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TIM TALK
New District Attorney launches second probe into officer-involved shootingsSadly, 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, 2023Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Feb 8, 2023 at 6:52 pm | 6 comments | 3018 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Learning to appreciate artThis past weekend I found myself back in Chicago. My partner and I flew out to go to a friend's wedding and we ended up spending a few days there. On our final day...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Oct. 20, 2022Last comment by newyearwiki, on Nov 15, 2022 at 4:50 am | 7 comments | 3015 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Is There a Future Doctor in the House?One of the most critical decisions you can make as a high school student is selecting the college that will best support your goals. If you have your eye on becoming...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Sep. 1, 2023There are no comments yet. 2997 Views
TIM TALK
Lawrence Livermore's team role in DART asteroid targeting missionThere’s about 200 people around the world walking around with smiles plastered on their faces these days. They’re the team that hit a football-field-sized...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 4, 2022Last comment by Elizabeth, on Oct 5, 2022 at 7:46 am | 1 comment | 2987 Views
TRI-VALLEY FOODIST
Rosetta Roasting coffee shop and cocktail loungeAfter summer travel and departure of a house guest, I was ready for some caffeine and quiet time to contemplate our next adventures. I stopped by Rosetta Roasting...
Original post made by Deborah Grossman on Aug. 14, 2023There are no comments yet. 2980 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Finding ways to stay activeI recently went to go shoot some hoops at Fallon park with a few friends. Although none of us were ever on a high school or college basketball team, we had been...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Aug. 17, 2022There are no comments yet. 2969 Views
TIM TALK
Livermore school bond defeated, Pleasanton close to passingThe final numbers are still not in but it appears that the school bond issues in PLeasanton and Livermore could end differently. Livermore voters rejected the bond...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 15, 2022There are no comments yet. 2962 Views
TIM TALK
Bad consequences can follow bad decisions in PleasantonPleasanton Vice Mayor Jack Balch spoke to the Pleasanton Men’s Club last week and strove to wear that hat, instead of a more partisan councilman’s who often...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 21, 2023Last comment by V, on Mar 21, 2023 at 2:51 pm | 1 comment | 2957 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Beating the heatLast week my wife flew out to Ohio to meet up with some close college friends at a lake house. Having this long weekend to myself, I had originally planned a camping...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Sep. 7, 2022Last comment by John, on Sep 10, 2022 at 2:24 pm | 3 comments | 2956 Views
DOING COLLEGE
What Is a Good College?If you did a survey and asked people what characteristics define a good college, you might get 100 different answers. If there is so much variation just in what...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Dec. 7, 2022There are no comments yet. 2955 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Check out the superblooms this springOne of the key reasons I love living in the Bay Area is its lack of monsoons. Heavy rains and winds over the past few months have me second guessing this love. If...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Apr. 5, 2023There are no comments yet. 2950 Views
TIM TALK
Fifty years later the theory is proven at the labIt was major news last month when Lawrence Livermore National Lab teams used the giant National Ignition Facility to achieve nuclear fusion. The milestone came...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 5, 2023Last comment by Karl A, on Jan 9, 2023 at 5:50 am | 9 comments | 2939 Views
TIM TALK
Tri-Valley GameChangers who have changed their industriesTuesday’s blog post about the Sestina sale and its serial entrepreneur leadership reminded me of the upcoming GameChanger Awards March 29 presented by the Innovation...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 9, 2023There are no comments yet. 2934 Views
TIM TALK
Pondering school bonds in Pleasanton and LivermoreLivermore and Pleasanton voters will both consider school bond issues next month—although with mailed ballots already in homes, they’re doing it now....
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 25, 2022Last comment by pleasantonweekly.com, on Oct 26, 2022 at 6:13 pm | 6 comments | 2927 Views
TIM TALK
Feds retreat quickly from natural gas ban, not so CaliforniaCalifornia 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, 2023Last comment by DKHSK, on Jan 30, 2023 at 10:37 am | 5 comments | 2920 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Expanding access to Yosemite's wondersOne of the most awe inspiring treks I’ve been on in California is located in Yosemite National Park. The Mist trail is a seven-mile round trip which takes hikers...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 24, 2023Last comment by Erin Miller, on Jun 3, 2023 at 8:11 am | 8 comments | 2918 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Who's to judgeWhen I sat down to finally fill out my ballot I thought I had a pretty clear idea of how I wanted to vote. I zipped through the first page dedicated to the elected...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Nov. 9, 2022There are no comments yet. 2890 Views
TIM TALK
The pile of bad City Council decisions keeps growingThe majority of the Pleasanton City Council continued its pattern of what Weekly Publisher Gina Channell Wilcox correctly termed “ill-logical” decisions...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 16, 2023Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Mar 16, 2023 at 1:45 pm | 1 comment | 2881 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Tell Me More About University of California-MercedLocated near Yosemite National Park in the San Joaquin Valley, two hours from San Francisco, UC-Merced is the smallest and newest campus in the University of California...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Nov. 23, 2022There are no comments yet. 2879 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Otterly delightful: Bringing otters back to the bayThis past month a delegation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) visited cities...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jul. 12, 2023There are no comments yet. 2871 Views
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