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| Steve Sposato and daughters Danielle, left, and Jenna at the Walnut Creek march against assault weapons Courtesy Steve Sposato v
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| Lafayette activist continues personal battle for an assault weapons ban |
| By Nick Marnell |
| Steve Sposato lost his wife on July 1, 1993 when Gian Luigi Ferri, a disturbed loner, stormed the law offices of Pettit and Martin at 101 California St. in San Francisco, carrying semiautomatic weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Ferri ...read |
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Given the opportunity to promote themselves, new businesses are usually excited to run down the list of products or services they provide the marketplace.
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| China's March 1 decision to halt import of select categories of solid waste, including certain types of plastics, paper and textiles, has put pressure on the local recycling industry, as public officials look ...read |
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| After a successful 2017 season, Acalanes boys lacrosse team continues to be a force with a 9-3 record and 5-0 in league play so far. Head coach Brent Ringwood has found much to appreciate about this team: ...read |
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Orinda council should vote "no" on Wilder Amendment
The Orinda City Council should reject the proposed Eighth Amendment to the Wilder Development Agreement. An important issue is being overlooked.
The issue that is being overlooked is
that the City and the Developer have a
binding contract that the Developer
wants to change so it can make more
money, while offering the City little or
nothing in return. It is the duty of the
Council to represent ...
Moraga Storm Drain Fee
We've all seen the signs around town, now here are the facts:
Each of our property owners in Town are
being asked to vote on a fee based on
their fair share of storm water that
they contribute to the Town's storm
drain system. This fee...
A request for yes on storm drain fee
Moraga has a problem - a big problem - a problem that needs attention. It needs attention now.
Our public storm drain system is old and
deteriorating. Conspicuous failures tell
the story - the Rheem Boulevard sinkhole
that disrupted traffic for a year;
failure of this same pipe 40 feet away
10 years earlier; flooding of the
Pavilion on the...
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| 3 Orinda elementary schools among 7 distinguished schools in county |
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| State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson recently announced the elementary schools honored as California Distinguished Schools for 2018. Orinda Union School District's Del Rey Elementary, ...read |
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| Will Landed help Orinda educators purchase homes? |
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| Recognizing that attracting and retaining talented teachers, staff and administrators is of utmost importance to maintaining educational excellence, the Orinda Union School District board of trustees has taken ...read |
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Acalanes Union High School District
Board Room AUHSD Office
1212 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lafayette |
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April 18, at 7:30pm |
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Lafayette School District
LAFSD Office
3477 School Street, Lafayette |
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April 18, at 7pm |
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Moraga School District
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School Auditorium 1010 Camino Pablo, Moraga |
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May 8, at 7:30pm |
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Orinda Union School District
OUSD Office 8 Altarinda Road, Orinda |
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May 14, at 6pm |
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| Lamorinda girls lacrosse |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| In her second year as the head coach at Acalanes, Courtney Neff, an Acalanes graduate herself, has set a goal for her lacrosse team: "It's about having fun and growing as a team. That's my main priority, ...read |
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| 7-year-old signs Letter of Intent with Saint Mary's Soccer |
| By Jon Kingdon |
There are numerous rules regarding signing a letter of intent to be on a college's athletic team. However, the one constant for every school is that the signee be at least a senior in high school.
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| DAL lacrosse teams participate in league championship series |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| For the first time, the Diablo Athletic League boys and girls lacrosse teams are going to participate in a league championship series. Because of this change, the schools are no longer playing a home and home ...read |
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Campolindo Arts Festival
“Explorations in Identity and
Self-Expression” runs April 19
through 20 in the Campolindo High
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8th Annual Lafayette Community Music
Festival Saturday, April 28 at 7:30
p.m. at Town Hall Theatre, 3535
School Street in Lafayette. Doors
open at 6:30 p.m. The show is
modeled
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Orinda Intermediate School Bulldog
Theater stages “All Shook Up
Young@Part Edition,” April 26
through April 28 at Orinda
Intermediate School, 80 Ivy Drive.
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| River of Words - young Orinda poet honored |
| By Sophie Braccini |
| There is something delicate about Sarah Inouye, something of a rosebud about to bloom, shyly sensing, but not yet completely acknowledging her own power. Inouye, who is 15, just won in her age category the ...read |
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| Efforts to build an orphanage in Sierra Leone |
| By Sophie Braccini |
| Dianne Wilson, Moraga Royale executive director and current president of the Moraga Rotary, recently went to Sierra Leone in West Africa to get field knowledge of the area where her club is sponsoring the ...read |
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