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NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Where our water goesAnother year, another drought. Last Tuesday the Pleasanton City Council voted to enact Stage 2 drought water rates for the city. This will result in an extra charge...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Apr. 13, 2022Last comment by Erlinda , on Apr 20, 2022 at 9:33 am | 12 comments | 6329 Views
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A bike ride to Domenico'sYears ago I ate at this deli in Danville called Domenico's. It was one of the best sandwiches I’ve had in my life. However, because I don’t really have any reason...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 25, 2022There are no comments yet. 6325 Views
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Take a hike
Over the pandemic my partner and I got sick of being stuck inside all day. A few months in we made a pact. We would go on at least one outdoor...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Apr. 20, 2022Last comment by Butler, on Apr 22, 2022 at 10:29 am | 2 comments | 6237 Views
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Dealing with changeWhen Jeremy Walsh and Gina Channell Wilcox from Embarcadero Media approached me about the opportunity to write a weekly blog for the Tri-Valley on a topic of my...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Mar. 16, 2022Last comment by Praveen, on Mar 20, 2022 at 7:04 pm | 3 comments | 5959 Views
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Made in home
After my IKEA cutting board started splintering I was in the market for another cutting board. Every time I decide that I need to get something...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 11, 2022There are no comments yet. 5407 Views
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Finding homeIn the 1980s Zarina Kiziloglu immigrated to the Bay Area as a refugee of the Soviet-Afghan war. Her family came over with a few suitcases having sold all their property...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Apr. 6, 2022There are no comments yet. 5223 Views
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Back to earth
Last year, as spring rolled around, my partner had the brilliant idea of starting a garden. We had just come back from the farmers market and were...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Mar. 30, 2022Last comment by Jennifer, on Mar 31, 2022 at 2:23 pm | 1 comment | 5006 Views
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A wedding to rememberLast Saturday I found myself having one of the most surreal experiences of my life. I was standing on the corner of Taylor and Sacramento street in San Francisco...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jul. 13, 2022There are no comments yet. 4880 Views
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Return to officeWhen remote work first started, I remember I promised myself that I would never be one of those guys who showed up to a meeting in pajamas. Two years later I found...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jun. 29, 2022Last comment by eledge, on Jul 3, 2022 at 6:27 pm | 1 comment | 4779 Views
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Bored GamesI spend most of my waking hours in front of a screen. My job pushes me to be on a laptop all day either on video calls with fellow teammates or heads down getting...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jun. 23, 2022There are no comments yet. 4554 Views
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Relationship with faithOver the past year, I’ve been working with various religious and secular institutions on making sure their values are reflected in local public policy. I myself...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Mar. 23, 2022There are no comments yet. 4498 Views
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Memories of July 4thThe first fireworks show I remember watching was on my parent’s Magnavox tube television. We huddled around the 27 inch screen on July 4th to witness our very...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jul. 6, 2022Last comment by Cal Morton, on Jul 11, 2022 at 12:40 pm | 3 comments | 4469 Views
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Searching for a way to live where you workOver the past year of advocating for affordable housing I met Heather (I changed her name at her request for privacy protection). Heather has been a Pleasanton resident...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 4, 2022There are no comments yet. 4449 Views
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When heroes organizeThroughout the COVID pandemic health care workers have been called heroes. There were stories written about them in the paper, there were signs posted in yards thanking...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Apr. 27, 2022There are no comments yet. 4401 Views
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Gun controls won't solve everything, but we must start thereWhen I saw the very first news alert about a possible shooting in Uvalde I scrolled right past it. I have started feeling desensitized to the news around shootings....
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jun. 1, 2022Last comment by JJ, on Jun 12, 2022 at 4:52 pm | 13 comments | 3710 Views
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Why this district attorney race mattersThere has never been an election like the one we are going to have on June 7th. Four candidates are running for Alameda County District Attorney, and none of them...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 18, 2022Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on May 21, 2022 at 3:49 pm | 4 comments | 3670 Views
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Why the Sheriff's department mattersSomething I never learned back in high school history class was that Santa Rita Jail had a very famous visitor on Jan. 14, 1968. On that fateful day Martin Luther...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jun. 15, 2022There are no comments yet. 3413 Views
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What it takes to become a teacherI recently hung out with a family friend that I’ve known forever. We both grew up together as kids in Fremont and our families would spend holidays together every...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Aug. 3, 2022Last comment by anusree, on Aug 5, 2022 at 12:57 am | 1 comment | 3234 Views
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The state of mental health careOn August 15th, the National Union of Healthcare Workers launched a strike with the principal goal of reducing the workload for the nearly 2,000 mental health clinicians...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Sep. 21, 2022There are no comments yet. 3154 Views
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Rekindling my love for Indian moviesI recently watched the uber popular Telegu film RRR and it was one of the most entertaining experiences I’ve had all year. Director S.S. Rajamouli’s...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Aug. 10, 2022Last comment by Enrique, on Aug 11, 2022 at 11:26 am | 2 comments | 2859 Views
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