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| Fire districts prepare for PG&E planned power shutoffs |
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Nick Marnell |
| As they are for any hazard, the Lamorinda fire agencies are prepared for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Public Safety Power Shutoffs that the utility may implement in extreme fire danger this summer and fall.
"We don't consider the shutoffs any different from any other emergency," said Aaron McAlister, deputy fire chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. "We prepare ...read |
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| 9-year-old Lyla Mediano, Moraga Country Club
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| Over 40 years of fun at Bottoms Up Meet |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| As a rule, being "odd" does not generally work in your favor and bottoms up is an invitation to take a drink. However, at the Bottoms Up Swim Meet held at Miramonte High School on June 30, being odd was an ...read |
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| Photography by David Grube for John Muir Land Trust, c 2019 |
| MOFD conducts first controlled burn exercise in Moraga |
| By Nick Marnell |
| Still frightened by the 2018 grass fire near Buckingham Drive, Moraga residents questioned the timing and the safety of a controlled burn conducted by the Moraga-Orinda Fire District on property recently ...read |
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| Cassidy Haskell in 2016 Photo Gint Federas |
| Cassidy Haskell - running from Miramonte to California |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| With a high school career that could be described as ranging from the ecstasy to the agony and back again, Cassidy Haskell took a trip to Norway where she was able to visit "lots of family." It was here that ...read |
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Foul language
A fight broke out in Colorado among parents and coaches at a Little League game for 7-year-olds after the 13-year-old umpire issued a warning about their foul language.
Recently we tuned...
Affordable Housing
My husband and I have been residents of
Lafayette since 1969. And we wanted to
comment on the article by Nick Marnell
about Assembly Woman
Rebecca-Bauer-Kahanss positions on AB
1482 and AB 1487 by saying that we are
the supporters of Bills that would help
make fair and affordable housing in our
city a possibility. The Assemblywoman
did not vote against these bills...
National Lineworker Appreciation Day
July 10 is National Lineworker Appreciation Day, a day that we ask East Bay residents to take a moment to recognize the men and women who work around the clock to keep the lights on for our community.
PG&E has...
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Anne Morrison Rabe will be the
featured Artist at Dr. Samadian’s
Center for Reconstruction and
Implant, 23 Orinda Way suite 301,
Orinda. The show will run through
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Outdoor concert with local
singer-songwriter Laura Zucker at
7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20 at Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church, 1035 Carol
Lane. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $20
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The Kyle Athayde Dance Party is
coming to Lafayette on Wednesday,
July 24 for a one set performance at
the Lafayette Library, featuring
special guest, Bijon Watson. The
20-piece big band features world
class musicians from New York City,
Los Angeles, and ... |
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| A bitter subject at Sweet Thursdays author talk |
| By Garrett Leahy |
| The topic at June's Sweet Thursdays author talk at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center was anything but sweet. New York Times bestselling author and Wall Street Journal reporter Julia Flynn Siler ...read |
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| Looking Good in Lamorinda |
| By Moya Stone |
| Summer is here! It's time to freshen up our warm weather duds. Trends for the season include white, white, and more white. But color is important too and this year is all about off shades such as fiesta ...read |
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| 'Secret Ingredient' - Macedonian movie in Moraga |
| By Sophie Braccini |
| Macedonian movies are somewhat of a rarity in the U.S.; having one presented at the Rheem Theatre in Moraga is probably an all time first. "Secret Ingredient" is part of the International Film Showcase that ...read |
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA