Local Blogs
Interested in becoming a blogger? Show all bloggers
Sort by: Most recent blog/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any blog label will display all recent posts on that blog
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: Are Female Orgasms the Key to Inner Hunger in Women?While watching a video about gratitude on TED, I stumbled across a video of Nicole Daedone's talk about the inner "hunger" in women; truly a cry for connection...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 28, 2020There are no comments yet. 482 Views
TIM TALK
Celebrating the life of one of Pleasanton's true charactersFriends and family celebrated the life of one of Pleasanton’s true characters, Howard Neely, on Feb. 16 at the Veteran’s Hall. Howard died at the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 27, 2020Last comment by Mack, 17 hours ago | 3 comments | 765 Views
TIM TALK
Banning natural gas heating in Dublin?California’s extreme climate goals are continuing to take a toll. Last year, the state energy commission approved plans from several cities and Marin County...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 20, 2020Last comment by MichaelB, on Feb 27, 2020 at 8:02 am | 36 comments | 2036 Views
DOING COLLEGE
How to Make General Education Requirements Work for You!Graduating seniors about to attend college or juniors considering which colleges to apply to should look carefully at a college’s general education (GE) requirements....
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Feb. 12, 2020Last comment by pubg lite for pc, on Feb 27, 2020 at 2:51 am | 23 comments | 1642 Views
DOING COLLEGE
The Four Must Dos on College Campus VisitsAmong the most exciting parts of the college search, and certainly one of the most important, is the campus visit. There is no better way to find out if a college...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Feb. 26, 2020There are no comments yet. 890 Views
TIM TALK
Big money pouring into Livermore referendumsThree Livermore residents who have largely bankrolled the Friends of Livermore political activities for the last decade are playing the same role in the two ballot...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 21, 2020Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Feb 25, 2020 at 7:18 pm | 15 comments | 2814 Views
TIM TALK
High-stakes water battle continues in the Delta and courtSolving California’s structural problem with its water distribution system has frustrated Governors Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brown during both of...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 25, 2020There are no comments yet. 920 Views
TIM TALK
Tri-Valley City Serve on the move in 2020City Serve of the Tri-Valley is anticipating major upgrades to its services this year. CEO Christine Beitsch-Bahmani, who came on board last summer, outlined...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 30, 2020Last comment by Honolulu Scuba Diving Tour, on Feb 25, 2020 at 4:25 am | 3 comments | 1413 Views
TIM TALK
Putting a positive spin on bad newsYou’ve got to give Joe D’Alessandro credit for trying to make lemonade out of a bad lemon situation. Responding to news that Oracle moved its annual Open World...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 26, 2019Last comment by Kritikas, on Feb 24, 2020 at 12:59 am | 10 comments | 1999 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Tell Me More About University of California-MercedLocated near Yosemite National Park in the San Joaquin Valley, two hours from San Francisco, UC-Merced is the smallest and newest campus in the University of California...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Jan. 14, 2020Last comment by lindwill, on Feb 24, 2020 at 12:46 am | 17 comments | 4327 Views
TIM TALK
A favorite restaurant closes its doorsThere’s a big hole in the restaurant lineup in Hacienda Business Park. Sweet & Savory, the breakfast/lunch restaurant and bakery, closed earlier this year....
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 18, 2020Last comment by JeriAnn, on Feb 23, 2020 at 11:09 pm | 6 comments | 2776 Views
TIM TALK
Four men pass who left imprints on the valleyThe Independent edition last week sadly contained obituaries of four people who played key roles in the valley and the city of Livermore over many years. Topping...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 3, 2020Last comment by Isabellweirr, on Feb 23, 2020 at 10:27 pm | 7 comments | 1311 Views
TIM TALK
Miracle Messages reconnects homeless people with their relativesSome good news on the otherwise dismal front of dealing with the people who are homeless. Miracle Messages, based in San Francisco, just completed its 300th reunion...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 13, 2020Last comment by Duane Reade Survey, on Feb 17, 2020 at 9:44 pm | 2 comments | 1135 Views
TIM TALK
Plenty of blame to go around for fires and power shutoffsAssemblyman James Gallagher wrote an opinion piece for CalMatters.org that offered a perspective that’s too often been missing from stories detailing the utility’s...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 3, 2019Last comment by walkthroughsolutions, on Feb 17, 2020 at 1:59 pm | 16 comments | 1677 Views
TIM TALK
Two key water studies launched this monthTwo major studies that directly effect the quality and cost of the Tri-Valley’s drinking water got underway this month. In Sacramento, the Newsom Administration...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 23, 2020Last comment by Jhon, on Feb 12, 2020 at 10:39 pm | 8 comments | 1731 Views
TIM TALK
Way past time to resume planning East PleasantonFour years after halting work on the East Pleasanton Specific Plan during the drought, the City Council is considering the next step in with a new lead developer,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 5, 2020Last comment by walalipa678@getnada.com, on Feb 12, 2020 at 1:46 am | 9 comments | 2070 Views
TIM TALK
Coronavirus causes shift in Veeva's meeting plansThe coronavirus in China changed plans dramatically for Pleasanton-based Veeva Systems. The maker of cloud-computing software for the pharmaceutical and life...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 11, 2020There are no comments yet. 512 Views
TIM TALK
Unchained labs teams are free to do it their wayPleasanton-based Unchained Labs is a study in contrasts. • The executive photos on the web page look like they were asked to act goofy. They complied. • The...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by Kolom PC, on Feb 8, 2020 at 10:17 am | 5 comments | 1774 Views
COUPLE'S NET
"Don't Compare Your Insides with Someone Else's Outside"Doesn't everyone look together? The happy couple? Doing their job well? Driving their nice car? Getting schoolwork done? Christmas or Hanukkah shopping? Cooking...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 7, 2020There are no comments yet. 2995 Views
TIM TALK
Talking historical hops with Otis NostrandIf you ever have the chance to hear Eric “Otis” Nostrand talk about the history of hops in Pleasanton, jump at the opportunity. Otis spoke to the Pleasanton...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 26, 2019Last comment by shritech, on Jan 29, 2020 at 10:27 pm | 4 comments | 1855 Views
Page 1 of 102
All your news. All in one place. Every day.
Premarital and Couples: Here Be Dragons!
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 2,709 views
High-stakes water battle continues in the Delta and court
By Tim Hunt | 0 comments | 920 views
The Four Must Dos on College Campus Visits
By Elizabeth LaScala | 0 comments | 890 views
