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Published on June 10th, 2020
Lafayette teacher a finalist for County Teacher of the Year
A Lafayette teacher has made it into the final four under consideration for a top educator award.
In late May the Contra Costa County 2020-21 Teacher of the Year nominations were ...By Pippa Fisher
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Published on June 10th, 2020
Car rally celebrates graduates
Horns were blaring, and people, social distance-appropriately spaced out, were cheering as the Acalanes High School graduates of 2020 drove through the center of Lafayette May 29 proving indeed that "Community Can't be Canceled." ...By Pippa Fisher
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Published on June 10th, 2020
Lafayette switches back to live audio public comments following residents' complaints
The city of Lafayette is going back to using ...By Pippa Fisher
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Published on June 10th, 2020
Nearly 80 trees slated for removal on St. Mary's Road: council powerless to intervene
The city council recognized with expressed frustration, their powerlessness to regulate Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s enhanced vegetation management along St. Mary's Road in Lafayette ahead of the utility's planned work this summer, which will include the removal of ...By Pippa Fisher
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Published on June 10th, 2020
Residents gather for peaceful protests amid pandemic
The anger and frustration of a nation, triggered by the recent death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, has been evident even in the sleepy Lamorinda suburbs. Several peaceful protests were held in Lamorinda last week, with the largest on June 7 in ...By Pippa Fisher and Sophie Braccini
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Published on May 27th, 2020
Lafayette Polics Blotter
Lafayette Police
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Published on May 27th, 2020
No decision on Lafayette's controversial 315 apartments; discussion continues
A marathon planning commission meeting to approve or deny the controversial Terraces development has been continued to mid-June. The meeting went into the early hours as the commission heard close to 90 public comments reflecting both those for and against the ...By Pippa Fisher
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Published on May 27th, 2020
Distance learning - lessons learned
As the school year draws to a close, in a way no one could have ever imagined last August when it started or even a mere two months ago, lessons have been learned by school administrators, teachers, parents and students after pivoting to the unchartered territory of ...By Pippa Fisher
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Published on May 27th, 2020
Lafayette to seek more information before STR ruling
Lafayette city leaders voted unanimously to hold off and gather further information before making any decisions on the future of short-term rentals in the city. Although no action was taken, the discussion brought up several issues and was recognized as opening up ...By Pippa Fisher
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Published on May 27th, 2020
Lamorinda weed abatement deadlines fast approaching
Lamorinda fire agencies have ramped up their efforts to alert property owners to remove problem vegetation by the abatement deadlines before the weeds spark a community catastrophe. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District deadline is May 31 and the Mo ...By Nick Marnell
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Published on May 27th, 2020
Crisis brings revival of the homestead
It has become quite a hunting game to find some of the most coveted tomato plants or beneficial herbs at local nurseries. Growing vegetables or raising chickens in Lamorinda has definitely been on the uptick for the past two months, with chicks just as hard to find as ...By Sophie Braccini
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Published on May 13th, 2020
Matching grant increases Lafayette Rotary's food bank donation to $60K
The Lafayette Rotary Club hand delivered a $30,000 donation on May 8 to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County. The sense of urgency to deliver the donation that day was so the club could qualify for a matching grant made available by Steve and Susan ...Submitted by Larry Blodgett
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Published on May 13th, 2020
Lafayette Police Blotter
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Published on May 13th, 2020
When and how will businesses come back?
Even as the state begins to ease restrictions in incremental steps, questions remain about how and when Lafayette's small businesses can reopen and how many will survive.
In a May 6 ...By Pippa Fisher
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Published on May 13th, 2020
Town Hall Theatre music, comedy live shows go on - virtually
At Town Hall Theatre it takes more than a pandemic to stop the music, as they pivot instead to online live performances.
As with all nonprofits, Lafayette's THT is struggling with the ...By Pippa Fisher
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA