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TIM TALK

Pleasanton council reconsiders bad decision

The slow-growth majority of the Pleasanton City Council woke up to reality when it approved the final housing growth plan that went to the state for its approval...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 21, 2023
Last comment by pleasantonweekly.com, on Feb 23, 2023 at 6:44 pm | 6 comments | 1738 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

Development vs Environment at Lake Tahoe

I just finished reading an Environmental History of Lake Tahoe by David C. Antonucci....

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 19, 2023
Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 23, 2023 at 2:34 pm | 8 comments | 7677 Views

TIM TALK

Time to think again about expensive rail projects

Reports released this month show that public transit systems, such as BART, that traditionally have been funded by fares paid by users will be in deep trouble financially...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 23, 2023
Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Feb 23, 2023 at 10:35 am | 1 comment | 1343 Views

DOING COLLEGE

Take a Closer Look at UC-Riverside

Located in California’s Inland Empire, UC-Riverside is approximately an hour’s drive from Los Angeles and 40 minutes from Anaheim, home of Disneyland....

Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Feb. 23, 2023
There are no comments yet. 1125 Views

NOTES ON THE VALLEY

The local chocolate factory

Every time we had visitors from out of town our family would pack up and do the standard Ilavarasan San Francisco tour. This would involve driving to San Francisco,...

Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Feb. 23, 2023
There are no comments yet. 1549 Views

NOTES ON THE VALLEY

Let's be kind to the bees

In Jeremy Walsh’s recent What a Week article he talked about a slew of bills that Tri-Valley Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan had introduced to date. While all...

Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Feb. 15, 2023
Last comment by Gary Nolan, on Feb 21, 2023 at 9:25 am | 2 comments | 1112 Views

TIM TALK

Museum on Main honors worthy recipients

Great selections by the Museum on Main for its History Makers as part of its annual fundraising event that took place last week. They honored the Takens family,...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 16, 2023
Last comment by Vijay Gupta, on Feb 21, 2023 at 8:35 am | 2 comments | 1197 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

Hoover panelists denounce climate misinformation while spreading it

Two weeks ago I attended a day-long conference on climate-related...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 12, 2023
Last comment by Mark Twang, on Feb 17, 2023 at 8:18 pm | 20 comments | 8040 Views

COUPLE'S NET

I’m a Jew in Germany

I’m just back from a walk to the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on Bogenberg Hill. I quietly and respectfully entered the Church. I...

Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 11, 2023
Last comment by J Randall, on Feb 17, 2023 at 7:03 pm | 6 comments | 4246 Views

DOING COLLEGE

The Hidden STEM Majors

Mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, aeronautical engineering, biomedical engineering: these are some of the engineering-focused...

Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Feb. 16, 2023
There are no comments yet. 1244 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

Mandates or Markets for Environmental Policy?

The Hoover Institution held a day-long conference last week titled

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 5, 2023
Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 12, 2023 at 6:18 am |
11 comments | 7507 Views

TIM TALK

Adam Schiff as a senator, ugh

When it comes to developments that turn my stomach, the notion of Rep. Adam Schiff as a California senator ranks high on the list. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the longest...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 9, 2023
Last comment by Jenna Peterson, on Feb 11, 2023 at 10:28 am | 17 comments | 1986 Views

NOTES ON THE VALLEY

Book it to the library

Last year I was visiting my brother in Oak Park, Illinois and one of the things that showed up most on any “sights to see” website was the public library. Since...

Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Feb. 8, 2023
Last comment by JJ, on Feb 10, 2023 at 3:58 pm | 3 comments | 2161 Views

TIM TALK

Adam Schiff as a senator, ugh

When it comes to developments that turn my stomach, the notion of Rep. Adam Schiff as a California senator ranks high on the list. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the longest...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 9, 2023
There are no comments yet. 0 Views

TIM TALK

New District Attorney launches second probe into officer-involved shootings

Sadly, 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, 2023
Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Feb 8, 2023 at 6:52 pm | 6 comments | 1729 Views

COUPLE'S NET

“ . . . We have no way of knowing when our time is up . . .”

“It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up -- that we will...

Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jan. 28, 2023
Last comment by Kilback, on Feb 5, 2023 at 7:58 pm | 4 comments | 3884 Views

TIM TALK

Remembering Mr. Mayor

I was sadden to read in last week’s Independent that former Livermore Mayor Dale Turner had died in New Mexico at the age of 85. Flags flew at half mast in Livermore...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 3, 2023
Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Feb 3, 2023 at 9:02 am | 1 comment | 1193 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

How we eat away at our open space, even in Palo Alto

Palo Alto has a long and distinguished history of identifying, protecting, and maintaining open space. The generosity and dedication of nature-loving residents...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 22, 2023
Last comment by JCH, on Feb 2, 2023 at 5:01 pm | 6 comments | 9499 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

Doing more with the natural spaces we have

I wrote last week about how difficult it is to hang onto our open spaces in the face of development pressure and land constraints. We need policies to protect...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 29, 2023
Last comment by Bystander, on Feb 2, 2023 at 10:02 am | 8 comments | 5226 Views

NOTES ON THE VALLEY

The future of homework

Hey GPT, please write me a haiku about how the Sacramento Kings are a better basketball team than the Golden State Warriors. ==I Kings rise up strong, Warriors...

Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Feb. 1, 2023
There are no comments yet. 1729 Views
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2023 guide to summer camps

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