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| Map shows evacuation zones in participating counties Image provided |
| MOFD board gives green light to use grant for comprehensive evacuation support system |
| By Jennifer Wake |
| In a continuing effort to facilitate communication among emergency services agencies, the Moraga-Orinda Fire District board May 21 approved a motion to use $300,000 in grant money to enter into a software agreement with Zonehaven, Inc. to develop a comprehensive evacuation support system in the amount of $627,750.
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| Top left: Moraga Commons Park bustles with activity; lower left: Moraga police officers talk with skateboarders.
Upper right: Patrons enjoy coffee and food on Lafayette Circle; lower right: Orinda Farmers' Market bustles with activity.
Photos V. Kochan, S. O'Doherty and J. Wake |
| Lamorinda makes slow return to a sense of normal |
| By Vera Kochan, Sora O'Doherty, and Jennifer Wake |
| With June 15 anticipated to be the marker for a return to a sense of normal for most Californians, signs that the world is reverting back to familiar times are being seen throughout the three Lamorinda ...read |
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| Jordan Allred Photo Gint Federas |
| Jordan Allred - from Miramonte to Moscow . Idaho |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| With the onset of the coronavirus, this was a particularly difficult year for the seniors of Lamorinda - limited to Zoom classes, anticipating graduation, the lack of social interaction, the potential ...read |
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| A living retaining wall sprouts green on the hillside.
Photo Gint Federas |
| Using Mother Nature against Mother Nature |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| After 33 years living in Lafayette in the same house, Gint Federas and his wife, Geni, took on a major landscaping project to halt the erosion of their property. "We originally had a retaining wall which ...read |
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What do the firefighters want?
Last issue's article about MOFD being absorbed into ConFire ended with "it's a dead issue".
The trouble is, the "problem" that was
being addressed, has not been solved.
Only one person that I heard cut to the
crux of the issue and that was Orinda
Council ...
A brief history on the Moraga Youth Involvement Committee
Thank you for featuring The Moraga Youth
Involvement Committee (MYIC) in your May
26, 2021 edition. I was co-founder of
the MYIC and I have missed reading about
it and knowing what they have been
doing. Kaye Yost and...
afayette voters deserve better legal
representation
The City Attorney has failed to advocate for Lafayette for years, creating a very real problem, which needs to be remedied:
On Dec. 4, 2020, the Superior Court
ordered the City to pay $118,625 in
attorney fees...
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Lamorinda makes slow return to a sense of normal
Split city council OK's Orinda parade on the Fourth of July
City continues fight to keep local control on housing development
Council approves reflective beacon alert installation at St. Perpetua crosswalk
First of Lafayette's large events already a sold-out success
Lafayette School District warns seniors about phone scam
Moraga amends employment agreement with town manager
Town continues long-standing dispatch services with county sheriff's office
A Saint Mary's College fixture - Brother Mel Anderson, FSC, passes away at 92
Orinda joins in proclaiming June LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Poul Anderson Writing Contest winners announced
Orinda garden club again joins Bouquets to Art at the De Young Museum
Orinda library art gallery reopens to in-person viewing
MOFD board gives green light to use grant for comprehensive evacuation support system
Lafayette Police Blotter
Moraga Police Blotter
Orinda Police Blotter
Resourcefill - a great resource for eco-friendly products
Michael Fraser Madden
CVS Pharmacy offers prizes to boost COVID vaccinations nationwide
Letters to the editor
At age 99, veteran Vic Smith looks back at a life well lived
'See You Up There' - great film that condenses lyricism, passion and redemption opens in Orinda
Brown butter shortbread cookie packs caramelized pecan crunch
Local artists open studios in Lamorinda June 12-13
JM graduates take the stage for next step in education
Simple, preventative health measures that transcend time
Burton Valley Elementary Odyssey of the Mind team wins State Championship
Lafayette student creates digital space to keep fellow students connected
Justice Murals promote social justice from a student's perspective
Gold Award project helps first responders during evacuations
Jordan Allred - from Miramonte to Moscow . Idaho
Matai Bell - from Cougar to Cadet
Campo varsity girls soccer team goes undefeated
MBA's 14U Mavericks finish as 680 League Champs
Using Mother Nature against Mother Nature
Lamorinda home sales recorded
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
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| Jordan Allred - from Miramonte to Moscow . Idaho |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| With the onset of the coronavirus, this was a particularly difficult year for the seniors of Lamorinda - limited to Zoom classes, anticipating graduation, the lack of social interaction, the potential ...read |
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| Matai Bell - from Cougar to Cadet |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| Campolindo head football coach Kevin Macy claims that the success of his program down through the years was "to have kids that did not look like football players but played tough." However, when Antioch ...read |
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| Campo varsity girls soccer team goes undefeated |
| Submitted by Luis Pinto |
| After a very unique season - one that almost didn't happen - the Campolindo Girls Soccer 2021 Varsity team went undefeated 10-0 this season. The players and coach decided to give their seniors a season to ...read |
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| Local artists open studios in Lamorinda June 12-13 |
| By Jennifer Wake |
| One of the most interesting aspects of art is experiencing it in person and talking to the artists about their work and what inspires them. East Bay Open Studios will once again be offering these in-person ...read |
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