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Tri-Valley grows as economic powerhouseThe Tri-Valley is growing as an economic powerhouse that compares with the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. The GDP for the valley is about $42 billion with...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 19, 2018There are no comments yet. 9406 Views
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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, 2018There are no comments yet. 9736 Views
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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, 2018There are no comments yet. 8950 Views
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Dublin school trustees move ahead with new high school siteTuesday was a big night for key decisions on growth in Dublin. The Dublin school board voted unanimously to purchase the 23.5-acre Promenade site in East Dublin...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 27, 2018There are no comments yet. 10010 Views
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Tri-Valley and East Bay life sciences companies are flourishingLife sciences companies were spotlighted last week when the East Bay Economic Development Alliance brought its fall membership meeting to the Rosewood Commons Conference...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 2, 2018There are no comments yet. 9527 Views
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Striving for innovation at Sutter HealthWith health care costs continuing to increase and Obamacare facing an uncertain future, what’s clear is that health care providers need to continue to evolve and...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 20, 2018There are no comments yet. 13505 Views
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Narum, Woerner win big in Pleasanton and LivermorePleasanton voters apparently split the ticket between the current direction of the city and a change. Incumbent Councilwoman Kathy Narum cruised to an easy re-election,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 8, 2018There are no comments yet. 8891 Views
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Leisure Sports of Pleasanton and the Bay Club come togetherPleasanton-based Leisure Sports, Inc., parent company of ClubSport, evolved into the next phase of its growth this month when it sold five clubs to The Bay Club....
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 27, 2018There are no comments yet. 12427 Views
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Smart decision by college trustees to extend interim superintendent's contractThe Chabot Las Positas Community College trustees made a wise decision when they decided to extend the employment contract of interim Las Positas President Roanna...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 29, 2018There are no comments yet. 8443 Views
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Vericool gives second chancesLivermore-based start-up Vericool brings two goals to the marketplace: disrupting the thermal packaging industry while providing people who have been incarcerated...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 13, 2018There are no comments yet. 7565 Views
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The housing challenge facing California dims future prospectsTwo major stories reported last week nicely layout the challenge California faces. After a nearly 20-year approval process, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 18, 2018There are no comments yet. 9696 Views
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New Donlon school is at least four years awayPleasanton school district trustees reviewed potential financing options for the two schools on the Donlon Elementary School site this week, but any solution remains...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 17, 2019There are no comments yet. 8887 Views
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Dublin council should focus on East Dublin reviewDublin Mayor David Haubert likely knew that his concerns were heard when the city staff presented its long-awaited update on residential development across the city. Haubert...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 22, 2019There are no comments yet. 8961 Views
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Castlewood board recommends sale to the Bay ClubMembers of the Pleasanton's Castlewood Country Club will be voting next month on whether to sell the club and its two golf courses to the Bay Club. The club's...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 24, 2019There are no comments yet. 14062 Views
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Why an in-house interim chancellor makes sense for Chabot Las Positas districtThere’s an underlying reason for the parade of interim chancellors in the Chabot Las Positas Community College District. Pension reform legislation signed...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Feb. 7, 2019There are no comments yet. 8747 Views
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Disrupting the dog food business in DanvilleWhen it comes to disruptive companies innovating in the Tri-Valley, it’s easy to think of technology firms or life science companies. How about firms breaking...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 9, 2019There are no comments yet. 9036 Views
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Did Urban Shield make a difference?Retired Alameda County Sheriff’s Lt. Jim Knudsen added a real life perspective to the Board of Supervisors’ decision to end the Urban Shield anti-terrorist...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 17, 2019There are no comments yet. 8191 Views
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Striving to support children in foster careValerie Crane knows first-hand the challenges of serving foster children and their families. She serves as the executive director of Help One Child that has...
Original post made by pleasantonweekly.com on Nov. 5, 2019There are no comments yet. 5385 Views
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Haggerty's decision creates rare open seat on county boardCome January 2021, the Livermore Valley will have a new representative on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Scott Haggerty, who has represented...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 18, 2019There are no comments yet. 14388 Views
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Obituaries strike close to home in this season.In my season of life, reading obituaries has become personal. Earlier, it was reading about parents of friends from my youth who were passing. Now, it’s contemporaries. Tha...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Nov. 19, 2019There are no comments yet. 6012 Views
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