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Published 1/19/2012
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MOFD Board Decides Not To Purchase Administration Building
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| By Lucy Amaral |
| In an unexpected turn of events, several board members of the Moraga Orinda Fire District (MOFD) reversed their previous decision, opting to now oppose the purchase of 1150 Moraga Way. The purchase of the building was approved at the December 28, 2011 MOFD Board meeting, is currently in escrow and, according to Board Member Dick Olsen, is scheduled... read |
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| Chinese New Year 2011 at Buddha Gate Monastery Photo provided
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| 新年快樂 (Happy New Year!) Rejoice! It's a Dragon! |
| By Sophie Braccini |
| Many Lamorinda households and businesses are making preparations. At Uncle Yu's restaurant in Lafayette, special menus for the holiday eve on January 22nd are being prepared; Catherine and Cheng Liao are ...read |
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| Former office of R.E. Loans and Mortgage Fund '08 in Lafayette.
Photo Cathy Tyson
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| Hundreds of Millions at Stake in Securities Fraud Lawsuit |
| By Cathy Tyson |
| A recently filed class action lawsuit for over $700 million dollars centered in Lafayette could potentially be the largest case of its kind in California's history. The lawsuit alleges securities fraud and ...read |
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| Laura Hickey (#32) had a team-high 18 points for Campolindo. Photos Andy Scheck
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| Campolindo, Miramonte Girls Tied for First in DFAL |
| By Conrad Bassett |
| The Diablo Foothill Athletic League was one of the toughest in Northern California a year ago and the Lamorinda rivalries are just as intense this year. This was evident when Campolindo traveled to Acalanes ...read |
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| Great food. Great conversation. Great view. Unbeatable combination. The Warners' kitchen is truly the heart of their home. Photos Andy Scheck
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| Every Home Needs a Heart |
| By Laurie Snyder |
| A mid-century ranch style residence that had lost its heart seems like an unlikely choice to receive one of Orinda's 2011 Mayor's Awards for Excellence in Architecture. Unlikely, that is, until you learn about ...read |
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A Moragan's Salute to David Trotter & Michael Metcalf: Kudos to Councilman Dave Trotter and Mayor Mike Metcalf for listening to the people of Moraga and voting to preserve the sanctity of Rancho Laguna Park as a community gathering point. ...
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I couldn't believe what I saw today in the parking lot between 24 Hour Fitness and Chef Chao.
One of the guys working for the gym covering up a simple request that gym members not use the 10 to 12 parking spaces near...
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These comments were originally intended to be delivered in person, but I am unable to make the meeting, and I am highly annoyed and insulted at the timing of this meeting as it was clearly designed to bypass the majority of public opinion and get lost...
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The Moraga-Orinda Fire District Board of Directors has, by a 3 to 2 vote, decided to waste $2.2 million of our taxpayer dollars in buying a burnt-out Moraga building and refurbishing it solely for the convenience of its 12-person administrative staff. This 12-person...
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Moraga/Orinda Fire District Board Scams Taxpayers Again
The focus for MOFD should be (a) emergency services and (b) paying off the huge underfunded liability problem Directors have created for taxpayers. |
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| Transition for the Lafayette Redevelopment Agency |
| By Cathy Tyson |
| In limbo no more. The Lafayette City Council was waiting to see what the bottom line on the possible dissolution of the city's Redevelopment Agency would be for some time now. In late June of 2011, Assembly ...read |
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| Improving the Streetscape, Piece by Piece |
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| Phase One of a major renovation of Lafayette's downtown sidewalks is well underway. The first phase - from the Round Up to Postino - is slated to be complete by January 30. Fear not, happy hour patrons at ...read |
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| Path Posts Re-Striped |
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| Lafayette's Pleasant Hill Road upgrades between Mt. Diablo and Olympic Boulevards are proceeding nicely, but foot traffic and cyclists who use the off-street multi-use path may notice the posts centered along ...read |
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| Concern over Fire Safety in the Bluffs |
| By Sophie Braccini |
| In the aftermath of a late-December house fire on Joseph Drive, some residents of the relatively remote Bluffs neighborhood questioned the adequacy of the water supply in the steep hills and the tools ...read |
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| Friends of the Library Get New Bins |
| By Sophie Braccini |
| Virginia Tracy and Anna Evans sort through the bags of books scattered over the porch near the entrance of the Moraga library. Every week, the two petite volunteers receive around a thousand books donated to ...read |
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| Jill Mercurio Leaves Moraga - El Cerrito Comes to the Rescue |
| By Sophie Braccini |
| Town Manager Jill Keimach announced on January 11 that Public Works Director and Town Engineer Jill Mercurio accepted a position with the City of Vallejo and will leave Moraga on January 19. ...read |
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| Orinda Residents to Answer the Call, Yet Again
Roads polling calls to begin shortly
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| Laurie Snyder |
| Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) will launch its fourth telephone survey of Orinda residents since 2006 within the next several weeks, said a representative of the firm during a special ...read |
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| Orinda Weighs Blight vs First Amendment |
| Laurie Snyder |
| Signs - visual clutter or free speech? This question was on the minds of the Orinda Planning Commission recently as it discussed amending the City's Sign Code to ensure that area signage will not diminish the ...read |
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| The Orinda News Turns 25 |
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| Time flies when you're having fun and doing great work. The Orinda News is celebrating a quarter century of publishing. Here's to the next 25 years! Pictured from left are: feature writer Elana O'Loskey, ...read |
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新年快樂 (Happy New Year!) Rejoice! It's a Dragon!
