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| Chabad Center opens in Lafayette |
| By Sora O'Doherty |
The Chabad Jewish Center of Lamorinda hosted a grand opening ceremony on Sept. 19 to welcome the community to their new premises at 3574 Mt. Diablo Blvd. in Lafayette.
The center is under ...read |
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Lafayette Councilmember Candell can vote on Deer Hill Apartments Project
Lafayette voters have watched in recent months as lawyers for Deer Hill developer O'Brien Land challenged the right of Lafayette Councilmember Susan Candell to deliberate and vote on the controversial 315 apartments project O'Brien resubmitted ...read |
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| Fire at Sanders Ranch in Moraga; lines for gas in Lafayette; shuttered shops in Orinda; refrigeration trucks at Whole Foods Market.
Photos courtesy MOFD; J. Wake; Pippa Fisher; Sora O'Doherty |
| Fire and fury experienced in Lamorinda |
| By Nick Marnell, Jennifer Wake, Sora O'Doherty and Pippa Fisher |
| In an effort to reduce the risk of a catastrophic wildfire event, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Public Safety Power Shutoff left millions of people without power across 35 counties in Northern and ...read |
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| Lamorinda girls tennis dominant as a group |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| There are positives and negatives to having the Lamorinda girls tennis teams being so talented. It makes for very competitive matches but it will also make it difficult for all of the teams to thrive record ...read |
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| Does your home truly reflect you? |
| By Amanda Eck |
| In today's world we are constantly bombarded with images of beautiful spaces, from Instagram, Pinterest, magazines, home dÇcor TV shows and don't get me started on the inundation of local home dÇcor retail ...read |
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The facts on Orinda's Private Roads
I read John Nackley's "warning" of the danger being posed by Orinda's Private Road owners with concern. We do not need this kind of fact fabrication.
The facts are:
Orinda voters have approved ...
Deep Green goes down
Last night at the Moraga Town Council,
10 people, including three students,
spoke to the Council asking them to move
their electricity to a program called
Deep Green that would mean we operate
our Town from clean, renewable energy.
The...
How Dare You Moraga
How Dare You. The words of 16-year-old
climate activist and Nobel Peace Prize
Nominee Greta Thunberg to the leaders of
the world at the United Nations. How
dare Moraga's elected officials sit at
the dais at the end of a clear climate
crisis day...
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| Hacienda could finally see a restaurant in its future |
| By Vera Kochan |
| Before presenting a request to the town council regarding the possibility of locating a restaurant at the Hacienda de las Flores, Moraga Town Manager Cynthia Battenberg, Parks and Recreation Director Breyana ...read |
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| CCTA requests additional half-cent sales tax |
| By Vera Kochan |
| In 2004, voters approved Measure J which provided funding to cities and towns for the maintenance of local streets and roads within the county. The Contra Costa Transportation Authority was also able to ...read |
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| Moraga rejects switch to "Deep Green" |
| By Vera Kochan |
| In August the town council asked staff to research the possibility of enrolling Moraga's electricity accounts with MCE's 100 percent renewable energy option known as "Deep Green," thereby attempting to reduce ...read |
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Fire and fury experienced in Lamorinda
Private roads workshop facilitator reports back to Council, where now?
Moraga Road second right-turn lane pilot program continues to end of year
Witches got rhythm
Mayor recognizes 75 years of THT's contribution to community
Lafayette kicks off park refurbishment with a cool $300K
Run, Lafayette, run!
Hacienda could finally see a restaurant in its future
CCTA requests additional half-cent sales tax
Moraga rejects switch to "Deep Green"
Orinda Chamber of Commerce to become 'virtual'
Orinda will watch the kids so you can go out!
