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If you ever have the chance to hear Eric “Otis” Nostrand talk about the history of hops in Pleasanton, jump at the opportunity. Otis spoke to the Pleasanton Men’s Club this fall and shared the fascinating and relatively short-lived history of hops in town. Hopyard Road, Otis pointed out, is aptly named because it was […]

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