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TIM TALK
Finishing the snapshots of Tri-Valley gamechangersI’m wrapping up the coverage of the Gamechangers celebrated by the Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group earlier this month with its first in-person event in...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 31, 2022Last comment by Kevin, on Apr 2, 2022 at 2:26 pm | 1 comment | 2893 Views
TIM TALK
Two stories of UkraineFollowing on Ukraine with good news and bad news. A month ago, I wrote about a Ukrainian woman who worked for a construction company repairing my home. At the...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 29, 2022Last comment by RobertD., on Apr 2, 2022 at 2:10 pm | 6 comments | 4060 Views
AROUND THE VALLEY
A privilege to know him
Jerry Thorne lived most of his life in Northern California but he never lost the folksy, gentlemanly ways of the South where he was raised.
Thorne,...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Mar. 30, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on Mar 31, 2022 at 7:31 pm | 1 comment | 2507 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Back to earth
Last year, as spring rolled around, my partner had the brilliant idea of starting a garden. We had just come back from the farmers market and were...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Mar. 30, 2022Last comment by Jennifer, on Mar 31, 2022 at 2:23 pm | 1 comment | 2434 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Omnipresent GriefGrief is usually associated with a loss due to death. There are other losses we grieve: loss of a marriage, relationship or friendship, a job, our health, a miscarriage,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 25, 2022Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Mar 31, 2022 at 1:38 pm | 4 comments | 6365 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Vehicles turning right pose a danger to cyclists and pedestriansLast week I biked to Ace Hardware, just over a mile from my home, and when I came back I thought “Whoa, that was not fun.” There are some big four-way...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 20, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Mar 30, 2022 at 7:38 pm | 33 comments | 10324 Views
TIM TALK
Gamechanging companies are committed to Tri-ValleyListening to the companies honored at the Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group’s 2022 Gamechangers Awards earlier this month, it’s notable how consistent their...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 24, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on Mar 26, 2022 at 8:00 am | 2 comments | 2123 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Relationship with faithOver the past year, I’ve been working with various religious and secular institutions on making sure their values are reflected in local public policy. I myself...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Mar. 23, 2022There are no comments yet. 2388 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Mom Said a LotI’m going to share a piece I wrote in my mid-20s. You will see intergenerational wounds, and part of what I have had to work through in my own life. My husband...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 18, 2022Last comment by Kevin, on Mar 22, 2022 at 3:15 pm | 1 comment | 5168 Views
TIM TALK
The decades-long development saga finally comes to an endFor more than 150 years, the Spotorno family has owned its ranch east of Alisal Street on the Sycamore-Happy Valley loop south of Pleasanton. The family, under...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 22, 2022There are no comments yet. 2323 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Are you trying to use less gas?Some days (weeks) you just want to keep your eyes closed. You don’t want to watch the news, you don’t want to look at gas prices, you don’t want...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 13, 2022Last comment by Erlinda , on Mar 20, 2022 at 8:43 pm | 33 comments | 8920 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Dealing with changeWhen Jeremy Walsh and Gina Channell Wilcox from Embarcadero Media approached me about the opportunity to write a weekly blog for the Tri-Valley on a topic of my...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Mar. 16, 2022Last comment by Praveen, on Mar 20, 2022 at 7:04 pm | 3 comments | 2857 Views
AROUND THE VALLEY
Strength in numbersOur region is unique in that the five communities that make up the Tri-Valley -- the cities of Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin and San Ramon and the town of Danville...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Mar. 18, 2022Last comment by DublinMike, on Mar 19, 2022 at 10:31 am | 1 comment | 2631 Views
TIM TALK
Is Costco finally clear to build in Pleasanton?What’s next for the Costco warehouse store and two hotels planned for Johnson Drive in Pleasanton? Last week, the court of appeals denied the petition by Matt...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 17, 2022Last comment by Jake Waters, on Mar 17, 2022 at 9:27 pm | 2 comments | 4707 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Being Understood vs. Being RightReaders, you’ve often heard me asking, “Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy?” Many people get caught up in wanting to be right,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 11, 2022Last comment by Matt, on Mar 15, 2022 at 6:15 pm | 1 comment | 5612 Views
TIM TALK
Celebrating the Tri-Valley's game changing companiesThe buzz of conversation was huge when business, government and other leaders gathered to celebrate the Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group’s 2022 Gamechanger...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 15, 2022There are no comments yet. 2070 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Is it true that our electricity rates will be going down?Many of us have felt the pinch of high electricity bills over the winter, and our bills only seem to go up. Well, it’s not your imagination. Electricity rates...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 6, 2022Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Mar 11, 2022 at 5:27 pm | 25 comments | 11630 Views
TIM TALK
Tri-Valley Seek and Serve meets families' needsOn your way to or from Costco in Livermore, check out the southwest side of Cornerstone Fellowship about 10 a.m on a Saturday morning. It will be a beehive of...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 10, 2022Last comment by Mark T, on Mar 11, 2022 at 12:31 pm | 2 comments | 2390 Views
TIM TALK
Putting a face on UkraineThe war in Ukraine took on a human face for me this week. I’ve been horrified by what I’ve seen and read, but it became personal. We live in a very...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 3, 2022Last comment by RobertD., on Mar 11, 2022 at 9:21 am | 16 comments | 3035 Views
COUPLE'S NET
“Vagina Love: An Owner’s Manual”Check out Lili Sohn’s new graphic medicine book. “Half of all people have vaginas. But how much do we know about that part of our body? And why are we...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 4, 2022Last comment by Erlinda , on Mar 10, 2022 at 10:37 am | 2 comments | 7048 Views
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