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Moraga Mayor Renata Sos, Vice Mayor Teresa Onoda, Council Members Steve Woehleke, Kerry Hillis and David Shapiro; Lafayette Mayor Carl Anduri, Vice Mayor Gina Dawson, Council Members Susan Candell, Teresa Gerringer and Wei-Tai Kwok; Orinda Mayor Inga Miller, Vice Mayor Darlene Gee, and Council Members Latika Malkani, Brandyn Iverson and Janet Riley accept Smart Signal federal funding check from U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (center). Photo Vera Kochan |
Lamorinda Council Members meet to discuss Smart Signal Project |
By Vera Kochan |
The Town of Moraga hosted a Joint Council Meeting at the Saint Mary's College campus' Soda Center on March 15 with the cities of Lafayette and Orinda. The purpose was to receive an update on the Safety and Mobility on Arterials (Smart Signals) Project.
Thanks in large part to the efforts of Lafayette Council Member Teresa Gerringer, who served on the Contra Costa Transportation Authority board, Lafayette ...read |
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Over 400 children took turns hunting for eggs on March 25 during the Moraga Junior Women's Club Spring Festival at the Commons. Photo Jeff Heyman |
Families gather for some spring fun during respite from rain |
By Sora O'Doherty |
After more severe winter weather than many young Lamorindans can remember, the skies cleared up for the community to enjoy a bouquet of fun spring events over the weekend before the rains returned with a ...read |
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Joe Marchant
Photos Karen Drinkwater |
Saint Mary's rugby outlasts Cal 38-34 |
By Jon Kingdon |
There are rivalries and there are rivalries, but for the Saint Mary's and Cal rugby fans, there is no comparison to their annual games on the pitch. Chase Jones, a player on last year's Saint Mary's team, now ...read |
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Acalanes pitcher Henry Souza Photo provided |
Lamorinda battling their opponents and the weather |
By Jon Kingdon |
Throughout this year, hot weather, cold weather and wet weather has interfered with all of the sports teams. For the baseball teams, it all came together with a combination of cold, wet and wind that has ...read |
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Crabapple blossoms make wonderful cut flowers.
Photos Cynthia Brian |
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian |
By Cynthia Brian |
"Spring is the time of plans and projects." ~ Leo Tolstoy, "Anna Karenina"
The first few weeks of April will indeed be days of ...read |
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Families gather for some spring fun during respite from rain Saint Mary's rugby outlasts Cal 38-34 Local father, son present proposals to preserve Lafayette Reservoir tower silhouette Lafayette e-lending program allows residents to try induction cooktops or electric leaf blowers Adjustments to city's Lamorinda Village partnership to benefit local seniors Terraces court battle ends; project to proceed Lamorinda Council Members meet to discuss Smart Signal Project Town council meetings' audio/visual recorder, Mary-Jane Muller, set to retire Cathy Chang named 2023 Moraga Citizen of the Year Outgoing committee members recognized, new ones appointed Attempt made to shorten Orinda City Council Meetings In-person mixers return to Orinda Orinda Nature Area closed due to storm damage Orinda council is enthusiastic about BART site grant, not so much about MWELO Friends of the Orinda Creeks celebrate San Pablo Creek Restoration Lafayette Police Blotter Orinda Police Blotter Honoring the reawakening of Divine Feminine energy - Goddess Gatherings opens in Lafayette Moraga and Orinda accept Lafayette's Sustainability Challenge Local foundation helps Afghans trapped under Taliban rule Savory veggie stacks make a colorful splash as a side or main dish Rites of spring - Holi Lamorinda Local company works to help Ukrainian orphans Troop 219 honors new Eagle Scouts Kathryn Adele Zuber Do I really have to study a foreign language? Yes! And here's why Teen artists recognized at Visual Arts Competition awards ceremony Boys Team Charity Orinda Chapter Graduates its First Founding Class Lamorinda battling their opponents and the weather Lamorinda girls beach volleyball begins this spring Rain or Sunshine Run Club athletes take top overall awards at the Brazen Victory race in Richmond 7th grade American CYO team wins championship Third- and fourth-grade girls The Storm win Championship Tennis court space in a pickle Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian Lamorinda home sales recorded Exploring Lamorinda's ecosystems
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Lamorinda battling their opponents and the weather |
By Jon Kingdon |
Throughout this year, hot weather, cold weather and wet weather has interfered with all of the sports teams. For the baseball teams, it all came together with a combination of cold, wet and wind that has ...read |
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Saint Mary's rugby outlasts Cal 38-34 |
By Jon Kingdon |
There are rivalries and there are rivalries, but for the Saint Mary's and Cal rugby fans, there is no comparison to their annual games on the pitch. Chase Jones, a player on last year's Saint Mary's team, now ...read |
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Tennis court space in a pickle |
By Jon Kingdon |
Pickleball is a game that borrows elements from tennis, badminton, and Ping-Pong. It is played on a pickleball court about one-third the size of a tennis court. Invented in 1965 in Bainbridge Island, ...read |
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Rites of spring - Holi Lamorinda |
Submitted by Gayatri Krishnakumar |
Many cultures around the world acknowledge the end of winter and the coming of spring. In the Indian subcontinent this welcome is the exuberant and sometimes riotous celebration of colors called Holi. The ...read |
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Local company works to help Ukrainian orphans |
By Diane Claytor |
When Sharon Girdlestone left the comfort of her Orinda home last April, heading to Poland to help feed Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn country, she didn't know what to expect. The war had started, she had ...read |
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Exploring Lamorinda's ecosystems |
By Toris Jaeger |
We are fortunate to have six ecosystems in Lamorinda: Oak Woodlands, Grasslands, Wetlands, Riparian, Mixed Woodland and Chaparral. We also have Mount Diablo close by and the ocean is a short distance from ...read |
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