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| Photo credit: City of Lafayette |
| Tatzin not running for re-election |
| By Pippa Fisher |
| After 33 years serving on the Lafayette City Council, Mayor Don Tatzin has announced that he will not be running for re-election after his term expires in November. Tatzin
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| Students jam together at Modern Tones Music Studio. Photos provided |
| Modern Tones - unique recording facility opens in Lafayette |
| By Pippa Fisher |
| Tucked away, but still close to downtown, a world-class, musical gem has popped up in Lafayette. The Modern Tones Music Studios offers music instruction and so much more.
"We are unique in the Bay Area," says the studio's owner Jacob Light as he explains their objective ...read |
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| Bill Lew, 2018 Veteran of the Year, (second from right) enjoys the patriotic music at a previous "Tribute to the Troops" event. Photo provided |
| Annual twilight concert honors active and former military |
| By Pippa Fisher |
| One of the best times to support and honor active military, reserves, veterans and Gold Star Families is on the heels of America's most patriotic of holidays, when the country celebrates its independence. And ...read |
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| It all starts here Photo Nick Marnell |
| ADA complaints and lawsuits on the rise in Lafayette |
| By Nick Marnell |
| Lawsuits against Lafayette businesses for violations of accessibility regulations have increased over the past two years, but there is one relatively simple fix a business can implement in order to decrease ...read |
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| Neighborhood fun on the Fourth |
| By John T. Miller |
| Organizing a Fourth of July neighborhood block party has become a popular way to commemorate our nation's independence, and one of the most long-lasting and popular gatherings in the Lamorinda area has been ...read |
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MOFD Funding
Regarding your June 27 article "MOFD
projects a strong fiscal year ahead."
Kudos to the MOFD Board for finally
making the tough call to start funding
the District's under-funded employee
retirement plans. We cannot pass on this
debt to our children and grandchildren.
How a little district with 70 employees
can get tens of millions of dollars in
debt is mind boggling. If it was
correctly reported, and I do not doubt
that it was, that the decision to start
significantly funding the
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Lafayette City Hall
The City Council of Lafayette has been
using General Fund monies to purchase
property and then selling the property
with all the proceeds of the sale being
placed in a special fund for a new city
hall. As an example, the Council
approved
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| CIOC unanimously approves motion to form private road task force |
| By Sora O'Doherty |
| The Orinda Citizen's Infrastructure Oversight Commission held a special meeting June 27 to consider whether or not there should be a task force to address the issue of private roads and, if so, what the ...read |
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| 10th anniversary of Opera in the Park |
| By Sora O'Doherty |
| The Orinda Rotary Club will present its 10th annual Opera in the Park in conjunction with Solo Opera. The free performance, which will feature professional opera singers performing favorite arias, duets, and ...read |
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| Central San honored for 20 years of perfect compliance |
| By Sora O'Doherty |
| The Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, which collects, treats and disposes wastewater for each Lamorinda community, has been recognized for continued success in its efforts to protect public health and ...read |
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| Special Olympian Ryan Heptig gets gold |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| Nearly 800 athletes and 265 coaches from across Northern California June 22-24 were welcomed to UC Davis for the 50th annual Special Olympics Northern California Summer Games. Longtime Lafayette resident, ...read |
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| 1st Degree Judo Blackbelt |
| Submitted by Jana Chao |
Sydney Louie, 2018 Acalanes High School graduate and Lafayette resident, received her first degree Judo black belt with I.S. Kim Marshall Arts in Pleasant Hill on June 30 after 7 years of focused training.
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Anne Randolph Physical Therapy
Presentation - Pain Management from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on July 25
in the Sequoia Room, Lafayette
Community Center. Members: Free ... |
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Lamorinda Safety Fair/Classic Car
Show/Police Motorcycle Competition
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 21,
hosted by the Lafayette Police and
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You are invited to join your
neighbors from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on
Thursday evenings at the Moraga
Commons Park for a relaxing free
concert in the park. Bring your
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| Traveling with grandkids builds family bonds |
| By Cathy Dausman |
| Summertime, and the living is easy - even when traveling with grandchildren. That's the message audience members received during Lamorinda Village's recent third and final travel series presentation. Speakers ...read |
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| Great therapy: Seniors talking with their peers |
| By Diane Claytor |
| We tend to think of Lamorinda as an area that's perfect for young families. And it is, with the outstanding schools, beautiful parks and proliferation of activities geared to families and children. But go to ...read |
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| Looking Good in Lamorinda |
| By Moya Stone |
| Summertime is travel time and I kicked off the season with a visit to New Orleans, where temperatures reached the high 90s, as did the humidity. While there I checked out the fashion scene and I noticed that ...read |
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