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New Donlon school is at least four years awayPleasanton school district trustees reviewed potential financing options for the two schools on the Donlon Elementary School site this week, but any solution remains...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 17, 2019There are no comments yet. 6418 Views
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Frustrated local officials push BARTMayor Jerry Thorne and other Tri-Valley elected officials have grown increasingly frustrated with the slow pace of BART’s efforts to extend lines to Livermore. As...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 16, 2017There are no comments yet. 8285 Views
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Dublin council should focus on East Dublin reviewDublin Mayor David Haubert likely knew that his concerns were heard when the city staff presented its long-awaited update on residential development across the city. Haubert...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 22, 2019There are no comments yet. 6492 Views
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Castlewood board recommends sale to the Bay ClubMembers of the Pleasanton's Castlewood Country Club will be voting next month on whether to sell the club and its two golf courses to the Bay Club. The club's...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 24, 2019There are no comments yet. 11427 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. 11907 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. 4765 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. 5348 Views
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Next Step pivots quickly again2020 has been a year of pivots for non-profit groups, many which rely on major fundraisers to support their programs. These events in the Tri-Valley have largely...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 8, 2020There are no comments yet. 3430 Views
TIM TALK
The fuzzy future for companies and office campusesTri-Valley real estate professionals shared their views on the pandemic’s impact on the area during a Zoom presentation Tuesday. The bottom lines: residential...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 4, 2021There are no comments yet. 3343 Views
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San Ramon approves transformative plan for Bishop RanchFollowing the lead of the Planning Commission, the San Ramon City Council unanimously upheld the approval of the CityWalk Master Plan that will transform Bishop...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 15, 2020There are no comments yet. 4994 Views
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Happy ThanksgivingMy wish for all is a blessed day with family and friends. ...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 26, 2015There are no comments yet. 9554 Views
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Why an in-house interim chancellor makes sense for Chabot Las Positas districtThere’s an underlying reason for the parade of interim chancellors in the Chabot Las Positas Community College District. Pension reform legislation signed...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 7, 2019There are no comments yet. 6314 Views
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Pool service changes its business modelA Pleasanton institution will close this week when the Pleasanton Pool Center shutters its retail store on Sunol Boulevard. The building has housed a pool center...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 28, 2018There are no comments yet. 6841 Views
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Workers are scrambling in the aftermath of Caldor FireWe got away to South Lake Tahoe last week during what’s truly a shoulder season—no snow for skiing, golf courses closed for the year (except in the Carson Valley)...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 18, 2021There are no comments yet. 2248 Views
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Comparing new valley superintendentsThree Tri-Valley school districts will have new superintendents by the time school starts in August. Pleasanton school trustees already have made their choice,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 5, 2016There are no comments yet. 10167 Views
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Miserable MondaysWhat to make out of the last two Mondays. We wake up a week ago to a massacre in Las Vegas with a demented gunman mowing down hundreds of people from a luxury hotel...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 10, 2017There are no comments yet. 6893 Views
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The right call on the Eastside planFour members of the Pleasanton City Council made the right call last week when they decided to continue planning what should happen on the east side of the community. Senior...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 11, 2014There are no comments yet. 11910 Views
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Castlewood Country Club moves ahead to recreate the club2019 was a year of decisions for Castlewood Country Club members. Now 2020 will be a year of action as the club moves forward on its plans for remodeling the clubhouse...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 19, 2019There are no comments yet. 4609 Views
TIM TALK
An efficient government employee taking out the pestsAfter failing on several attempts to wipe out two yellowjacket nests (my bride was stung a few times), a friend from Contra Costa County mentioned she could not...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 11, 2018There are no comments yet. 6483 Views
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"More Good Mary" is blessed in PleasantonI checked in with Mary Latham (More Good Today) over breakfast downtown on Saturday as she was starting her third day in Pleasanton. She was featured in an article...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 3, 2018There are no comments yet. 6417 Views
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