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TIM TALK

Legislature debates spending tax windfall

It takes a real political insider with a commitment to dig down into the weeds to follow some of the machinations in Sacramento, Washington D.C. and with various...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 11, 2015
There are no comments yet. 12464 Views

TIM TALK

Wise shift by Summerhill

The decision by Summerhill Homes to switch its planned apartment complex to for-sale condominiums is good news. Pleasanton needs more variety of housing options...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 23, 2015
There are no comments yet. 13006 Views

TIM TALK

Bonilla announces no re-match in Senate race

At this point, there will not be re-matches for the seats representing the Tri-Valley in either the state Senate or the Assembly. This week, Politico reported...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 15, 2015
There are no comments yet. 12061 Views

TIM TALK

Decision time for the Raiders?

The future of the Raiders in Oakland potentially will be resolved over the next two weeks. Owner Mark Davis will be in New York tomorrow meeting with the National...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 5, 2016
There are no comments yet. 10182 Views

TIM TALK

The Lund Ranch saga

The “first round” of politics on the Lund Ranch II development may have ended with the City Council’s 3-1 approval of the 43-home project Tuesday...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 7, 2016
There are no comments yet. 12533 Views

TIM TALK

Football, French horns and film

Veteran ushers at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco may have been taken aback Wednesday evening when patrons wearing football jerseys and blue jeans stepped...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 4, 2016
There are no comments yet. 11664 Views

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Audibles worked well at Super Bowl breakfast

Plenty of audibles were smoothly called Saturday morning at the San Francisco Hilton Hotel when Athletes in Action celebrated the Super Bowl 50 breakfast with the...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 6, 2016
There are no comments yet. 11798 Views

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Travelling to Iraq with Pastor Tim

Tim Barley is known around Valley Bible Church as the “pastor of disaster.” He has earned that nickname by being the person the church sends to challenging...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 16, 2016
There are no comments yet. 14424 Views

TIM TALK

BART directors have a big sales job ahead

There are striking differences with transit use between Northern and Southern California. In the Bay Area, BART has been dealing with its aging trains and stations...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 18, 2016
There are no comments yet. 10810 Views

TIM TALK

How's this for an engagement offer?

Dan Ashton spoke like anything but a grieving husband when he shared memories of his late wife, Barbara, at her memorial service last week. He started out by giving...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 1, 2016
There are no comments yet. 12010 Views

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School board should heed advice from council members

City Council members offered school trustees some excellent advice at their meeting this week—be careful about putting a bond measure on the November ballot. Several...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 17, 2016
There are no comments yet. 58625 Views

TIM TALK

More changes in place for daily newspapers

The struggle for what the future is of print/digital journalism has taken a couple of notable of weeks, both featuring Digital First, the parent company of the...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 4, 2016
There are no comments yet. 12945 Views

TIM TALK

Comparing new valley superintendents

Three Tri-Valley school districts will have new superintendents by the time school starts in August. Pleasanton school trustees already have made their choice,...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 5, 2016
There are no comments yet. 12350 Views

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Intriguing plans for the Beyer Ranch in Livermore wine country

Pleasanton vintner and commercial property owner Mike Callahan has been working for three years to give the growing Livermore Valley wine industry a major shot in...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 2, 2016
There are no comments yet. 18758 Views

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Miley's easy win ties to his habit of showing up

Pleasanton elected officials and community leaders did not know what to expect when the Alameda County Board of Supervisors redrew the district boundaries and moved...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 16, 2016
There are no comments yet. 12063 Views

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In-and-Out, Big Macs and budgets

Wonder why McDonald’s has re-organized to try and spark sales (it has been working nationally). We stopped for fast food in Salinas last Saturday at 7 p.m....

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 7, 2016
There are no comments yet. 12612 Views

TIM TALK

Tiger planning to join Phil at Silverado

The big news on the golf front today is that Tiger Woods is planning to return to professional golf and announced he will be playing the Safewaty Open at Silverado...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 6, 2016
There are no comments yet. 10879 Views

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Friends of Livermore has a new foe

The Friends of Livermore political action group celebrated big time after last week’s election when the candidates it backed financially and publicly won easily. Bob...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 17, 2016
There are no comments yet. 9756 Views

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Family and football traditions

Thanksgiving Day brings back many memories including the football games and the just completed Big Game. This season, which includes my parents’ wedding anniversary,...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 24, 2016
There are no comments yet. 10499 Views

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Zone 7 water rate increase sparks protest

The Pleasanton City Council got quite an earful from three residents last week on a consent calendar item that was favorable to residents’ wallets. Three...

Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 13, 2016
There are no comments yet. 12039 Views

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It takes a real political insider with a commitment to dig down into the weeds to follow some of the machinations in Sacramento, Washington D.C. and with various...

The decision by Summerhill Homes to switch its planned apartment complex to for-sale condominiums is good news. Pleasanton needs more variety of housing options...

At this point, there will not be re-matches for the seats representing the Tri-Valley in either the state Senate or the Assembly. This week, Politico reported...

The future of the Raiders in Oakland potentially will be resolved over the next two weeks. Owner Mark Davis will be in New York tomorrow meeting with the National...

The “first round” of politics on the Lund Ranch II development may have ended with the City Council’s 3-1 approval of the 43-home project Tuesday...

Veteran ushers at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco may have been taken aback Wednesday evening when patrons wearing football jerseys and blue jeans stepped...

Plenty of audibles were smoothly called Saturday morning at the San Francisco Hilton Hotel when Athletes in Action celebrated the Super Bowl 50 breakfast with the...

Tim Barley is known around Valley Bible Church as the “pastor of disaster.” He has earned that nickname by being the person the church sends to challenging...

There are striking differences with transit use between Northern and Southern California. In the Bay Area, BART has been dealing with its aging trains and stations...

Dan Ashton spoke like anything but a grieving husband when he shared memories of his late wife, Barbara, at her memorial service last week. He started out by giving...

City Council members offered school trustees some excellent advice at their meeting this week—be careful about putting a bond measure on the November ballot. Several...

The struggle for what the future is of print/digital journalism has taken a couple of notable of weeks, both featuring Digital First, the parent company of the...

Three Tri-Valley school districts will have new superintendents by the time school starts in August. Pleasanton school trustees already have made their choice,...

Pleasanton vintner and commercial property owner Mike Callahan has been working for three years to give the growing Livermore Valley wine industry a major shot in...

Pleasanton elected officials and community leaders did not know what to expect when the Alameda County Board of Supervisors redrew the district boundaries and moved...

Wonder why McDonald’s has re-organized to try and spark sales (it has been working nationally). We stopped for fast food in Salinas last Saturday at 7 p.m....

The big news on the golf front today is that Tiger Woods is planning to return to professional golf and announced he will be playing the Safewaty Open at Silverado...

The Friends of Livermore political action group celebrated big time after last week’s election when the candidates it backed financially and publicly won easily. Bob...

Thanksgiving Day brings back many memories including the football games and the just completed Big Game. This season, which includes my parents’ wedding anniversary,...

The Pleasanton City Council got quite an earful from three residents last week on a consent calendar item that was favorable to residents’ wallets. Three...

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