Wednesday, November 19, 2014
County Supervisor Refuses Her Pay Increase
Contra Costa County Supervisor Candace ...By Nick Marnell
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Wednesday, November 05, 2014
Rescue One Board Opening
The Rescue One Foundation is seeking ...Submitted by Greg Reams
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Wednesday, November 05, 2014
MOFD Promotions
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District formally recognized five of its employees at a badge-pinning ceremony in October. "I have a high degree of confidence in the people who received promotions this evening," said fire chief Stephen Healy. "Each followed a difficult path of ...
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Wednesday, November 05, 2014
Lamorinda Fire News Briefs
MOFD Pension Bill Drops
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Firefighters Unhappy With Slow Progress of Labor Talks
Decked out in black "1230 Strong" solidarity ...By Nick Marnell
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
ConFire Purchases Two Squad Vehicles
The Board of Supervisors, acting as the ...By Nick Marnell
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
ConFire Ambulance Proposal Passes First Test
Two fire agencies in Contra Costa County ...By Nick Marnell
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
MOFD Division 1 Race: Public vs. Private
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District board of directors is charged with policing the relationship between the taxpayers who fund the district and the management that runs it. In November voters in MOFD Division 1 will choose between incumbent Kathleen Famulener and ...By Nick Marnell
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
An Expectation of Inconvenience
The mere mention of the word overtime in the ...By Nick Marnell
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Two MOFD Seats Uncontested
Three Moraga-Orinda Fire District board ...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
MOFD Increases Fire Season Staffing
The fire season is off to an ominous start ...By Nick Marnell
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Home Fires Keep Burning
Two early summer structure fires put Lamorinda on high alert as it rolls into the peak of fire season during the driest year in recorded California history. A June fire destroyed a house on Tarry Lane in north Orinda, and in July firefighters put out a three-alarm ...By Nick Marnell
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Don't Fence Them In
Arbor Day is April 27, but what's that got to do with Moraga? Just ask Kevin Bernie. Bernie's family calls him Don Quixote, but instead of tilting at windmills, he spent years planting redwood trees in the town.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Local Fire Officials Mixed on Ads
Despite forecasts of operating losses for this fiscal year, and only slight improvements for next year, officials of both Lamorinda fire districts say they are skeptical of the viability of a new revenue generating idea unveiled by a fire agency in the Central ...By Nick Marnell
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Clear the Brush - It's the Law!
Fire protection services are urging homeowners to make one thing perfectly clear right now - defensible yard space. Drought conditions, warmer temperatures, high winds and an excess of dried vegetation have made fire seasons progressively worse over the past 50 years, ...By Cathy Dausman
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA