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TIM TALK
Battle over downtown Livermore plan heats upThe Friends of Livermore just made this fall's election season even more interesting. When the Livermore City Council approved the downtown plan this month, the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 20, 2018Last comment by Pete, 2 hours ago | 4 comments | 1140 Views
TIM TALK
An efficient government employee taking out the pestsAfter failing on several attempts to wipe out two yellowjacket nests (my bride was stung a few times), a friend from Contra Costa County mentioned she could not...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 11, 2018Last comment by ElmerMays, 4 hours ago | 3 comments | 455 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples: Sex and Connection (Chicken or Egg?)I usually stay away from gender generalization because people are unique; additionally, gender-based comments are not useful to men or women. But in the case of...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by Ghaha12, 5 hours ago | 2 comments | 590 Views
TIM TALK
Pool service changes its business modelA Pleasanton institution will close this week when the Pleasanton Pool Center shutters its retail store on Sunol Boulevard. The building has housed a pool center...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 28, 2018Last comment by Alina Olive, 8 hours ago | 4 comments | 582 Views
TIM TALK
Rolling back guards, guns and gates in LivermoreThe San Francisco Business Times Tri-Valley event held earlier this month at Bishop Ranch featured three discussions. I already have reported on the conversation...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 21, 2018Last comment by Kate Magill, 10 hours ago | 3 comments | 1028 Views
AROUND TOWN
Livermore researcher named one of country’s “brightest engineers” at MIT symposium
Sandia National Laboratories researcher Brandon Heimer (pictured in photo by Dino Vournas) has been named one of the country’s top young engineers...
Original post made by Jeb Bing on Sep. 10, 2018Last comment by Tobby, 19 hours ago | 4 comments | 739 Views
TIM TALK
Will the new tax law chase wealthy Californians out?Is the limitation on state and local sales tax deductions brought about by the 2017 federal tax reform going to motivate wealthy Californians to leave the state? Next...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 18, 2018Last comment by Cholo, on Sep 20, 2018 at 12:06 pm | 6 comments | 549 Views
TIM TALK
Thoughts on the state of the economyLiz Ann Sonders, the senior vice president and chief investment strategies for Charles Schwab, told members and guests of the Pleasanton Men’s Club that the current...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 13, 2018Last comment by Cholo, on Sep 19, 2018 at 11:42 am | 2 comments | 496 Views
TIM TALK
Families making $117k qualify for subsidized housingThe headline in the East Bay Times was stunning: “Low income is the Bay Area is $117,400.” That’s the updated number from the federal Dept. of Housing and...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 26, 2018Last comment by Sahil Arora, on Sep 18, 2018 at 2:20 am | 9 comments | 1730 Views
TIM TALK
Stand Down set next month at fairgroundsThe bi-annual East Bay Stand Down returns to the Alameda County Fairgrounds Sept. 16-19 to provide services to homeless and at-risk veterans. The vets will stay...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 23, 2018Last comment by Arvind, on Sep 15, 2018 at 2:53 am | 2 comments | 557 Views
TIM TALK
Health care cost measure is a mess in LivermoreLivermore voters will face an initiative on the Nov. 6 ballot that simply should not be decided by voters. Measure U asks voters give the city the authority to...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 30, 2018Last comment by Valleycare RN, on Sep 14, 2018 at 6:26 pm | 9 comments | 1930 Views
AROUND TOWN
Livermore’s Sandia leading study for hydrogen-powered research ship
Marine research could soon be possible without the risk of polluting either the air or the ocean thanks to a new ship design and feasibility study...
Original post made by Jeb Bing on Jul. 5, 2018Last comment by momo, on Sep 13, 2018 at 7:00 am | 1 comment | 965 Views
TIM TALK
Wrapping up a 100-year-old detective jobRetired Alameda County law enforcement officers completed an important two-year detective project when they dedicated the headstone on the previously unmarked grave...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 21, 2018Last comment by Jaipur Escorts, on Sep 12, 2018 at 11:10 pm | 5 comments | 3020 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples: Three Categories of SexIn his book Passionate Marriage, David Schnarch describes the research of Donald Mosher regarding three categories -- or styles -- of sex (pg. 244-260). I find these...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 7, 2018Last comment by the_punnisher, on Sep 10, 2018 at 5:34 pm | 2 comments | 3135 Views
TIM TALK
Blurring the rights of citizenshipThe Democrat party’s embrace of illegal aliens continues to grow. Consider a bill passed by the Legislature that would allow illegal immigrants to serve in...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 4, 2018Last comment by Cholo, on Sep 10, 2018 at 3:01 pm | 11 comments | 692 Views
TIM TALK
Borg is frustrated but pushing through huge challengesReuben Borg's thriving fencing business changed dramatically Aug. 17 when a fire destroyed the warehouse he was leasing near the Pleasanton transfer station. Firefighters...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 6, 2018Last comment by Another Ptown Dad, on Sep 8, 2018 at 11:28 am | 1 comment | 719 Views
TIM TALK
California's permanent drought is getting worseThe state water board dropped the proverbial other shoe last week when it announced plans to significantly increase water flows through the San Joaquin Delta, meaning...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 12, 2018Last comment by New Year 2019 Images , on Sep 7, 2018 at 9:01 am | 11 comments | 1562 Views
DOING COLLEGE
An Inside Look at College AdvisingApplying to college can be one of the most bewildering as well as rewarding experiences for high school students and their families. Today, I thought I would paint...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Jul. 22, 2018Last comment by Sirma Jones, on Sep 3, 2018 at 10:06 pm | 6 comments | 1099 Views
TIM TALK
The Kaye's leave a great legacy in the valleyThe Tri-Valley will lose a dynamic couple who moved here to be closer to family when they leave in August to chase their family to the Portland area. Ted and Dale...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 5, 2018Last comment by Sahil Arora, on Aug 30, 2018 at 10:44 pm | 6 comments | 2012 Views
AROUND TOWN
Developers tweak plans for Spotorno acreage in hopes for approval
A development group once rebuffed in its plan to build pricey homes along Alisal Street on a 31-acre site known as the Spotorno Flat thinks its new...
Original post made by Jeb Bing on Aug. 27, 2018Last comment by Jerry Nagra, on Aug 30, 2018 at 5:48 pm | 1 comment | 489 Views
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Battle over downtown Livermore plan heats up
By Tim Hunt | 4 comments | 1,140 views
Couples: Sex and Connection (Chicken or Egg?)
By Chandrama Anderson | 2 comments | 590 views