Hundreds of Millions at Stake in Securities Fraud Lawsuit
Lafayette Police Blotter
Transition for the Lafayette Redevelopment Agency
Improving the Streetscape, Piece by Piece
Path Posts Re-Striped
Moraga Police Blotter
Jill Mercurio Leaves Moraga - El Cerrito Comes to the Rescue
Concern over Fire Safety in the Bluffs
Moraga Council Meetings Online
Friends of the Library Get New Bins
Orinda Police Blotter
Orinda Residents to Answer the Call, Yet Again
Roads polling calls to begin shortly
Orinda Weighs Blight vs First Amendment
The Orinda News Turns 25
Letters to the Editor
SMC Gets in the Swing
Beau/Derek on
The Iron Lady 3 Stars
Bentley Debater Takes First Place
CA’s Indie Film Fest Promises to Be the Best Yet
Year of the Dragon Storytime at Moraga Library
Moraga School District Plans May Parcel Tax
2012-2013 Kindergarten Registration
Binding Authors and Writers at Moraga Library
Bang the Drum Slowly...
Stepping Up to Serve the Library Foundation
SMC and MCC Partner to Renovate Driving Range
Consign of the Times: Furniture Consignment Stores Growing in Lamorinda
business briefs
The Whole Enchilada
Chicken Enchiladas
Frannie's Harvest Salad
SMC Wins Seven-Straight, Breaks into Top 25
Saint Mary's Loses to USD, Defeats Portland and #23 Gonzaga
Campo Leads Lamorinda in Standings
Campolindo, Miramonte Girls Tied for First in DFAL
Most Frequently Viewed Stories From Our Last Issue
Top Spot Up for Grabs in High School Soccer
Every Home Needs a Heart
Lamorinda Home Sales recorded
Lamorinda Foreclosures recorded
The Real Estate Year in Review
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| Moraga School District Plans May Parcel Tax |
| By Sophie Braccini |
| After a convincing presentation by the Campaign Committee, the Governing Board of the Moraga School District voted unanimously on January 10th to set an amount of $225, with no sunset, for a new parcel tax to ...read |
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| 2012-2013 Kindergarten Registration |
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| Lamorinda's public elementary schools will soon be registering next fall's Kindergarteners. To be eligible for Kindergarten, a child must have been born on or before November 1, 2007. The Transitional ...read |
| School Calendar |
Acalanes Union High School District
Board Room AUHSD Office
1212 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lafayette |
Wednesday, January 23, at 7:30pm
Special Governing Board Meeting
Next regular meeting Wednesday February 1, 7:30 pm |
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Lafayette School District
LAFSD Office
3477 School Street, Lafayette |
| Wednesday, February 8, at 7pm |
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Moraga School District
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School Auditorium 1010 Camino Pablo, Moraga |
| Tuesday, February 14, at 7:30pm |
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Orinda Union School District
OUSD Office 8 Altarinda Road, Orinda |
| Monday, February 13, at 6pm |
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| SMC Wins Seven-Straight, Breaks into Top 25 |
| Alex Kozela |
The Saint Mary's men's basketball team keeps on winning.
The Gaels maintained their undefeated WCC record by thoroughly ...read |
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| Campo Leads Lamorinda in Standings |
| By Conrad Bassett |
| The 2011-2012 Lamorinda boys' basketball teams came into the season with uncertain expectations. Last year, Las Lomas won the Diablo Foothill Athletic League title and both Miramonte and Campolindo lost ...read |
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| Top Spot Up for Grabs in High School Soccer |
| By Marissa Harnett |
| At the mid-way point of the high school soccer season, the Lamorinda boys' teams had secured the top three spots in the DFAL standings. Acalanes found their stride with five wins and one tie. Campolindo, a ...read |
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| Calendar, Event Listingsread all |
| Lafayette Gallery's winter show "Heartfelt" will run through March 3. The exhibition features unique sculpture, ceramics, paintings, prints, glasswork, jewelry and photography, created by local artists. ... |
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| Fondettes at Aegis of Moraga. On Saturday February 18th, the retirement community celebrates the 40's and invites the community to join in the free event that will feature The Fondettes, a vocal ... |
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| Applications for Sister-to Sister's NEW program for seventh and eighth grade girls are due Sunday, 1/22/12. For the first time ever, middle school girls will be included in the planning of the Sister-to Sister Summit, an award-winning program ... |
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| SMC Gets in the Swing |
| By Lou Fancher |
| When Saint Mary's College told Professor Rebecca Carroll to go out on a limb with her Jan Term class, she swung out as far as her dancing bones could travel. ...read |
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| CA’s Indie Film Fest Promises to Be the Best Yet |
| By Andrea A. Firth |
| "In the 14 years that the California Independent Film Festival has been held, this is our best film line up yet," says CAIFF Program Director Beau Behan. "I can't pick one single favorite, there so many really ...read |
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| SMC and MCC Partner to Renovate Driving Range |
| By Sophie Braccini |
| Clear sky, crisp light, warming sun and green grass- Friday the 13th of January was a perfect day to play golf. Brother Ronald Gallagher, President of Saint Mary's College, and Moraga Country Club Board ...read |
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA