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TIM TALK
Life Sciences Summit highlights Tri-Valley's prime location and work forceOver the last 10-15 years, the Tri-Valley start-up ecosystem has evolved to be an ideal place to launch a company. Panelists and speakers at the 4th Tri-Valley...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 20, 2023There are no comments yet. 1909 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Graduate Fellowships and Scholarships Provided by OrganizationsMany graduate fellowships are provided by universities and are restricted to the pursuit of a masters or doctoral degree at that university. However, those are not...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Oct. 20, 2023There are no comments yet. 1959 Views
TIM TALK
Surprising findings on poverty in the Tri-ValleyIf you are poor in the Tri-Valley, you have an even more uphill battle than those with similar income living on the Bay side. The assumption here, in schools, is...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 12, 2023Last comment by Michael Austin , on Oct 19, 2023 at 7:06 pm | 9 comments | 2298 Views
TIM TALK
Thursday post will be up Friday morningcovering live news. thanks for reading, Tim ...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 19, 2023There are no comments yet. 842 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Owl be there for youDuring the pandemic my partner and I would go on long walks through our neighborhood at night after dinner. On one of these walks we stumbled on a tall palm tree...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Oct. 18, 2023There are no comments yet. 1865 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Electric Home Tour -- What were your takeaways?
Were any of you able to attend the Electric Home Tour on Saturday? If so, I’d love to hear what you took...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 15, 2023Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Oct 16, 2023 at 4:50 pm | 2 comments | 8288 Views
TRI-VALLEY FOODIST
Finding Italy at Gianni's in San RamonI recently acquired an addiction to pasta. Last month I visited Italy twice on wine press trips and averaged twice daily pasta consumption. Returning home, I...
Original post made by Deborah Grossman on Oct. 16, 2023There are no comments yet. 3839 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
California's solar power will plummet during Saturday's near-total solar eclipse. But your lights will stay on.On Saturday morning a solar eclipse lasting about three hours will obscure most of the sun across the full expanse of the state and beyond. The eclipse will eliminate...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 8, 2023Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Oct 15, 2023 at 10:10 am | 7 comments | 11734 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Condors in CaliforniaOf my partner's many talents, one of the most impressive is her ability to spot hawks while on drives, daily walks, or hikes. Anybody can look in the sky and see...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Oct. 11, 2023There are no comments yet. 1921 Views
TIM TALK
The governor provides a welcome surpriseGov. Gavin Newsom provided a surprise over the weekend when he vetoed a bill that would have given unemployment benefits to striking workers after two weeks on...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 5, 2023Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Oct 7, 2023 at 9:40 am | 6 comments | 2232 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Let's get a move onThe hardest part of moving is getting used to where everything is in the kitchen. The packing, taking down pictures, loading, coordinating movers, driving, unloading,...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Oct. 4, 2023There are no comments yet. 1833 Views
TRI-VALLEY FOODIST
Making wine for 140 years merits celebrationHow does a family honor the 140th continuous year of operating their business? For the fourth and fifth generation of the Wente family, a casual harvest dinner...
Original post made by Deborah Grossman on Oct. 2, 2023Last comment by Doug Miller, on Oct 4, 2023 at 7:27 am | 1 comment | 2179 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Considerations for Balancing Cost and RewardFurthering education typically requires more student loan debt. This is especially true for prospective graduate students who wish to study in a field that was not...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Oct. 4, 2023There are no comments yet. 1700 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Common GroundSometimes it feels like there is little common ground between Republicans and Democrats when it comes to climate change. We don’t agree on the cause, the...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 24, 2023Last comment by Eddie, on Sep 30, 2023 at 6:52 pm | 4 comments | 11024 Views
TIM TALK
Labor unions win big in SacramentoThe California Legislature wrapped up its two-year session a week ago and sent more than 900 bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Checking out the post-session news coverage,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 21, 2023Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Sep 28, 2023 at 7:16 am | 9 comments | 2512 Views
TRI-VALLEY FOODIST
Eating retro with TV dinnersRestaurants like to sell memories. Barbie-influenced pink ice cream popped up when the Barbie movie premiered. McDonald's offered adult Happy Meals with McD's...
Original post made by Deborah Grossman on Sep. 18, 2023Last comment by Jason Long, on Sep 26, 2023 at 4:56 pm | 8 comments | 4273 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Worried about the cost of climate change? Here is some hope.Many of us are wondering how we are going to fund efforts to limit global warming and adapt to the changes we cannot prevent. In California we are rapidly building...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 17, 2023Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Sep 23, 2023 at 9:00 pm | 25 comments | 12665 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Career Paths for DVMsVeterinary medicine is not limited to caring for cats and dogs in a suburban clinic. There is a vast array of veterinary medicine careers and also a range of postgraduate...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Aug. 8, 2023Last comment by Ella Durham, on Sep 19, 2023 at 8:52 pm | 3 comments | 2733 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Aspiration or commitment? Foothill College weighs its climate goals.Foothill College has a decision to make. Last summer the school was forced to close its pool due to a substantial leak. A subsequent investigation found that the...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 10, 2023Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Sep 17, 2023 at 6:36 am | 19 comments | 9644 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Palo Alto's Power PortfolioPalo Alto is currently reviewing its power portfolio and developing a plan to guide procurement in the coming decades. Senior Resource Planner Jim Stack gave an...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jul. 9, 2023Last comment by BobB, on Sep 14, 2023 at 8:55 am | 16 comments | 11487 Views
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