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…
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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…
Moraga adopts resolution ratifying two MOFD ordinances
Moraga’s Town Council adopted a resolution ratifying Moraga-Orinda Fire District ordinances pertaining to Fire Code and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) during its Feb. 11…
Saint Mary’s College holds a ‘Know Your Rights’ workshop
In the wake of recent federal immigration enforcement, Saint Mary’s College held a workshop for students, staff, and educators with the intent of providing legal rights guidance…
Moraga School District Board approves education parcel tax for June ballot
According to a government code, the Moraga School District (MSD) board of directors is required to conduct a public hearing before its final vote on whether to approve an…
Two robbery suspects apprehended in Lafayette
Following the report of a bank robbery at about 1:01 p.m. on Feb. 17 at the 3100 block of Danville Boulevard in Alamo, Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Valley Station deputy…
Lafayette Announces 2026 Citizen of the Year: Carol Singer
Lafayette Senior Planner Alry Cassidy introduced Objective Design Standards (ODS) to the City Council during its Jan. 12 meeting, before turning the presentation over to Monica…
Lafayette City Council addresses concerns over downtown food trucks
Following a request from the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce to review food truck activity in downtown Lafayette and to consider whether ordinance or parking restrictions are…
Park Theater renovation plans and timeline presented to City Council
As part of the Lafayette City Council’s commitment to strengthening Lafayette’s civic values through arts organization presentations at the beginning of the first council…
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…
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…
Moraga and Orinda awarded $508K grant for Moraga Way Safety Study
The Town of Moraga and the City of Orinda are joining forces for the Moraga Way Safety and Connectivity Planning Study. To that end, both municipalities are sharing a $508,000…
EBMUD undertakes Carter and Arroyo Reservoir Improvement Project
East Bay Municipal Utility District has begun the Carter and Arroyo Reservoir Improvement Project with the intention of enhancing water quality, renewing aging infrastructure, and…
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…
Lafayette council discusses new objective design standards
Lafayette Senior Planner Alry Cassidy introduced Objective Design Standards (ODS) to the City Council during its Jan. 12 meeting, before turning the presentation over to Monica…
Residents embrace gas leaf blower ban
Just one citation has been issued in response to the City of Lafayette’s ban on gas powered leaf blowers since it went into effect July 1, 2024 – a sign that voluntary…
New Mayor demands improvements to Moraga Shopping Center
For several years, Moraga residents have complained about the dilapidated condition of the Moraga Shopping Center calling it a dump, a blight, tacky, unwelcoming, and an…
Lamorinda high school students take to streets to protest ICE actions
Many older community members have been at the forefront of periodic "No Kings" protests in downtown Lafayette, as well as in Concord and Walnut Creek and elsewhere since President…
Lamorinda CERT’s drone presentation highlights usage within law enforcement and wildfire situations
Drones have become a popular piece of surveillance equipment, not only in today’s warfare to carry weapons, such as explosives, onto a battlefield or over civilian…
Orinda mayor gives awards of excellence before selection of new mayor, vice mayor
The Orinda City Council selected a new mayor and vice mayor according to its custom on Dec. 16, 2025. Before the selection, outgoing Mayor Latika Malkani announced that she was…
Persian Café opens in Theatre Square
Chef Shabnam Ameli has opened a Persian-style café in Theatre Square in Orinda and is making many people happy with her creative offerings. She is assisted in her endeavor by her…
A look back at Rheem Valley Shopping Center 60 years ago
Now that a new Grocery Outlet is under construction at the Rheem Valley Shopping Center, it’s safe to say that there hasn’t been this type of retail development or…
Moraga receives yet another GFOA award
The Town of Moraga has received its third consecutive Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award this past December. The honor was…
Lamorinda wine growers ‘raise a glass’ to new tasting venue – Local Vines
It’s been several years in the making, but Local Vines, Lamorinda’s new wine tasting venue, has finally opened its doors in Lafayette. Located in the former Napa Auto Parts…
Sideboard owners, Erin and Ford Andrews, named Lafayette Business Persons of the Year
Family, friends and local dignitaries will gather on Jan. 29 at the Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa to honor Erin and Ford Andrews, owners of Sideboard Lafayette, who were recently…
Lafayette receives Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for 10th consecutive year
Administrative Services Director Tracy Robinson presented the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2025, to…
Senior Services Commission updates council on Lafayette’s Age Friendly Action Plan
Senior Services Commission Chair Terry Black presented an annual update to the Lafayette City Council during its Dec. 8 meeting, thanking the council for adopting the Age Friendly…
Local restaurant owners look for answers amid food truck competition
For many, food trucks can be a fun way to grab a snack, try something new while in transit or, if located in the right spot, to grab some sustenance when other options are too far…
New laws and new concerns about e-bike safety for kids
Although California has new laws that came into effect on Jan. 1 designed to improve electric bicycle (e-bike) safety, there is growing concern among the law enforcement and…
EBMUD grants long lease of former Cal Shakes Theater to local enterprise
The East Bay Municipal Utility District on Dec. 1 signed a 15-year lease agreement with the nonprofit group Siesta Valley Foundation (SVF). The lease covers the 9-acre…
Well-traveled Czech student enjoyed Orinda experience
Amalie Zahradnickova has been the academic year 2025 visiting student from the Czech Republic. Like all the other students chosen from Tabor, Orinda’s Sister City, she loved the…
Orinda allows bond measure for new senior housing project over union objections
Travelers on Orinda Way in Orinda Village have probably noticed protesters at the intersection with Irwin Way. This dispute came before the Orinda City Council on Nov. 18, because…
Moraga Town Council reorganizes
In one of the quickest Town Council reorganizations in recent years, its members took no time at all to select Moraga’s new mayor and vice mayor. As is customary during the…
Moraga Public Works Director retires after nearly nine years on the job
To say that Moraga Public Works Director/Town Engineer Shawn Knapp will leave behind a legacy of improvements during his tenure would be an understatement. The fact that he was…
Moraga Mayor Woehleke discusses State of the Town
Moraga Mayor Steve Woehleke basically went door-to-door by presenting his State of the Town to various organizations within the community. Moraga Citizens Network hosted his…