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Comments from the community involved concerns over adding this 1/4 mile area as a downtown buffer. Image courtesy City of Lafayette
Housing Element discussion continues at Lafayette Council meeting
By Lou Fancher
Lafayette City Council members at the regular meeting Aug. 28 heard a report from staff regarding the State Department of Housing and Community Development's comments received in late March and the review and revisions made by staff to the Lafayette 6th Cycle Housing Element and Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Senior Planner Renata Robles, Housing Consultant Diana Elrod, and Planning and Building Director Greg Wolff presented an analysis of the impacts of growth stemming from the housing plan and housing opportunity sites ...read

Miramonte #10 Emma Romweber, Campolindo #15 Clara Biddle / Miramonte #8 Hannah Rush, Campolindo #19 Maddie Carpenter Photos Mark Bell
Lots of fresh faces on Lamorinda girls' volleyball teams
By Jon Kingdon
As a rule, there is always a certain amount of turnover with every high school team, mostly through graduation. This is a year that has seen the Lamorinda girls' volleyball teams having lost more than their ...read

 
Orinda council discusses proposed new MOFD fire ordinance
By Alison Burns
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District (MOFD) on Aug. 31 announced that a Special Meeting would take place in the Community Center on Sept. 6 in order to "introduce and waive" the reading of Amended Fuel Break ...read
Miramonte's Caitlin Chan Photo Larissa Kosla
Optimism abounds for the Lamorinda girls tennis teams
By Jon Kingdon
If there is one thing that all of the tennis teams can agree on, it's that it's nice not to have to find a time to practice early or late when it's not 114 degrees. Talent and character abound with all of the ...read

Clipped topiary with blue hydrangeas Photos Cynthia Brian
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
By Cynthia Brian
"The Land! That is where our roots are. There is the basis of our physical life." ~ Henry Ford
As a gardener, I spend copious ...read
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A dissenting view on Lafayette's hillside 'memorial'

I first saw the hillside crosses opposite the Lafayette BART station in February 2005, immediately after returning from a yearlong tour of duty in Baghdad as a Medical Service Corps officer in the US Army. When I saw them, I became angry as it seemed to me that the sacrifices of my fellow servicemembers, Coalition
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Crosses: Overrated impact, dilapidated, kinda creepy. Not Iconic anymore

I've been meaning to write regarding the crosses for several months. Now is the time.
First, I live two blocks away, and have passed by the hillside thousands of times in my residency, maybe tens of thousands of times. I recently brought the young one there, under two years old, on a walk. We...

50th Anniversary of Orindawoods

Orindawoods is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Thanks to our Firewise volunteers, Orindawoods is a Firewise USA community. We spend hundreds of thousands of dollars maintaining our 187 acres (about 4% of Orinda!) and complying with MOFD regulations. Last year, we removed 40 dead and dying large trees. We...


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Changes in Con Fire fire prevention ordinance explained at council meeting
By Lou Fancher
Contra Costa County Assistant Fire Chief Chris Bachman at the Aug. 28 Lafayette City Council meeting addressed the most recent amendments to the California fire code and definitions related to exterior hazard ...read

Housing Element discussion continues at Lafayette Council meeting
By Lou Fancher
Lafayette City Council members at the regular meeting Aug. 28 heard a report from staff regarding the State Department of Housing and Community Development's comments received in late March and the review and ...read

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Town works to get Rheem Park Area designated as a Connected Community Priority Development Area
By Vera Kochan
With the town recently adopting the Sixth Cycle Housing Element for 2023-31, staff hopes to submit an application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) with the idea that the Rheem Park Area will ...read

Moraga votes to reject exorbitant storm drain bids
By Vera Kochan
The 2019 Storm Drain Master Plan Addendum set the wheels in motion for the 2021-23 Annual Storm Drain Repairs Project budgeted at $1.7 million through the Capital Improvement Project. The town hired Basis of ...read

St. Mary's Road on track for multimodal safety improvements
By Vera Kochan
Since 2007, the St. Mary's Road/Bollinger Canyon Road and St. Mary's Road/Rheem Boulevard intersections have been on the town's radar with respect to safety concerns and traffic flow issues. A dangerous ...read
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Orinda appoints first Cal Shakes liaison
By Alison Burns
"It turns out that being the best kept secret in town is not necessarily fiscally sound or a blueprint for financial success," Clive Worsley, Executive Director of Cal Shakes, told the Orinda City Council, ...read

City approves lowering speed limit around Glorietta Elementary
By Alison Burns
It was late 2018 when Orinda's Traffic Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) first received a request from residents living in the Hillcrest Drive neighborhood to install traffic calming measures between Martha ...read

