Published on January 5th, 2022
New Mayor Dennis Fay wants to improve plight of private roads residents
As he enters the last year of his term on the Orinda City Council as mayor, Dennis Fay would like to do something to help residents of private streets not in homeowners associations. He would like to get a pilot program started this year to work with residents to ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on December 22nd, 2021
Worth celebrates the end of fifth term as mayor with flurry of awards
Outgoing mayor Amy Worth finished out her fifth term as mayor of Orinda by handing out five awards, four mayor's Awards of Excellence, and a proclamation for an Eagle Scout. The five awards honored the young and the young-at-heart, going to Seniors Around Town, ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on December 22nd, 2021
Orinda takes 25-year lease on Mini-Park, allowing landscaping to proceed
The city of Orinda and Pacific Gas & ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on December 22nd, 2021
Orinda's housing plan tool is ready for public use
Orinda residents can now draw their own ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on December 22nd, 2021
Dennis Fay to serve as Orinda mayor for first time, Inga Miller returns as vice mayor
At its Dec. 14 meeting, the Orinda city council, following its usual protocol, elected Vice Mayor Dennis Fay to become Orinda's next mayor. Inga Miller, as the next highest vote-getter in the 2020 election, will serve as vice mayor, a position she has held before. ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on December 8th, 2021
In-person CERT classes resume in Orinda
After a hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) classes will resume, in person, in the Orinda library auditorium in January. This will be the second live class in the Lamorinda area; the first class, which was offered in Lafayette, ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on December 8th, 2021
Orinda Garden Club continues wreath-hanging tradition
Volunteers of the Orinda Garden Club, including Orinda mayor and Garden Club member Amy Worth, assembled 55 holiday wreaths outside the Orinda Community Center Dec. 4 and hung them in numerous locations around Orinda to brighten up the town.ÿThe wreaths can be found at ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on December 8th, 2021
Winter break in-person camps available in Orinda
With full safety protocols in place against ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on December 8th, 2021
Laborious work continues on updating Orinda housing element to meet huge challenges
As the population of the state of California edges ever closer to 40 million, concerns about providing housing continues to be a major issue at both the state and local level. Every local government is required by the state to have a "housing element" in the general ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on November 24th, 2021
Lamorinda community works to defend DEIB work
As pushback against affirmative diversity, ...By Sharon K. Sobotta
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Published on November 24th, 2021
Firewise Communities can stay steps ahead of a disaster
At least 25-30 communities within the Moraga-Orinda Fire District are already banding together to make their neighborhoods fire wise. Approximately two-thirds of the communities are located in Orinda, but Moraga is making a move to catch up.
 By Vera Kochan
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Published on November 24th, 2021
El Toyonal red-flag day parking restrictions made permanent; warnings eliminated
The on-street parking ban on El Toyonal on ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on November 24th, 2021
Orinda city council kicks off celebration of Orinda Theatre's 80th anniversary
The Orinda City Council on Nov. 16 recognized the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Orinda Theatre on Dec. 27, 1941, with a proclamation. Current theatre owner Derek Zemrak has announced that the theatre will host its own celebration of the anniversary on Dec. 27 ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on November 24th, 2021
Orinda commemorates 'new' library, remembers old
At its Nov. 16 meeting, the Orinda City Council presented a proclamation commemorating the 20th anniversary of the "new" Orinda library. The proclamation praises the Friends of the Orinda Library for raising $5 million, which was matched by the city, for the ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on November 24th, 2021
What's in your water?
What's in your water? Hopefully nothing, but just to put the public's mind at ease, East Bay Municipal Utility District representatives held an Oct. 20 Zoom presentation to enlighten customers within their jurisdiction.
 By Vera Kochan
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA