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HalloweenThese days our pets are considered our children. On Halloween, nothing is cuter than a dachshund in a hotdog costume or a bulldog pirate. I love dressing up my dogs...
Original post made by Dr. Kristel Weaver on Aug. 23, 2013There are no comments yet. 4397 Views
TIM TALK
City Council will consider getting Main Street back to normal tonightThe City Council tonight will consider several changes to activities that became common during the pandemic as it meets in person for the first time since March...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 20, 2021Last comment by Guillermo M., on Jul 21, 2021 at 9:30 am | 1 comment | 4392 Views
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New Year's resolutionsAfter all the splurging during the holidays, the New Year gives us a chance to reset our priorities and goals. While you begin your own New Year's resolutions, consider...
Original post made by Dr. Kristel Weaver on Aug. 23, 2013There are no comments yet. 4386 Views
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Alameda County leaders remember 9/11Dublin resident Deborah Lloyd acknowledges how difficult it is for her to talk about 9/11 and its impact on her family. The mother of three shared her recollections...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 14, 2021Last comment by KG, on Sep 14, 2021 at 5:58 pm | 2 comments | 4385 Views
TRI-VALLEY FOODIST
Eating retro with TV dinnersRestaurants like to sell memories. Barbie-influenced pink ice cream popped up when the Barbie movie premiered. McDonald's offered adult Happy Meals with McD's...
Original post made by Deborah Grossman on Sep. 18, 2023Last comment by Jason Long, on Sep 26, 2023 at 4:56 pm | 8 comments | 4383 Views
TIM TALK
How are D students going to learn what they missed this year?Pleasanton school trustees last week expanded grading criteria for the spring semester to allow more students to receive credit for their Zoom classes. Instead...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 2, 2021Last comment by jerry miller, on Mar 2, 2021 at 11:03 pm | 2 comments | 4380 Views
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Sierra at Tahoe celebrates 75 years with special weekend openingWhen Sierra at Tahoe General Manager John Rice and his team started planning for the resort’s 75th anniversary a few years ago, there’s no way they could...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 5, 2022There are no comments yet. 4357 Views
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White House insiders views on 9/11 20 years laterPrior to viewing the Alameda County 9/11 remembrance at the Alameda County Fairgrounds last week, I watched a Hoover Institution program, “Reflecting on September...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 16, 2021Last comment by Lahommed, on Sep 16, 2021 at 9:41 am | 1 comment | 4354 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Tell Me More about UC-IrvineWelcome to the third in a series of articles about the University of California system. For the sake of fairness, going alphabetically, the first article was all...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Sep. 22, 2022There are no comments yet. 4353 Views
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Canine heart diseaseDid you know that dogs don't get clogged arteries and heart attacks like humans? If only we knew why, we could make millions in pharmaceuticals! Even though dogs...
Original post made by Dr. Kristel Weaver on Aug. 23, 2013There are no comments yet. 4347 Views
TIM TALK
UC Berkeley ruling awakens legislators to need for reformThere’s been little question that the California Environmental Quality Act needs to be amended. The well-intentioned act passed the Legislature in 1970 and was...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 8, 2022Last comment by Kevin, on Mar 9, 2022 at 10:22 pm | 1 comment | 4340 Views
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Halloween humbugFrom a weather standpoint, October is my favorite month of the year. The fall weather, with crisp nights and warm days after the summer heat, is a wonderful change...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 28, 2021Last comment by D, on Oct 30, 2021 at 9:50 am | 3 comments | 4333 Views
AROUND THE VALLEY
Chance of rain? This isn't time for city to dip into rainy day reservesUnexpected rainy days happen. Less than two weeks ago we experienced a rare and unexpected June rain. Let’s hope the City of Pleasanton doesn’t...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Jun. 14, 2022Last comment by Jarred, on Jun 17, 2022 at 6:43 am | 3 comments | 4319 Views
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San Francisco recalls progressive DA, Contra Costa re-elects its progressive DASan Francisco voters made national news again Tuesday when they overwhelmingly recalled District Attorney Chesa Boudin by a 60-40 margin. That result followed the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 9, 2022Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Jun 11, 2022 at 10:08 am | 8 comments | 4304 Views
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Pets, babies and toddlersWriting about pets and small children is a subject very relevant to my world since I have a 2-year-old, a baby due in July, two dogs and a cat. Even if you don't...
Original post made by Dr. Kristel Weaver on Aug. 23, 2013There are no comments yet. 4298 Views
TIM TALK
Smart pivot by fairgrounds leadershipCongrats to the Alameda County fairgrounds leadership for innovative pivots required by the Covid-19 virus. The fair was cancelled last June when state mandates...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by Lahommed, on Apr 20, 2021 at 9:48 am | 1 comment | 4296 Views
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Tri-Valley lost key leader when Rich Rankin diedThe Tri-Valley innovation ecosystem lost a key player this month when Rich Rankin died of cancer in his home in Ammon, Idaho. He was 67. Rankin headed Lawrence...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 23, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on Jun 23, 2022 at 8:45 pm | 1 comment | 4289 Views
AROUND THE VALLEY
The Traveling Alphabet brings help to Ukrainians
“We struggle to process and make sense of the situation in Ukraine. Images of bombed apartment buildings, civilians dead on the side of the...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on May. 5, 2022Last comment by keeknlinda, on May 6, 2022 at 10:22 am | 1 comment | 4285 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
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. 4267 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
A trip back eastI don’t particularly love to travel. Airports were never my favorite place in the world and it seems like over the past few years they have only gotten more difficult...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Sep. 13, 2023There are no comments yet. 4251 Views
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