces in the face of development pressure and land constraints. We need policies to protect...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 29, 2023
Last comment by Bystander, on Feb 2, 2023 at 10:02 am | 8 comments | 6214 Views

NOTES ON THE VALLEY

The future of homework

Hey GPT, please write me a haiku about how the Sacramento Kings are a better basketball team than the Golden State Warriors. ==I Kings rise up strong, Warriors...

Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Feb. 1, 2023
There are no comments yet. 2257 Views

DOING COLLEGE

Deferred? Now What?

When the pandemic first hit, many worried that applications for admission would decrease in much the same way as enrollment numbers dropped. However, the opposite...

Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Feb. 1, 2023
Last comment by Harrison Tamaki, on Feb 1, 2023 at 7:37 am | 1 comment | 1649 Views

TIM TALK

Shining a spotlight on Tri-Valley start-ups

Last week was a great one to gain further insight into the thriving Tri-Valley economy. I reported Thursday about Innovation Tri-Valley’s annual forum that...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 30, 2023
Last comment by Harrison Tamaki, on Feb 1, 2023 at 7:26 am | 1 comment | 1737 Views

NOTES ON THE VALLEY

Now we're cooking with gas

As I’ve gotten more into cooking over the past few years, I’ve fallen in love with gas stoves. After years of using old electric stoves I felt like my eyes were...

Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jan. 25, 2023
Last comment by DKHSK, on Jan 30, 2023 at 10:40 am | 6 comments | 1916 Views

TIM TALK

Feds retreat quickly from natural gas ban, not so California

California launched the war on natural gas with actions by the Legislature and the state air board. When President Joe Biden took over as president, his administration...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 24, 2023
Last comment by DKHSK, on Jan 30, 2023 at 10:37 am | 5 comments | 2037 Views

COUPLE'S NET

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought . . .

. . . without accepting it.” - Aristotle Entertain these thoughts/ideas, let them rumble around inside you for a while. Experiment. “Don’t...

Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jan. 22, 2023
Last comment by Joaquin Perez, on Jan 28, 2023 at 4:49 pm | 7 comments | 6219 Views
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2023 guide to summer camps

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