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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Are you ready to ditch disposables?Two years ago, in February 2020, I wrote about Palo Alto’s...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 29, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 3, 2022 at 5:27 pm | 15 comments | 6879 Views
TIM TALK
Making wise college choicesWhen John Jackson wants to get national college leaders’ attention, he will introduce himself as a Christian college president from Northern California. Chiropractors...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 31, 2022Last comment by Tracey C Jones, on Jun 1, 2022 at 9:09 am | 2 comments | 1170 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Don't Wait Till Your Child is 42 to Say "I'm Proud of You."I was looking through old journals just now. Some of it was painful to remember, some was joyful. One item I came across was a card from my mother congratulating...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 21, 2022Last comment by Jennifer, on May 27, 2022 at 5:23 pm | 6 comments | 3712 Views
TIM TALK
Sacramento debates how to spend record surplus--no talk of reducing taxesGov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature are debating how to divvy up the abundance of tax receipts that the capitol is awash in. The governor released his May budget...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 24, 2022Last comment by Joe V, on May 26, 2022 at 10:22 am | 4 comments | 1359 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
A bike ride to Domenico'sYears ago I ate at this deli in Danville called Domenico's. It was one of the best sandwiches I’ve had in my life. However, because I don’t really have any reason...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 25, 2022There are no comments yet. 2032 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Interview Prep for Grad SchoolIt takes more than grades, recommendations, test scores, essays, and work samples to get into graduate school. Some masters’ programs may invite applicants...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on May. 25, 2022There are no comments yet. 1710 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Why this district attorney race mattersThere has never been an election like the one we are going to have on June 7th. Four candidates are running for Alameda County District Attorney, and none of them...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 18, 2022Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on May 21, 2022 at 3:49 pm | 4 comments | 2123 Views
TIM TALK
Critical June elections for Alameda County sheriff and district attorneyAlameda County voters face two crucial decisions concerning law enforcement in the June 7 primary. You likely already have received your ballot because they were...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 17, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on May 20, 2022 at 3:42 pm | 5 comments | 3242 Views
TIM TALK
Film asks when does a person become a person?After the unprecedented leak of a draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn the landmark Roe vs. Wade abortion case, abortion has rocketed back into the headlines...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 19, 2022Last comment by Jake Waters, on May 20, 2022 at 2:19 pm | 5 comments | 1550 Views
AROUND THE VALLEY
A seat at the tableThe quest to make nutritious food available to all public school students for free is a laudable idea, but some students say the school-provided food isn’t...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on May. 18, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on May 18, 2022 at 5:44 pm | 1 comment | 1900 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
We need stable, climate-forward land use policiesWith the growing demand for renewable energy, domestic mineral supplies, new long-distance transmission lines, and subterranean repositories for captured CO2 and...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 15, 2022Last comment by chris aoki, on May 18, 2022 at 1:07 pm | 4 comments | 5974 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Need some help choosing a plant-based milk?A few weeks ago I found myself staring into a refrigerator case full of plant-based milks, with no idea which one to choose or why. A guy next to me was doing the...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 8, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on May 13, 2022 at 8:15 pm | 13 comments | 8012 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Use Your Words!If you’re a parent, you’ve said ‘Use Your Words’ a million times. Now I’m saying them to you: Use Your Words! ==B Direct and Indirect...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 13, 2022There are no comments yet. 4072 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Silicon Valley Burnout?Psychologists Herbert Freudenberger & Gail North identified the concept of burnout in the 1970s and assigned it 12 stages of development and experience. {IMG...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 6, 2022Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on May 12, 2022 at 1:19 pm | 2 comments | 8436 Views
TIM TALK
Hacienda Business Park turns 40 this yearPleasanton started a dramatic change in the early 1980s that transformed a small residential community into a job and retail center. Leafing through the Chamber...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 12, 2022There are no comments yet. 1751 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Made in home
After my IKEA cutting board started splintering I was in the market for another cutting board. Every time I decide that I need to get something...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 11, 2022There are no comments yet. 1627 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Master’s in Media Studies and Communications: Five Questions to Ask YourselfMaster’s programs in media studies and communications take different forms depending on your specific interests in journalism, marketing, and social media. Here...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on May. 10, 2022There are no comments yet. 1644 Views
TIM TALK
Honoring exceptional Tri-Valley studentsChecking out the list of the 11th annual Dreammakers and Risktakers honored last week by the Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group and you cannot help but be highly...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 9, 2022There are no comments yet. 1296 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Let's bury our CO2. What could possibly go wrong?We did not act early enough on climate change, and we continue to burn through our carbon budget too fast. As a result, we are faced with the need to capture and...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 1, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on May 9, 2022 at 10:23 am | 13 comments | 8566 Views
TIM TALK
Time to move school district headquartersPleasanton school officials and trustees are headed in the right direction with the plan to relocate the district headquarters to buildings in Hacienda Business...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 3, 2022Last comment by Kathleen+Ruegsegger, on May 8, 2022 at 8:35 am | 4 comments | 1642 Views
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2022 guide to summer camps
Looking for something for the kids to do this summer, learn something new and have fun? The Summer Camp Guide features local camps for all ages and interests.