Orinda celebrates city's longest serving employee, Jennie Flores
By Alison Burns
Three former Mayors lined up at last week's Council Meeting to take turns singing the praises of Jennie Flores as she celebrated three and a half decades of working with the city of Orinda, while the current ...read
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A guide to organizing and concealing your cords
Acalanes alum wins award at Cannes Film Festival
Avonia "Vonie" Marsh Dondero
Best tools to include in your basic toolbox
Caramelized apples key to this fun fall dessert
Changes in Con Fire fire prevention ordinance explained at council meeting
City approves lowering speed limit around Glorietta Elementary
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
Free gutter covering material offered through MOFD
Housing Element discussion continues at Lafayette Council meeting
International film in Orinda: 'The Eight Mountains' a touching fresco of two interwoven lives
Kiwanis announces Campolindo Key Club Service Award winners
Lafayette elementary students spend 2 weeks studying in the Czech Republic
Lafayette Police Blotter
Lamorinda community donates over 1,500 pairs of shoes
Lamorinda home sales recorded
Lamorinda Jiu-JItsu and Kickboxing women's self-defense class empowers participants
Letters to the editor
Lots of fresh faces on Lamorinda girls' volleyball teams
Miramonte football game canceled after drive-by shooting at Skyline HS
Moraga Police Blotter
Moraga votes to reject exorbitant storm drain bids
Optimism abounds for the Lamorinda girls tennis teams
Orinda appoints first Cal Shakes liaison
Orinda celebrates city's longest serving employee, Jennie Flores
Orinda council discusses proposed new MOFD fire ordinance
Orinda Police Blotter
Reliving our experiences in nature
Ruth Caroline Dyer
St. Mary's Road on track for multimodal safety improvements
Students raise money for Red Cross with Leis for Lahaina fundraiser
Temple Isaiah hosts JCRC 'Here I Am' initiative to unite against antisemitism
The art of birdwatching highlighted in book of poetry
Town works to get Rheem Park Area designated as a Connected Community Priority Development Area
With concerns regarding proposed toll hikes on bridges, SB-532 is put on hold
Lafayette elementary students spend 2 weeks studying in the Czech Republic
Submitted by Martina Heithoff
Lukas (9) and Adam (7) from Lafayette Elementary School spent two weeks in June studying alongside Czech students in their respective grades in the small wine-making village of Brumovice in the south east ...read

Students raise money for Red Cross with Leis for Lahaina fundraiser
Submitted by MSD Superintendent Julie Parks
In the Moraga School District, a commitment to service learning is a priority.ˇ Community service helps to build empathy and connectednessˇfor our students - and hopefully a lifelong commitment to giving back ...read
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Lots of fresh faces on Lamorinda girls' volleyball teams
By Jon Kingdon
As a rule, there is always a certain amount of turnover with every high school team, mostly through graduation. This is a year that has seen the Lamorinda girls' volleyball teams having lost more than their ...read

Optimism abounds for the Lamorinda girls tennis teams
By Jon Kingdon
If there is one thing that all of the tennis teams can agree on, it's that it's nice not to have to find a time to practice early or late when it's not 114 degrees. Talent and character abound with all of the ...read

Optimism abounds for the Lamorinda girls tennis teams
By Jon Kingdon
If there is one thing that all of the tennis teams can agree on, it's that it's nice not to have to find a time to practice early or late when it's not 114 degrees. Talent and character abound with all of the ...read
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Acalanes alum wins award at Cannes Film Festival
By Diane Claytor
As Jack Lattin approached the end of his four years at Acalanes High School, he faced the dilemma that most graduating high schoolers do: what's next?
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The art of birdwatching highlighted in book of poetry
By Alison Burns
In 2020, as the world learned to adjust to the COVID-19 lockdown, wild bird seed suddenly began to disappear off pet shop shelves, while sales of birdbaths and hummingbird feeders almost doubled. The rest of ...read

International film in Orinda: 'The Eight Mountains' a touching fresco of two interwoven lives
By Sophie Braccini
Between two boys, growing into maturity and adulthood, the long path of their intertwined destinies unfolds in "The Eight Mountains," a lyric Italian movie opening in Orinda on Sept. 15.
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Caramelized apples key to this fun fall dessert
By Susie Iventosch
Here's a fun little autumn twist on the classic pineapple upside down cake using seasonal apples in place of the pineapple slices. The caramelized apples pair beautifully with this delicious vanilla cake for a ...read
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