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Published on March 30th, 2022
Lafayette gets Firewise
At certain times Lafayette Council Member Wei-Tai Kwok and his wife Violet fear for their lives when they go to sleep in their home which is just a short uphill walk from the Lafayette BART station. It's not home invasions or crime that they fear. It's California ...By Sharon K. Sobotta
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Published on March 30th, 2022
Lafayette School District names new superintendent
The Lafayette School District Governing Board has appointed Dr. Brent Stephens as its next superintendent, effective July 1. For the past three years, Stephens has been the superintendent of Berkeley Unified School District, successfully leading that district through ...Submitted by Dawn Lynn Lanier
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Published on March 30th, 2022
Lafayette's American Rescue Plan Act fund distribution discussed
An update and recommendations made by city staff and presented at the March 14 city council meeting by Economic Development Manager Thomas Myers focused on the distribution of the first tranche of Lafayette's American Rescue Plan Act funds. Having previously approved ...By Lou Fancher
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Published on March 30th, 2022
Council considers return to in-person meetings
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the ...By Lou Fancher
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Published on March 30th, 2022
Tri-City Council meeting focuses on transportation issues
As the cities of Lafayette and Orinda and ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on March 16th, 2022
Getting styled by Diablo Barbers in downtown Lafayette
Lafayette has once again attracted a new upscale barber shop. Located in downtown Lafayette at 3557 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Diablo Barber Co. has been in business for three months. It's has long been the aspiration of co-owners, Gabriel Colorado, and Angelo Gerosolimo to ...By Jon Kingdon
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Published on March 16th, 2022
Lafayette Police Blotter
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Published on March 16th, 2022
Students protest LGBTQ legislation in other states
The current and future leaders of the Queer Student Alliance (QSA) at Acalanes High School - Fae Goertzen, Malia Eads, Ash Lee, Emerson Brown, and Autumn Long - organized a walkout at 10 a.m. March 11 on campus to protest against anti-LGBTQ legislation in Georgia, ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on March 16th, 2022
Draft EIR for Housing Element discussed at special joint meeting
The Lafayette City Council was joined Feb. 28 by city staff and members of the Planning Commission and the General Plan Advisory Committee to review the draft Environmental Impact Report for the city's sixth cycle Housing Element Update.
 By Lou Fancher
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Published on March 16th, 2022
Council considers possible rezoning of BART parking lot property
Alternative approaches and decisions related to Assembly Bill 2923, a 2018 State of California law that requires the upzoning of BART-owned properties and the development of transit-oriented, multi-family housing had the Lafayette City Council grappling Feb. 28 with a ...By Lou Fancher
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Published on March 2nd, 2022
Legislation introduced to clamp down on illegal dumping
Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, who ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on March 2nd, 2022
Lafayette Town Council authorizes subcommittee to pursue purchasing property for public use
For several years the Lafayette City Council ...By M.D. Jones
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Published on March 2nd, 2022
Two recipients, Thomas and Fraser, awarded Lafayette Citizen of the Year
The 2021 Lafayette Citizen of the Year announced in mid-February has been awarded to not one, but two exceptional residents: longtime science teacher and crusader for environmental sustainability Janet Thomas, and Bill Fraser, whose astute guidance and deep humanity as ...By Lou Fancher
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Published on March 2nd, 2022
Universal lunch & brunch program reaches Lafayette elementary schools
As a working mom of a 9-year-old who attends ...By Sharon K. Sobotta
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Published on February 16th, 2022
Contra Costa County joins all other Bay Area counties in lifting mask mandate
Vaccinated individuals over the age of 2 ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA