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John Edmands: the classic small town newspaper publisherMany people living in Pleasanton today have no clue who John Edmands was and what role he played in shaping the community they live in today. John edited and published...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 11, 2017There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Raiders turn their back on East Bay FansWelcome to the lame duck Oakland Raiders. NFL owners this week granted Raiders’ owner Mark Davis the right to move to Las Vegas, marking the second and presumably...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 30, 2017There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Huge tax shift proposed in SacramentoOn the heels of the $52 billion tax increase for roads, the Legislature is quietly considering another huge tax bill. Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, has introduced...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 13, 2017There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Mertes' legacy will live on at Las PositasThere’s something right about putting your money where your heart is. The late David and Barbara Mertes did just that in their will, leaving $6.85 million...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 27, 2017There are no comments yet. 10525 Views
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Fairgrounds racing families face uncertain futureThe effects of the state Horse Racing Board’s decision last fall to close the auxiliary training track at the Alameda County Fairgrounds continue to ripple...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 16, 2017There are no comments yet. 10193 Views
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Tri-Valley cities rank high in pollSan Ramon Mayor Bill Clarkson touted a recent report by the web site “smartasset” that ranked San Ramon as the best city to live in in California. The...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 20, 2017There are no comments yet. 8669 Views
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A different perspective on Spotorno Ranch developmentAfter my recent column on the development proposal for the Spotorno Ranch near the Callippe Preserve Golf Course, I had the opportunity visit with a couple of people. Speaking...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 18, 2017There are no comments yet. 9365 Views
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Updating the state and valley housing marketsDavid Stark, public affairs director for the Bay East Association of Realtors headquartered in Pleasanton, has broadened his annual real estate market update to...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 17, 2017There are no comments yet. 10177 Views
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Some additional takeaways from Monday's presentationHere are a few more nuggets I took away from the Monday presentation by Pleasanton City Manager Nelson Fialho and Pamela Ott, economic development manager, to the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 24, 2017There are no comments yet. 10497 Views
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Challenges for retailers are reflected in Pleasanton's revenuesPleasanton officials are starting to sound the alarm about the effects of online shopping plus regional competition on the city’s sales tax revenue. Mayor...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 29, 2017There are no comments yet. 9680 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. 9472 Views
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A family-owned Pleasanton institution closesA Pleasanton institution closed last week when pharmacist Mike Clauser closed Custom Care Pharmacy on First Street. Mike and his partner, Rusty Hewitson, had owned...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 5, 2017There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Dr. Bill laid great foundation for Pleasanton schoolsPleasanton lost an educational leader who played a key role in shaping the unified school district that is celebrated today when Dr. Bill James passed away earlier...
Original post made by pleasantonweekly.com on Oct. 24, 2017There are no comments yet. 9844 Views
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Pushing for a second Costco voteI guess you have to give the foes of Costco in Pleasanton credit—they do not give up. After losing nearly 2-to-1 in a public vote last November, former City...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 30, 2017There are no comments yet. 8227 Views
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Moms are thankful school is in session this weekThinking back to my childhood days, this is a week that my mother would have celebrated that we were in school instead of on vacation. Imagine dealing with four...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 21, 2017There are no comments yet. 8801 Views
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Dublin recall unlikely to make June ballotDubliners United achieved a victory earlier this month when three members of the Dublin City Council declined to put a measure on the ballot to give voters the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 18, 2018There are no comments yet. 9578 Views
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Livermore and Pleasanton hit home runs on their borderThe cities of Livermore and Pleasanton have hit economic home runs with the retail developments on their border along Interstate 580. That stands in sharp contrast...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 1, 2018There are no comments yet. 13361 Views
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Shepherd's Gate welcomes its second CEO who was called out of techWhen Carol Patterson joined Shepherd’s Gate as its CEO in January, it marked the second time God has called a person with a tech background into ministry to...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 30, 2018There are no comments yet. 10808 Views
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Newspapers arguing for prior restraint.Is it just the height of irony that as the movie, The Post, plays at theaters across the country, The Post editorializes in favor of prior restraint. Yes, the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 6, 2018There are no comments yet. 10259 Views
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Plummer's legacy lives on in the sheriff's departmentLaw enforcement and Alameda County lost a living legend this week when retired Sheriff Charlie Plummer died at the age of 87. Plummer’s legacy lives on with...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 8, 2018There are no comments yet. 9177 Views
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