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| By Sophie Braccini |
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| Elizabeth Perlman at her new location in Orinda's Theatre Square Photo Sophie Braccini |
The first thing you see when entering the new Intuitive Writing Project location in Orinda's Theatre Square is a wall filled with pictures of women who have made a mark in history. The message above the picture mosaic is clear: "Heroines write their own story."
 The Intuitive Writing Project is a place for girls...read |
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| Non-Competitive Compensation Package Plagues MOFD Recruiting Efforts |
| By Nick Marnell |
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District is struggling to recruit and retain qualified firefighter-paramedics, and both management and the rank and file have expressed concern that increasing staffing to handle this year's fire season will be a challenge.
Moraga and Orinda are two of the gold standard communities in Contra Costa County. The 35,000 residents, whose median home value exceeds $1.2 million and who earn some of the highest incomes in the Bay Area, allocate over 20 percent of their property taxes to their fire district, helping provide it with annual revenue of more than $18 million. The revenue funds the operation of five fire stations, above the National Fire Protection Agency 2013 fire department ...read |
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| From left: Vicki Breton, Valerie Briscoe, Maynrad Clark, Dudley Braun, Alise Gillman, Toni Lewis, Giulia Massari and Jim Scala Photo Andy Scheck
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| Lafayette Reservoir Walking Group's Focus on Fitness |
| By A.K. Carroll |
| Life can be stressful. That's no secret. But the solution can be as simple as getting up, getting out and taking a stroll. Author, biochemist and nutritional expert Jim Scala understands this. He recently ...read |
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| Kierra Krawec had five goals in the first round.
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| All Three Girls' Soccer Programs Advance |
| By Karl Buscheck |
| As soon as the seeds for the NCS Division II girls' soccer playoffs were announced, a matchup between No. 1 Acalanes and No. 5 Miramonte seemed inevitable. On the other side of the bracket, No. 3 Campolindo ...read |
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| This round garden gate window echoes a Sleepy Hollow house front theme. Photo Cathy Dausman
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| Curb Appeal |
| By Cathy Dausman |
| Beauty, it is said, is in the eye of the beholder - and a good first impression is priceless. But when it comes to a home's curb appeal, a little fresh paint, new plantings and a bit of bark dust can often ...read |
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Editor:
I voted for a Trotter, but I think I got a "can't-er." (Sorry, Dave; 'couldn't rein-in the horseplay.) Of course, Dave isn't the problem. He is simply one of tens of thousands of elected and selected officials across the country who (a) can't see the connection between the problems they deal with and America's perpetual population growth or (b) can't admit they see it, because they (c) can't see what they can do about it.
When we moved to Lamorinda in 1966, the population of the U.S., California, and Contra Costa County were approximately 197 million, 19 million, and 0.5 million, respectively. Today, the corresponding numbers are approximately 320 million, 34 million, and 1.1 million. In other words, Contra Costa County's population has grown approximately 55 percent in that period and Lamorinda's population is over 60 thousand and growing. Any wonder why Lamorinda commute times might be getting longer, parking spaces might be getting costlier, buildings might be getting bigger, open space might be getting smaller, water supplies might be getting tighter, and so on and on and on?
Perhaps it's time for all the "can't-ers" across the country - and in Lamorinda ...
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| Quest for Dream House Approval Continues |
| By Cathy Tyson |
| Linda and Steve Wight have been on a seven-year quest for a permit allowing their dream home to be built. At the Feb. 9 Lafayette City Council meeting, it was apparent that there had been a change of heart ...read |
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| Goodbye Art Room and Klein Gallery? |
| By Cathy Tyson |
If all goes according to plan, the small house on Lafayette Circle that now contains the Art Room and Klein Gallery will be demolished. In its place, eventually, will be a new retail building.
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| Homes at Deer Hill Start Review Process |
| By Cathy Tyson |
| The Design Review Commission had its first opportunity to review the proposed Homes at Deer Hill - 44 contemporary, craftsman-style single-family homes, along with public park facilities that include a ...read |
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| Chickens and Energy Efficiency |
| By Sophie Braccini |
| At its Feb. 11 meeting, the Moraga Town Council authorized the launch of a small farm animal ordinance study and accepted the participation of the town in a free energy efficiency assessment program for ...read |
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| Historic Preservation Adopted After Tense Debate |
| By Sophie Braccini |
| The second and final reading of a new ordinance is often a formality, since the Town Council has usually finalized and approved the ordinance during the first reading. But at the Feb. 11 second reading of the ...read |
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| Facelift for the Moraga Library |
| By Sophie Braccini |
| Simply drive along St. Mary's Road and you'll notice new landscaping that will make the Moraga Library even more appealing this spring. Revitalizing the library's large front garden was overdue. A few years ...read |
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| Orinda City Council Approves Mid-Year Budget Corrections |
| By Laurie Snyder |
| Orinda's conservative fiscal management is working, according to a Feb. 3 staff report to the Orinda City Council. The city's operating budget remains in the black despite the Manzanita Bridge replacement, the ...read |
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| Orinda's Aging Storm Drains May Need $13.5 Million Fix |
| By Laurie Snyder |
| Drain failures are ugly, they're expensive, and they can upend the lives of those they impact for years as cities struggle to move from emergency response to cleanup and complete system overhaul. Just ask ...read |
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| Texting and Driving Not Just a Teen Issue |
| By Laurie Snyder |
| "Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for 5 seconds. At 55 mph, that's like driving the length of an entire football field, blindfolded." - National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationread |
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| Current issue February 25, 2015Issue and deadline schedule |
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| Campolindo High School Named 2015 East County Regional Academic Decathlon Champion |
| Submitted by Jonathan Lance |
| At the recent energy-filled Academic Decathlon Awards Reception, Campolindo High School won the 2015 East County Regional Academic Decathlon for the fifth straight year. Along with being the Regional winner, ...read |
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| Miramonte Senior Wins Oratorical Contest |
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| On Feb. 15 in Pacifica, Miramonte High School senior Sean McFeely, pictured with coach Sandra Maguire, won the Area 2 American Legion Oratorical Contest, which is designed to develop deeper knowledge and ...read |
| School Calendar |
Acalanes Union High School District
Board Room AUHSD Office
1212 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lafayette |
| Wednesday, March 4, at 7:30pm |
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Lafayette School District
LAFSD Office
3477 School Street, Lafayette |
| Wednesday, March 11, at 7pm |
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Moraga School District
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School Auditorium 1010 Camino Pablo, Moraga |
| Tuesday, March 10, at 7:30pm |
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Orinda Union School District
OUSD Office 8 Altarinda Road, Orinda |
| Monday, March 9, at 6pm |
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| Campolindo to NCS Semifinals, Miramonte Knocked Out |
| By Karl Buscheck |
Campolindo's boys' soccer team has advanced to the semifinals of the NCS Division II Soccer Championship. The other program to qualify for the playoffs, Miramonte, lost in the opening round.
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| All In |
| By Conrad Bassett |
The Diablo Foothill Athletic League girls' basketball season finished last week and the NCS playoffs began last night. All three Lamorinda girls' programs earned playoff spots.
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| Campo, Mats Qualify for NCS Playoffs |
| By Spencer Silva |
| Lamorinda is sending two basketball programs to the NCS Division III playoffs. Campolindo (23-3) is the No. 4 seed and Miramonte (13-13) the No. 7 seed. The Cougars hosted De Anza Feb. 24, while the Mats ...read |
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| Calendar, Event Listingsread all |
| The exhibit “Lamorinda Under Glass,” featuring watercolor landscapes by Moraga resident George Ehrenhaft, opens at the Moraga Library on March 3. Painted on location in Lamorinda, Ehrenhaft’s works ... |
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| The Lafayette Library and Learning Center’s Science Café presents: “The Future of Manned Missions to Mars” from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 in the Library’s Community Hall. Dr. Pascal Lee of Mountain ... |
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| Orinda Recreation and Summer Camp Fair - The City of Orinda is providing community members an opportunity to meet summer day camp staff plus a variety of specialty class instructors during ... |
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| Campo Stage Director Living the Dream |
| By Diane Claytor |
| Several years ago, following another very successful Campolindo High School musical production, Stage Director Dave Pinkham was called on stage and introduced to the audience as a "man who was living a dream ...read |
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| Looking to the Sky |
| By Chris Lavin |
| Tooling around Lamorinda on any given day, one might stop and see a bigger bird than usual perched atop a power line, a telephone pole or at the apex of a big tree. If it's not a crow or a raven, it's most ...read |
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| Donating My Brain to Science |
| By Cathy Tyson |
| Turns out the most difficult part of getting my head examined was not lying still in a snug MRI cave for an hour, but the traffic getting to the impressive facility at UCSF and back. To be fair though, I did ...read |
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