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TIM TALK
Robots Stony and Robby saving thousands of steps for serversResidents of Stoneridge Creek in Pleasanton have been served since October by robots in their dining room. Zachary Ziegler, the director of food and beverage at...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 19, 2022Last comment by Pat Trisham, on Jul 19, 2022 at 3:39 pm | 1 comment | 1618 Views
TIM TALK
Poor downtown zoning decision should be reversedContrasting zoning debates offers insights into priorities for community leaders. Consider that Berkeley, AKA the People’s Republic of Berzerkley, is moving...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 5, 2021Last comment by Willy, on Aug 9, 2021 at 9:37 am | 1 comment | 1615 Views
TIM TALK
Understanding how PG&E failed with gas lines and transmission linesIt is stunning to learn that the part that failed on a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. high-voltage transmission tower to spark the Camp Fire that destroyed Paradise...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 22, 2022Last comment by Long Time Pleasanton Resident, on Sep 26, 2022 at 12:43 pm | 6 comments | 1611 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Getting Organized for Your Junior Year in High SchoolTimes have changed and getting into college is much different than it was even five years ago. Selecting a college is a big decision, and both public and private...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Sep. 1, 2022There are no comments yet. 1608 Views
TIM TALK
Spinning the Livermore school bond issueWhen it comes to putting a spin on for voters, the Livermore school district leadership is rivaling the spinmeisters in the Biden White House. Similar to the Pleasanton...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 23, 2022Last comment by Livermore Taxpayer, on Aug 24, 2022 at 10:30 am | 3 comments | 1572 Views
TIM TALK
Legislators and governor debate spending instead of savingSacramento legislators undoubtedly are taking a deep breath and celebrating today after meeting the voter-imposed June 15 deadline to pass a 2022-23 budget. It calls...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 14, 2022Last comment by iceblocky, on Jun 16, 2022 at 6:48 am | 7 comments | 1516 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
The state of mental health careOn August 15th, the National Union of Healthcare Workers launched a strike with the principal goal of reducing the workload for the nearly 2,000 mental health clinicians...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Sep. 21, 2022There are no comments yet. 1515 Views
TIM TALK
High vacation season and great sports television from overseasThis is high vacation week in the United States. If Memorial Day is the official start of summer, in many areas it really kickoffs this week—certainly that’s...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 7, 2022Last comment by Cal Morton, on Jul 11, 2022 at 12:37 pm | 2 comments | 1483 Views
TIM TALK
State open meeting act requires update after Dublin school trustees' actionsWhen the legal counsel for the Dublin school district decided that three members did not violate the state’s open meeting act during discussion of new election...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 2, 2022Last comment by Joe V, on Aug 4, 2022 at 12:37 pm | 1 comment | 1473 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Tell Me More about University of California-DavisWelcome to the second in a series of articles about the University of California system. In a deliberate step away from those omnipresent rankings and instead going...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Sep. 9, 2022There are no comments yet. 1471 Views
TIM TALK
Dublin faces difficult financial choices in a few yearsDublin will have two new city council members next month after the election is certified and they can join the incumbents in starting to wrestle with a new financial...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 22, 2016Last comment by res1, on Nov 27, 2016 at 9:08 pm | 1 comment | 1451 Views
TIM TALK
Zone 7 water needs new Delta conveyanceSixty years ago, the State Water Project opened and providing potable water to millions of Californians as well as surface water to San Joaquin Valley growers and...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 18, 2022There are no comments yet. 1426 Views
TIM TALK
Is life an accident or is it created?Reading various opinions and watching the news concerning the Supreme Court’s reversing of Roe v. Wade there’s a common refrain. For those favoring...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 28, 2022Last comment by Kevin, on Jun 29, 2022 at 5:16 pm | 10 comments | 1424 Views
TIM TALK
Kelly Bowers ready to hit the ground running with 3 Valleys FoundationWhen Livermore schools superintendent Kelly Bowers retires at the end of the month, she will jump almost immediately into a new adventure. After a week off, she...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 12, 2022There are no comments yet. 1414 Views
TIM TALK
High-speed rail boondoggle continues to stagger forwardTaxpayers in California suffered through another dubious milestone this month when the board charged with constructing the high-speed rail approved environmental...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 30, 2022Last comment by paul, on Aug 30, 2022 at 12:15 pm | 1 comment | 1380 Views
TIM TALK
Gov. Newsom tries to split the baby on nukes and electrical powerIt’s been interesting to watch His Highness Gov. Gavin Newsom try to dance on the head of a pin as he embraces and pushes full green policies while simultaneously...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 16, 2022Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Aug 16, 2022 at 10:16 am | 1 comment | 1352 Views
TIM TALK
The blind rush to green powerCalifornia regulators, legislators and the governor continue to blindly push the state toward zero carbon emissions without any regard for the big picture. Gov....
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 20, 2022Last comment by JJ, on Sep 25, 2022 at 7:21 pm | 9 comments | 1344 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Hiring Part-Time College Application ReadersWith the recent surge in college applications, schools have begun to outsource the work of their admission counseling staff (aka admission officers) by hiring part-time...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Sep. 14, 2022There are no comments yet. 1323 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Tell Me More about UC-IrvineWelcome to the third in a series of articles about the University of California system. For the sake of fairness, going alphabetically, the first article was all...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Sep. 22, 2022There are no comments yet. 1291 Views
AROUND THE VALLEY
Training 'empowers' volunteers to help"It could be a domestic violence issue. It could be a sexual assault issue. Sometimes it's a life-functioning issue. Sometimes it's someone feeling suicidal....
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Jul. 5, 2022There are no comments yet. 1291 Views
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