Open House brings joy to young faces
Bruce Macler of Rescue 1 securely fastens a balloon to a child's wrist during the Open House at MOFD Station 45 in Orinda on Saturday, May 2.
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New Rescue 1 grant aids MOFD
In March and April this year every member of the Moraga-Orinda Fire District had the opportunity to attend three hours of physician-led education designed to enable paramedics and…
Divided Orinda city council vote on traffic signage actions around Ivy Drive
The Orinda City Council on April 7 considered a pilot program of changes to the traffic patterns around Ivy Drive, Coral Drive, Eastwood Drive and Ardith Drive, known as the Ivy…
Contract is finally awarded for update to Orinda’s Crossroads Plaza
Following years of discussion, the project to update the area across from the Highway 24 off-ramp went out for bid earlier in March. However, owing to several of the bids being…
2026 Poul Anderson writing contest winners announced
The Friends of the Orinda Library announced the winners of the 2026 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest, named in honor of the late Poul Anderson, a popular science-fiction…
Local business fills a gap in refuse collection
After sorting refuse into separate bins for trash, compost and recyclables, there remains the task of dragging the bins to the curb, and then collecting them again the next day.…
Local high schools affected by national cyber incident
Local high school students in the Acalanes Union High School District (AHUSD) were affected by a national cyberattack at Instructure, the parent company and developer of Canvas, a…
Students garner awards in 23rd Annual High School Visual Arts Competition
The Lamorinda Arts Council held a reception and awards ceremony in its 23rd annual High School Visual Arts Competition on March 19. Students who attended school in Lamorinda won…
MOFD approves purchase of building at 1150 Moraga Way
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District board on March 31 approved the purchase of the building located at 1150 Moraga Way for $3.6 million. The former home of Mason McDuffie, the…
Siesta Valley Bowl moves toward opening this spring or summer
Siesta Valley Bowl announced two new hires recently. David Lefkowitz, senior vice president of Talent at Blue Note Entertainment Group, will lead talent booking and programming,…
Off leash dog park at Orinda Oaks nears completion
The off-leash dog park at Orinda Oaks Park is nearly finished. Most of the fencing is up, although gates are still required. On a sunny day in April, a small dog named Paddington…
Orinda rejects all bids for Crossroads Plaza renovation
Confusion about the bidding process led to the Orinda City Council on March 17 rejecting all five bids received to renovate the Crossroads Plaza. The area is located at the…
Wagner Ranch Nature Area planning gets underway
Around 100 people attended a community meeting at Wagner Ranch Elementary School in Orinda on March 24. The meeting was hosted by the John Muir Land Trust (JMLT), which acquired…
Camino Pablo ‘School Meals Art Exhibition’
Camino Pablo's fourth and fifth graders from Ms. Clare Fallon and Ms. Brigitt McGee's classes held a School Meals Art Exhibition throughout the month of February at the Moraga…
Orinda city council returns to issue of private roads
The contentious issue of how the City of Orinda deals with the acceptance of private roads returned to the Orinda City Council on March 3, when the council heard a report from the…
Lamorinda, Contra Costa County plan to go big on emergency communications exercise
Radio enthusiasts in Contra Costa County and Lamorinda have been invited to participate in this year’s BEACON exercise on April 30, and they are planning to make an impact. The…
High School District hosts first ever career fair focused on trades
A rainy night did not stop a crowd of students and parents turning out to the Del Val Education Center for the Acalanes Union High School District Career Pathways Fair. More than…
Joaquin Moraga Adobe opens its doors for public tours
Since 2008 the Friends of the Joaquin Moraga Adobe have worked hard to save the historic site, and now they have succeeded gloriously. Over almost 20 years, the group sought to…
Two local Library events on Valentine’s Day
This year’s Lunar New Year performance will feature a martial arts demonstration and lion dance by Tomizaki's Champions Kung Fu Institute to welcome in the Year of the Horse…
Orinda Library tile replacement to begin
Eric F. Anderson, Inc. has been awarded a $163,569 contract to replace missing accent tiles on the Orinda Library. There was a competitive bid process and the city of Orinda…
AUHSD moves ahead with Miramonte Pool Restoration
The Acalanes Union High School District board decided in January to move ahead with the restoration of the swimming pool at Miramonte High School by breaking the project down into…
FSMO receives $40K grant to help low-income residents with vegetation removal
Local nonprofit group Fire Safe Moraga-Orinda (FSMO) has been granted $40,000 by Contra Costa County Supervisor Candace Andersen. The grant is intended to identify and help…
Orinda moves to approve multifamily housing on Altarinda Road
Despite objections, the Orinda City Council on Feb. 3 voted unanimously to move forward with approval of a project that could eventually lead to the existing medical office…
LARIG participates in Winter Radio Field Day
The Lamorinda Area Radio Interest Group participated in Winter Field Day on Jan. 24. Al Archangel and Jeff Peacock set up on the ridge overlooking the ball fields in the…