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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

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

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
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

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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Local father, son present proposals to preserve Lafayette Reservoir tower silhouette
By Elaine Borden Chandler
The Lafayette Reservoir tower can be seen everywhere in Lafayette, from the logos of the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and Lafayette Strong, to the websites for Love Lafayette and the Lafayette Historical ...read

Lafayette e-lending program allows residents to try induction cooktops or electric leaf blowers
Submitted by Brenna Shafizadeh
Are you interested in using an induction cooktop or an electric leaf blower? Now you can thanks to a new e-lending program offered by the City of Lafayette's Environmental Task Force. Items can be borrowed by ...read

Adjustments to city's Lamorinda Village partnership to benefit local seniors
By Lou Fancher
Parks, Trails and Recreation Director Jonathan Katayanagi, during a brief presentation at the council meeting March 13, said the city's partnership with senior services nonprofit Lamorinda Village was a cause ...read
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Town council meetings' audio/visual recorder, Mary-Jane Muller, set to retire
By Vera Kochan
For just over eight and a half years, Moraga Administrative Assistant Mary-Jane Muller has been the reason why the town council meetings have been recorded for later viewing by constituents with nary a ...read

Cathy Chang named 2023 Moraga Citizen of the Year
By Vera Kochan
In a very tight field of nominees, all with extraordinary credentials for qualifying as a Moraga Citizen of the Year recipient, Cathy Chang has emerged as the front runner. Chang's substantial amount of ...read

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 ...read
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Outgoing committee members recognized, new ones appointed
By Sora O'Doherty
The Orinda City Council on March 21 thanked outgoing committee and commission members and recognized their contribution to the city. Bobbie Landers was recognized for her service on the Historic Landmarks ...read

Attempt made to shorten Orinda City Council Meetings
By Sora O'Doherty
Newly elected member Janet Riley raised the issue of meeting length at the March 21 Orinda City Council meeting. When it came time for the annual review of the city's practice and procedure manual, Riley ...read

Orinda council is enthusiastic about BART site grant, not so much about MWELO
By Sora O'Doherty
Not wanting to suffer any potential ill effects of failing to meet the State of California requirement to adopt a Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) the Orinda city council agreed to adopt the ...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
Do I really have to study a foreign language? Yes! And here's why
By Elizabeth LaScala, Ph.D.
When preparing to apply for college, most students are aware that they must remain rigorous in core courses, like English and mathematics. However, many students do not think of foreign language as central to ...read

Teen artists recognized at Visual Arts Competition awards ceremony
By Sora O'Doherty
Seventeen teen artists were recognized on March 16 at the culmination of the 20th annual High School Visual Arts Competition. The competition is open to all high school students who reside in or attend school ...read
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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

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

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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Local foundation helps Afghans trapped under Taliban rule
By Jon Kingdon
It was 20 years ago when Lafayette resident Budd MacKenzie happened to read a Parade article about Greg Mortenson with the title that said, "He fights terror with books." The article went on to explain how ...read

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

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

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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