Super rushed: On PUSD’s perplexing play to not disclose popular Diolazo as next superintendent
“Pleasanton Unified has built a strong reputation in education by being more than a bare minimum district, yet it is the pass-fail grading scale they want to be measured on here.”
Who is the Independent’s ‘Community Coalition’?
Something called the “Community Coalition” has emerged with a website and a competing plan that it claims is better. What’s strange, even by The Independent’s “standards”, is no member of the coalition is identified. It’s an anonymous group.
Guest Opinion: Yes on Prop 38, to give my son and others a fighting chance
“Loving a child through cancer has taught me to hold two things at once: the fight for one more day and the fight for a future for others. I’m voting Yes on Prop 38 because whatever comes for my own son, I won’t let the next family face this without every tool science can offer.”
Letters: A letter to my sons | Clean Air Day is coming | Narum for City Council | In support of Larry Bird | Nick Shirley: one-man journalism
“These are the values behind my vote. Not simply a political label, but the kind of world I hope you will help create.”
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925 GIVES: Daylong donation drive benefits Tri-Valley nonprofits, including our own Embarcadero Media Foundation
“Today is an important 24 hours for nonprofit fundraising in the Tri-Valley. 3VCF is holding…
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College Profile: University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK)
Admissions to many flagship state universities used to be taken for granted, but this is not true for the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK). The university…
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Guest Opinion: Bernal Community Park – A misapplied asset
“We should get a better return on this prized possession. Let’s revisit Bernal Park and consider better outcomes.”


