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TIM TALK
Is the lockdown really the best policy?A friend of mine who works as a campus supervisor at a Pleasanton middle school is back on campus proctoring a group of four students as part of the district’s...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 29, 2020Last comment by Jake Waters, 3 hours ago | 8 comments | 382 Views
TIM TALK
Sales tax increases head for November ballotLast week, supervisors in Alameda and Contra Costa counties decided to give the public a choice about whether to raise taxes. Both boards, with only Danville...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 4, 2020Last comment by AlishaHoward, 21 hours ago | 8 comments | 5310 Views
TIM TALK
Innovative fast COVID-19 test coming from downtown LivermoreThe Livemore Valley has been renown for years for its technical workforce at Lawrence Livermore and Sandia National labs. What’s developed in recent years...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 27, 2020There are no comments yet. 1875 Views
TIM TALK
Setting the record straight on NDB, Inc. of PleasantonI need to set the record straight on NDB, Inc., the Pleasanton-based company that I wrote about in September. The company announced proof of concept for its revolutionary...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 20, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on Oct 26, 2020 at 8:25 pm | 8 comments | 1100 Views
TIM TALK
49er owner Jed York pours millions into Santa Clara council raceVoting already has started for the Nov. 3 general election, but that hasn’t slowed the flood of political spending. Hundreds of millions are being spent...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 22, 2020Last comment by Rodger, on Oct 26, 2020 at 11:49 am | 2 comments | 1019 Views
TIM TALK
COVID-19 shutters movie theater chainThe COVID-19 challenge continues to reverberate in the economy. Last week, the Disney Co. announced it was laying off 28,000 employees, partially because California,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 6, 2020Last comment by Linda, on Oct 24, 2020 at 8:35 am | 3 comments | 1253 Views
TIM TALK
Considering reparations for Black peopleReparations for Black Americans has been in the headlines recently. The Legislature passed a bill to establish a commission on reparations that Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 8, 2020Last comment by Kevin, on Oct 23, 2020 at 8:00 pm | 21 comments | 1941 Views
TIM TALK
Bay Area United Way issues its political recommendationsAmid the flood of campaign emails and postcards in the mail, I was struck by a voting guide issued by the United Way Bay Area. The nonprofit group covers the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 15, 2020Last comment by Jennifer, on Oct 19, 2020 at 12:52 pm | 6 comments | 1246 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
NO on PROP 22: NObody rides for free – Not even BillionairesNovember’s Prop 22, the most deep-pocketed Proposition in California’s rich referendum history (with a war chest of $184 million on the ‘yes’...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Oct. 5, 2020Last comment by Michael Austin, on Oct 17, 2020 at 8:02 pm | 25 comments | 4665 Views
TIM TALK
10x Genomics acquires two companies to broaden its product linePleasanton can celebrate several life science companies for their rapid growth in a critical sector for people on this earth. When I interviewed the CEO of one...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 13, 2020Last comment by Kevin, on Oct 17, 2020 at 8:21 am | 1 comment | 1222 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: Trump Paid $750 in TaxesAt our house, we believe that black lives matter. We believe it’s time to end racism and sexism. We believe that all people matter and it’s time to end...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Oct. 1, 2020Last comment by Kevin, on Oct 8, 2020 at 1:55 pm | 2 comments | 3584 Views
TIM TALK
Regional housing goal numbers likely will soar in PleasantonThe Pleasanton City Council received a preview of what likely will be daunting regional housing goals for the cycle that starts in 2023 in a meeting last month....
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 1, 2020There are no comments yet. 1498 Views
TIM TALK
Mass vote-by-mail invitation to problemsThere’s been justifiable concern about mass voting by mail in many states, including California. We have been permanent vote-by-mail people since Alameda County...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 24, 2020Last comment by John, on Sep 30, 2020 at 10:36 am | 6 comments | 1864 Views
TIM TALK
Checking in on the regional Bay Area economiesEconomic recovery from the COVID-19 shutdown continued through the summer, but it will be 2021 before employment returns to the pre-pandemic levels of last February,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 29, 2020There are no comments yet. 941 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: See "Buck" for Couple's TipsCheck out the movie Buck; it's ostensibly about Buck and horses, yet it speaks to the way people handle themselves and one another. There's a scene in which Buck...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 25, 2020There are no comments yet. 0 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: See "Buck" for Couple's TipsCheck out the movie Buck; it's ostensibly about Buck and horses, yet it speaks to the way people handle themselves and one another. There's a scene in which Buck...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 25, 2020There are no comments yet. 0 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: See "Buck" for Couple's TipsCheck out the movie Buck; it's ostensibly about Buck and horses, yet it speaks to the way people handle themselves and one another. There's a scene in which Buck...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 25, 2020There are no comments yet. 0 Views
TIM TALK
Pivoting and piloting science programs to serve students and familiesWhen Caleb Cheung and the board of the Quest Science Center in Livermore mapped out a plan for 2020, it was full of pilot programs. And that was before the pandemic. The...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 6, 2020Last comment by LaraGencins, on Sep 25, 2020 at 2:01 am | 1 comment | 2017 Views
TIM TALK
Retailers face challenging holiday seasonLaw firm Hoge Fenton put together a virtual panel on Tri-Valley retail last week featuring the economic development officers from the five communities that was moderated...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 22, 2020There are no comments yet. 1193 Views
TIM TALK
Goodness Village coming to Crosswinds Church in LivermoreCome January, people experiencing homelessness in the Livermore Valley will have a new option. Crosswinds Church has partnered with HomeAid Northern...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 17, 2020Last comment by Rosemary Martelli, on Sep 18, 2020 at 6:27 pm | 2 comments | 2078 Views
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Innovative fast COVID-19 test coming from downtown Livermore
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