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Dynamic Husband and Wife Team Earn Citizens of the Year in Lafayette
This year Lafayette is going with the ultimate volunteering partnership in its selection for Citizens of the Year as it recognizes the long list of volunteer works done by husband and wife team, Dick and Robin Holt.
 By Pippa Fisher
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A focus on Lafayette life
For all aspiring Lafayette photographers, there is an exciting opportunity coming soon. The city of Lafayette is running a "Day in the Life" photo contest, sponsored by the city's Art Commission.
By Pippa Fisher
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Sidewalk maintenance falls to Lafayette residents
To what extent, if any, are property owners responsible for repairs to the sidewalk, defined as the area between the property line and the street line, whether or not it has a sidewalk or parking strip, gutter or curb?
By Pippa Fisher
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Lafayette Police Blotter
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Leigh Creekside Park closer to getting play structure
If it was said that the divisive issue of ...By Pippa Fisher
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Fighting for Lamorinda sanctuary status
Three young Lamorinda residents and their friends have decided to take on a highly visible political campaign: get the three communities to declare sanctuary city status.
Sanctuary ...By Sophie Braccini
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Shared words of wisdom: How to be an effective city council member
Lafayette City Manager Steve Falk organized an orientation in January for the new council members of each Lamorinda municipality, with the new city leaders hearing from many of the public agencies they will work closely with. But the highlight of the four-hour event ...By Nick Marnell
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Noise now permitted at Lafayette swimming pool
The Lafayette Planning Commission settled the Sun Valley Swimming Pool Association neighborhood dispute that has dragged on for nearly three years, but even that decision required two separate votes of a split commission to finalize.
 By Nick Marnell
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Lafayette firefighters ignore local politics, quietly do their jobs
Through all of the drama of Lafayette's recent unhappiness with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, the failed Fire Station 46 venture and the torpid pace of the Fire Station 16 rebuild, the firefighters of Lafayette fire stations 15 and 17 stand fast, ...By Nick Marnell
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Lafayette residents balk over costs to repair curbs and gutters
Lafayette residents lashed out at the city council Feb. 13 over the requirement that property owners pay for curb and gutter repair in front of their homes before the city begins its road construction program in April.
By Nick Marnell
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Lafayette Police Blotter
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Battering storms ravage Lamorinda
Storms with heavy rain and strong winds battered the Lamorinda area this month, causing widespread damage. In Orinda, there was a serious mudslide at Van Tassle Lane, resulting in one home being red-tagged and another being yellow-tagged.
 By Sora O'Doherty
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Lafayette, Millie's Kitchen will miss its founder as Millie Harris dies at 91
The old-fashioned street sign on Oak Hill Road reads "Millie's Kitchen." The sign was designed and contributed by a San Francisco policeman who was a restaurant patron. While the sign and the name remain, Millie Harris, original chef and owner of Millie's Kitchen in ...By Cathy Dausman
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Lafayette showcases its many wedding vendors with a unique 'Bridal Crawl'
The winter months leading up to Valentine's Day are when 75 percent of couples get engaged, so wedding season is just around the corner and brides are making big decisions this time of year.
By Paula King
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Council: Still no decision on Leigh Creekside Park
A decision that some suggested would require the city council to channel the wisdom of Solomon may now force Lafayette lawmakers to exhibit the patience of Job.
With residents packed ...By Nick Marnell
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA