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TIM TALK
An optimistic view for East Bay economic recoveryThere’s quite a debate about what type of recovery can be expected when the country re-opens. Opinions are all over the map. Last week, Christopher Thornberg...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 26, 2020Last comment by Rich Buckley, 5 hours ago | 1 comment | 215 Views
TIM TALK
Good idea to temporarily close Main Street to expand businessesPleasanton Chamber CEO Steve Van Dorn floated an interesting idea this week—temporarily closing Main Street to allow stores and restaurants to expand sidewalk...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 21, 2020Last comment by Michael Austin, on May 22, 2020 at 4:06 pm | 6 comments | 1380 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: Taking Breaks (Fallow Time)Fallow, def.: Plowed and harrowed but left unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility . . . I'm a proponent of taking breaks. The Covid-19 pandemic...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 22, 2020There are no comments yet. 1885 Views
TIM TALK
Will Stoneridge mall just have one anchor tenant in the future?Sadly, Pleasanton is witnessing first-hand the dramatic changes in the retail landscape at what used to be its premier regional shopping center, Stoneridge. The...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 19, 2020Last comment by Bankrupt , on May 22, 2020 at 8:30 am | 19 comments | 3949 Views
ART SPACE
Deconstruction of a Visual Pun Based on a Veritable BunglerBy John A. Barry In our last installment, Bill wrote about engendering shelter-in-place creativity via “visual thought experiments concerning metaphors...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Apr. 29, 2020Last comment by Cholo, on May 21, 2020 at 9:39 am | 1 comment | 694 Views
DOING COLLEGE
What Will Colleges Look Like in the Fall?When asked about the impacts of COVID-19 on college campuses this coming...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on May. 21, 2020There are no comments yet. 978 Views
TIM TALK
Sacramento legislators are getting serious about an ugly budgetThis most unusual May brings with it the requirement that the Legislature and the governor address the budget that must be approved by June 15. The numbers are dauntingly...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 12, 2020Last comment by stacey ramiel, on May 16, 2020 at 12:32 pm | 8 comments | 1472 Views
DOING COLLEGE
The Impact of COVID-19 on College AdmissionsIn these unprecedented times, the concerns of high school juniors (Class of 2021) and their families have revolved around how COVID-19 will impact the college admissions...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Apr. 30, 2020Last comment by luciham20@gmail.com, on May 16, 2020 at 12:41 am | 1 comment | 3470 Views
TIM TALK
Some City Council candidates decide it's time to announceThe shutdown shuttered local election campaigns that normally would have been cranking up a couple of months ago. That’s particularly the case in Pleasanton...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 14, 2020Last comment by luciham20@gmail.com, on May 16, 2020 at 12:38 am | 4 comments | 1482 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Sex Talk is Always Part of Couples Counseling . . .. . . at some point. I find that couples either come to counseling because of sex concerns -- or don't bring up sex at all. If you don't bring it up, I will, in...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 15, 2020Last comment by luciham20@gmail.com, on May 16, 2020 at 12:35 am | 1 comment | 4162 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Pet Safety Net?==I Originally posted this on Next Door, and got several good responses. Thought I’d try it here to a wider potential group of volunteers. NB: we live on...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Apr. 3, 2020Last comment by westy, on May 11, 2020 at 4:28 am | 4 comments | 2828 Views
TIM TALK
Farmers' Market reopens Saturday and golfing solo is now OKLife will never be the same, but there are some steps back toward regular activities this week after the Alameda County Health Dept. modified its earlier order effective...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 5, 2020Last comment by TRAFFIC, on May 11, 2020 at 12:08 am | 13 comments | 2301 Views
TIM TALK
Cart restrictions lifted on public golf coursesThe re-opening of golf is a welcome change, but there are striking the differences between how private clubs and public courses are doing it. The municipal courses...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 7, 2020Last comment by Ross , on May 8, 2020 at 9:11 pm | 2 comments | 1939 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: The Resiliency of BridgesLately I've been thinking about the image of healthy couples as being a bridge. Each of you is one foundation on each side of the water. A strong foundation must...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 8, 2020There are no comments yet. 3308 Views
TIM TALK
Masks or no masks?Are you getting frustrated or confused by the health experts yet? A recent order from the Bay Area health departments requires covering your face when you are...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 28, 2020Last comment by dknute, on May 5, 2020 at 11:53 am | 14 comments | 2803 Views
TIM TALK
Updated shelter-in-place order wisely opens some doorsThe latest shelter-in-place order by six Bay Area public health officials lifted the most unreasonable ban—construction. The prior order, expiring this weekend,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 30, 2020Last comment by Indigo, on May 2, 2020 at 3:54 pm | 7 comments | 1636 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples: Empty NestI realize this is an odd topic during Covid-19 while we're sheltering in place and your kids are not launching or maybe have come home for now. And it's still useful. As...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 1, 2020There are no comments yet. 3403 Views
TIM TALK
Coronavirus strikes home across America and in the valleyThe coronavirus just became real for Americans. Previously, it had touched some areas, including the Bay Area and the Seattle area, but the impact wasn’t...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by James, on Apr 30, 2020 at 10:04 pm | 4 comments | 2453 Views
TIM TALK
Huge Concord project blows up over union labor agreementWith COVID-19 dominating the news cycle, it was easy to miss a very significant story out of Concord last month. The Concord City Council, in a 3-2 vote, ended...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 23, 2020Last comment by Cholo, on Apr 30, 2020 at 11:09 am | 16 comments | 5967 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Doctor Angell (apologies to Shelley Fabares)I've been impressed with the braintrust assembled by Gov. Newsom to address the Coronavirus health crisis. They are leaders in their professions - and parenthetically,...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Apr. 28, 2020Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Apr 30, 2020 at 7:24 am | 36 comments | 2777 Views
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Will Stoneridge mall just have one anchor tenant in the future?
By Tim Hunt | 19 comments | 3,949 views
Premarital and Couples: Taking Breaks (Fallow Time)
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,885 views
What Will Colleges Look Like in the Fall?
By Elizabeth LaScala | 0 comments | 978 views
