David Jen
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- Aug 27, 2026
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Ex-PUSD Trustee Jamie Yee Enters The Race for Pleasanton City Council (opens the original)
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PLEASANTON â Former Pleasanton Unified School District Trustee Jamie Yee shared thoughts on city governance and direction with The Independent last week. She is running for the city councilâs District 3 seat this November, which covers the southwest portion of the city. Yee faces entrepreneur Reena Gupta for the seat that Councilmember Julie Testa will vacate at the end of this year when Testa terms out. Yee said, âIâm doing this for the right reason. Iâm doing it really for the commun
Inertia Hits Key Fusion ‘Fast Fueling’ Milestone (opens the original)
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LIVERMORE â Fusion startup Inertia Enterprises Inc. completed this month one of its major milestones needed to demonstrate commercial fusion power. In partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), the Livermore-based company brought down the production time of its fuel targets from days to minutes. With plans to burn through roughly 10 targets per second once operational, Inertiaâs envisioned power plant will rely on a fuel-production line that is both fast and low-cost wit
Pleasanton to Issue $16.5M in Water Bonds (opens the original)
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PLEASANTON â Lower-than-expected interest rates may help the city save $5.5 million as it works to improve its water system. Pleasantonâs water-system management plan, completed in 2024, identified a need for about $35 million in financing to help pay for the cityâs capital water projects. On Aug. 11, the city council unanimously declared its intent to issue up to $16.5 million in bonds this year to help pay for those projects. Work slated for the current fiscal year includes meter replace
Pleasanton Approves Arroyo Lago Annexation Deal (opens the original)
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PLEASANTON â City councilmembers acknowledged the upper hand of housing developer 330 Land Company last week during the cityâs decision to annex the 237-home Arroyo Lago Residential Project. In a 3-2 vote on July 27, with Councilmembers Jeff Nibert and Julie Testa opposed, the council accepted a $3 million contribution from 330 Land toward the improvement of El Charro Road, short of the $8 million fair share calculated by city staff and recommended by the Pleasanton Planning Commission. As t
Strict New Federal Earnings Rule Puts Aid at Risk for Colleges Nationwide (opens the original)
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LIVERMORE â A new federal rule requires that colleges, including Las Positas College (LPC), a 2-year community college, show the earnings benefits of their programs or else lose federal loan and grant eligibility. Under the Earnings Accountability rule, a provision of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, undergraduate programs, including the associates programs at LPC, must demonstrate that their graduates earn more than the typical high school graduate. Similarly, graduate programs must show th
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