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TIM TALK
Strizzi's celebrates 30 years on Main StreetOne of Pleasanton’s home-grown restaurants is celebrating a milestone 30-year anniversary this month. Strizzi’s has anchored the corner of Main and...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 17, 2019There are no comments yet. 171 Views
TIM TALK
The mayor has ambitious goals for life sciences in the valleyPleasanton Mayor Jerry Thorne has made no bones about his ambition for life science companies in his city and the Tri-Valley. He reminded attendees at the 2nd...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 15, 2019Last comment by john clarkk, 8 hours ago | 3 comments | 626 Views
TIM TALK
Fighting wildfires from the airWith the extreme fire danger in Northern California looming and PG&E preparing to shutdown power to as many as 800,000 customers, CalFire moved to deploy its...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 9, 2019Last comment by Oliver, on Oct 15, 2019 at 7:16 am | 3 comments | 1149 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: The "Right" Way to Eat an ArtichokeAt dinner recently, my husband and I were eating artichokes and having a spirited conversation, as we often do. I looked over at one point and noticed he was eating...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Oct. 11, 2019Last comment by BrendaAnderson, on Oct 14, 2019 at 2:06 am | 1 comment | 1981 Views
DOING COLLEGE
The 6 Top Mistakes Made by High School Students Applying to College1. Not balancing your college list by admission probability is a recipe for disappointing results. Reach schools have low and very low admit rates; they are...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Oct. 10, 2019Last comment by POPOFF Marketing, on Oct 14, 2019 at 1:30 am | 4 comments | 1175 Views
TIM TALK
A different perspective on terror groups targeting IsraelI heard a different perspective on Muslim terrorism from Pierre Rashad Houssney, the executive director of Horizons International, when he presented to the Barnabas...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 8, 2019Last comment by sumandesai, on Oct 11, 2019 at 5:59 am | 6 comments | 835 Views
TIM TALK
A different perspective on terror groups targeting IsraelI heard a different perspective on Muslim terrorism from Pierre Rashad Houssney, the executive director of Horizons International, when he presented to the Barnabas...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 8, 2019There are no comments yet. 0 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: Get Real"Be grateful for every scar life inflicts on you. Where we're unhurt is where we are false. Where we're wounded and healed [my italics is where our real...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Oct. 4, 2019Last comment by Old Enough to Know Better, on Oct 8, 2019 at 3:17 am | 3 comments | 2691 Views
TIM TALK
Paying it forward by mentoringWhen it comes to touching lives of businesspeople, Joe Cristiano of Pleasanton may have reached more entrepreneurs one-on-one than anyone I know of or have met....
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 3, 2019Last comment by Cholo, on Oct 4, 2019 at 1:22 pm | 1 comment | 1343 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Why Make a College Application Resume?A resume shows colleges who you are beyond your grades and test scores. Many colleges recommend and some even require a resume of your activities and achievements...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Oct. 3, 2019Last comment by 125, on Oct 3, 2019 at 11:21 am | 1 comment | 1371 Views
TIM TALK
AB5 could be death knell to printed daily newspapersNewspaper readers and publishers can thank the state Legislature and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez in particular for destroying what’s left of their business...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 1, 2019Last comment by DKHSK, on Oct 2, 2019 at 4:00 am | 5 comments | 1318 Views
TIM TALK
Dublin council stays the course with inside hireThe Dublin City Council followed a well-established pattern when it moved immediately to replace retiring City Manager Chris Foss with Assistant City Manager Linda...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 24, 2019Last comment by raichad0, on Sep 30, 2019 at 12:12 am | 1 comment | 1020 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Helping Partners Become Couples (vs. Helping Couples Become Partners)I was recently told that my tag line, Helping Partners Become Couples, is backwards and should be Helping Couples Become Partners. In my experience with many,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 21, 2019There are no comments yet. 2299 Views
TIM TALK
Traveling the world in AirbnbsWhen I received a press release last month touting Airbnb’s explosive growth across the world, my mind turned immediately to my Pleasanton friends Jay and...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 5, 2019Last comment by Boring, on Sep 6, 2019 at 11:06 pm | 5 comments | 1699 Views
TIM TALK
More silliness from San FranciscoFortunately, San Francisco Mayor London Breed is acting like the adult in the room., After the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed new descriptions for felons,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 29, 2019Last comment by Cholo, on Sep 4, 2019 at 11:24 am | 17 comments | 1704 Views
TIM TALK
Round and around the roundaboutsWe choose a good week to get out of town and enjoy the mountains around Lake Tahoe last week. It was hot by Lake August standards, but much more reasonable that...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 3, 2019Last comment by Barbara, on Sep 4, 2019 at 10:12 am | 4 comments | 1217 Views
AROUND TOWN
Kathy-to-Kayla deal keeps Gourmet Works open
Customers of Gourmet Works celebrated its sale last month at a "Hello-Goodbye" street party for the store's 20-year owner Kathy Starkey (on...
Original post made by Jeb Bing on Jul. 4, 2019Last comment by Jeb Bing, on Sep 3, 2019 at 6:11 pm | 3 comments | 1847 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sandia’s ‘Operation Backpack” helps kids from Bay Area military families
Employees at Sandia National Laboratories joined children from Northern California military families in going back to school last week, or rather the...
Original post made by Jeb Bing on Aug. 24, 2019Last comment by Jeb Bing, on Sep 3, 2019 at 6:10 pm | 3 comments | 1089 Views
TIM TALK
Round and around the roundaboutsWe choose a good week to get out of town and enjoy the mountains around Lake Tahoe last week. It was hot by Lake August standards, but much more reasonable that...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 3, 2019There are no comments yet. 0 Views
TIM TALK
Round and around the roundaboutsWe choose a good week to get out of town and enjoy the mountains around Lake Tahoe last week. It was hot by Lake August standards, but much more reasonable that...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 3, 2019There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Premarital and Couples: The "Right" Way to Eat an Artichoke
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 1,981 views
The 6 Top Mistakes Made by High School Students Applying to College
By Elizabeth LaScala | 4 comments | 1,175 views
The mayor has ambitious goals for life sciences in the valley
By Tim Hunt | 3 comments | 626 views
