Archive for September, 2011
by Around Dublin Team on September 30, 2011 | 
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Fans of The Amazing Race in and around Dublin, CA are rooting for the Tri-Valley’s very own Sandy Draghi and Jeremy Cline, who are currently competing on the 19th season of this popular unscripted competition show on CBS. Sandy is a 33-year-old nurse practitioner from Dublin, and her boyfriend Jeremy is a 35-year-old commercial real estate broker from Alamo. They are one of two “dating” couples competing for the $1M grand prize.
Another lucky team from the Tri-Valley may have the chance to follow in the footsteps of Sandy and Jeremy very soon. CBS will be holding an audition for The Amazing Race on Saturday, October 1st, from 11:00AM to 3:00PM at the Blackhawk Plaza in Danville, CA. Prospective contestants must be 21 or older to participate in this casting call. The casting call is sponsored by yogaworks, Crunch Fitness, and Prickly Pear Cantina.
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by Around Dublin Team on September 30, 2011 | 2 Comments | Topics: Local Businesses · Restaurants
“Irasshaimase!” is the warm greeting every cheerful employee at the new Sushi Hanabi in Pleasanton, CA shouts out the moment a customer steps through its door. For guests of a certain age, the heartfelt greeting should remind them of the way Cheers welcomes Norm every time he steps into his favorite bar. Located at the gateway of Downtown Pleasanton, Sushi Hanabi has quickly become a local favorite in just four months after its opening.
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by Around Dublin Team on September 29, 2011 | 38 Comments | Topics: Opinions · Schools
The Dublin Unified School District (DUSD) Board of Trustees recently increased Superintendent Dr. Stephen Hanke’s pay to $206,211 for the 2011-2012 school year with an additional $6,600 per year auto allowance. Dr. Hanke’s district-paid pension contribution is also expected to be approximately $17,000 for the current school year. With the latest increase, Dr. Hanke’s base pay has jumped 33% in the past five years since his hiring for the 2006-2007 school year.
Money is not the primary objective for all school administrators. Fresno County Superintendent Larry Powell made national news earlier this month when he gave up $800K in compensation over the next three years to help his schools through a challenging time. The district was contracted to pay Powell $235,000 plus benefits a year through 2014. Putting students first, Powell officially retired as a district superintendent and went back to work as a consultant at an annual salary of $31,020 with no benefits to run 35 school districts with 195,000 students. Powell said he will give his new salary to charity, while his former, heftier salary will go into the district’s discretionary fund.
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by John M. Zukoski on September 29, 2011 | No Comments | Topics: Schools
Mathnasium of Dublin, CA is hosting an open house on Saturday, October 1st to introduce its services to the Tri-Valley community. This special outreach event will show parents they can “count” on Mathnasium to forge a positive attitude towards math in their students. The open house will take place from 11AM to 4PM at 7723 Amador Valley Boulevard, Mathnasium’s Dublin location. At the event, parents can sign up their children for a risk-free assessment and a week of free tutoring.
“This is a chance for parents and children to see how Mathnasium can help boost a student’s math skills and understanding of math concepts,” said Divya Sharma, Center Director of Mathnasium of Dublin. “Math can be very intimidating to both parents and children, so we hope the open house will show how the Mathnasium Method makes math fun and interesting.”
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by Around Dublin Team on September 28, 2011 | 6 Comments | Topics: Local Issues · Opinions
Public libraries are considered by many residents in and around Dublin, CA to be an essential part of having an educated and literate population. As a branch of the Alameda County Library, Dublin Library currently receives financial support from the City of Dublin. The additional funding helps pay for 17 hours of service, including Sundays. Circulation now surpasses 500,000 items a year. Unfortunately, some visitors have recently noticed that the Dublin Library is becoming less like a hallowed cloister for knowledge and more like the Faber College’s Delta Tau Chi frat house from the movie Animal House.
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by Vickie Nagy on September 27, 2011 | 4 Comments | Topics: Opinions
If you think that finding a good resale condo or town home in Dublin, CA is hard, you may be right. The condo and town home real estate in Dublin remains very much a seller’s market. Dublin currently has less than three months of available inventory. While the total number of condos for sale stands at 63, 34 of them are brand new units offered by builders, leaving only 39 resales on the market.
Condos and town homes for sale in Dublin CA continue to sell quickly, many over asking price. Seven of the 22 (31.8%) condo and townhome sales went into contract within seven days of going on the market for sale. Twelve of the 22 (54.5%) resale condos sold at or above listing price in Dublin from August 12th to September 13th, according to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS).
Most of the last month’s condo and town home sales were distressed sales. Of the 22 resale units to close, 12 (54.5%) were short sales, 4 (18.2%) were bank-owned, 3 (13.6%) were resales, and 3 (13.6%) were new construction.
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by John M. Zukoski on September 26, 2011 | 5 Comments | Topics: Development · Local Businesses
The Dublin Corporate Center on the corner of Dublin Boulevard and Tassajara Road is now 88% full after recently landing a high-profile tenant and leasing additional space for two current tenants who are growing rapidly. As one of the top Class A campus office parks in the Tri-Valley, the Dublin Corporate Center has had its occupancy rate explode upward from 35% to 88% in less than three years while much of the Bay Area has struggled through one of the roughest commercial real estate markets in history. “Dublin Corporate Center is a superior property in a superb location, and we are pleased that it is attracting and retaining high quality new tenants who want to grow here,” said Tishman Speyer Managing Director Carl D. Shannon.
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by Tyler Moxley on September 25, 2011 | No Comments | Topics: Opinions
If you are looking at different neighborhoods in Dublin, CA, please visit our Dublin Ranch Neighborhoods page. This page features information on schools, parks, floor plans, and an interactive neighborhood map of Dublin Ranch Neighborhood.
The number of detached homes sold in Dublin, CA stayed the same in August 2011. A total of 27 homes sold in August as well as 27 in July. The highest sale price for homes in Dublin was $995,000 on Poppy Hills Court. That home sold at $236 a square foot. The lowest sale price for Dublin homes was $360,000 on Alegre Drive. That home sold at $202 a square foot.
The average days on market for Dublin homes was 33 with an average list price of $655,135 at $266 a square foot. The average sale price was $648,175 at $263 a square foot.
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by John M. Zukoski on September 24, 2011 | 1 Comment | Topics: Announcements · Things To Do
Rockin’ Jump in Dublin, CA now offers a place where moms can have fun on trampolines with their children under 6 while socializing with their friends in a safe and comfortable environment. Trampoline aerobics strengthens the heart like all other cardio exercises, and this increase in cardio rate encourages energy use and weight loss. Five to eight minutes on a trampoline is like running a mile, except with less time and effort and a lot more fun. Jumping around on a trampoline has been reported to burn up to 1000 calories per hour.
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