Orinda Library Gallery exhibitions and new gallery hours at Wilder Art and Garden Center
Orinda library welcomes new interim manager
Czech visiting student enjoys his time in California
Peer support team helps firefighters cope with stresses of the job
Lafayette Police Blotter
Moraga Police Blotter
One Minute to Evacuate: a personal perspective from the Oct. 10 fire
Chabad Center opens in Lafayette
Letters to the editor
Public Forum
Feral pigs dig up the dirt on the community playing fields
Navy officer, optometrist, professor ... turned chestnut farmer?
Town Hall Theatre celebrates 75 years
New Art Moves Project installation planned for this weekend
SMC Student Recital Series open to community
Submitted by Renée J. Witon
Art about the community, by the community
AAUW Tech Trekkers thrilled by experiences at Grace Hopper STEM Camp
Trends for the Class of 2020 to consider
Donald Clyde Drennan
Imperfect produce put to good use
Comestible Fine Catering's delectable short ribs
Lamorinda girls tennis dominant as a group
Teaching football players yoga . and so much more
Basketball Tournament Champions
Cal Magic 2005 girls take 2nd in Nevada Cup
Signs of stress and its management for middle school students
9Round Kickboxing Fitness Center opens in Lafayette
Does your home truly reflect you?
Lamorinda home sales recorded
The Real Estate Quarter in Review
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
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| Czech visiting student enjoys his time in California |
| By Sora O'Doherty |
| Sixteen-year-old Erik Stoklasa applied to the Orinda/Tabor Sister City Foundation to be this year's visiting student at Miramonte High School because he sees it as a great opportunity to experience staying in ...read |
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| Imperfect produce put to good use |
| Submitted by Cathy Harrison |
| At the beginning of this summer harvest season, a local volunteer-run farm in Moraga was looking for channels for imperfect and ripe produce so the produce would not go to waste. Camino Pablo Elementary ...read |
| School Calendar |
Acalanes Union High School District
Board Room AUHSD Office
1212 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lafayette |
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Oct. 16, at 7:30pm |
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Lafayette School District
LAFSD Office
3477 School Street, Lafayette |
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Oct. 16, at 7pm |
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Moraga School District
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School Auditorium 1010 Camino Pablo, Moraga |
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Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7:30pm |
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Orinda Union School District
OUSD Office 8 Altarinda Road, Orinda |
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Nov. 4, at 6pm |
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| Teaching football players yoga . and so much more |
| By Diane Claytor |
| Twenty minutes after the last bell of the day has rung at Miramonte High School, 30 young men, all varsity football players, begin sauntering into the gym. There's bantering and fist pumps as they warmly greet ...read |
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| Basketball Tournament Champions |
| Submitted by Jon Nickens |
| Lafayette-based Bay Area Blitz 2028 Boys Team (fourth grade) won the Select Fall Classic in Hayward over the Sept. 21-22 weekend. With victories over Prime Gold 10u, OC Elite 10u and the No. 1 ranked team in ...read |
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| Cal Magic 2005 girls take 2nd in Nevada Cup |
| Submitted by Lynn Barney |
| The Cal Magic 2005 girls went to Reno to compete in the Nevada Cup soccer tournament. They placed second overall, having to overcome a 0-2 deficit in their final game; coming back to win 3-2 in the final ...read |
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Lamorinda Arts Alliance announces
“Keep It Local” at Lafayette Bank of
America at 3530 Mt. Diablo Blvd. in
Lafayette. The exhibit features
local scenes by local artists ... |
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Sweet Thursday Presents: Dave
Newhouse on Slip Madigan from 7 to 8
p.m. on Oct. 17 at the Lafayette
Library and Learning Center
Community Hall. Slip Madigan was a
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Trunk-or-Treat at Moraga Valley
Presbyterian Church from 4 to 5:30
p.m. on Oct. 26 at 10 Moraga Valley
Lane, Moraga. Trunk-or-Treaters come
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| Town Hall Theatre celebrates 75 years |
| By Adam Blake |
| Throughout its rich history, many community members of Town Hall Theatre have stepped up to preserve the 104-year-old landmark. The late Wirtabel Harris played an instrumental role in saving the building back ...read |
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