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Adult improv class participants share laughs at Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette. Photo Sharon K. Sobotta
YES! Town Hall Theatre has something for everyone - even adults
By Sharon K. Sobotta
When Tim Shoji, a Moraga resident and a financial advisor, went online to register his daughter for a children's improv class at Lafayette's Town Hall Theatre, he found more than he bargained for. "I randomly found an adult improv class (called 'Yes-And-Wine') and decided to sign up and I'm having a lot of fun," Shoji says. "I realized I had stopped trying new things. I'm a financial advisor, so I talk to people about money (for my day job). Doing this lets me exercise a different part of my brain." Shoji is one ...read

The band Sausalito performs June 2 at Rock the Plaza in downtown Lafayette. Photo Jeff Heyman
Outdoor summer concerts and events return to Lamorinda
By Jeff Heyman
Summer has come to Lamorinda. The dismal weather of Memorial Day weekend behind us, and with temperatures flirting with the 80-degree mark, Lafayette kicked off the real start of summer: the Rock the Plaza ...read

Miramonte seniors John Williams and Sebastian Rguem greet Glorietta students on May 23. Photo Meredith Friedman
Miramonte graduates revisit their elementary schools, inspire young students
By Sora O'Doherty
About 150 students graduating from Miramonte High School participated in a parade on May 23 during which they visited all four elementary schools in Orinda. This first occurrence of the "Cap and Gown Parade" ...read
Acalanes' 4X100 relay team (from left): Ethan Torres, Paul Kuhner, Coach Escobar, Trevor Rogers, and Kyle Bielawski Photo provided
Success at State Tournament for Dons and Cougars, led by Acalanes 4x100 relay team
By Jon Kingdon
To make it to the California State Track Meet is one thing and placing is quite another. The Acalanes boys 4x100 relay team of Ethan Torres, Kyle Bielawski, Trevor Rogers and Paul Kuhner would finish in second ...read

A field of gold and orange nasturtiums with irises. Photos Cynthia Brian
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
By Cynthia Brian
"When the primal forces of nature tell you to do something, the prudent thing is not to quibble over details." ~ˇFrom the movie, "Field of Dreams"
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Meeting the need for affordable housing

Like many communities across the Bay Area, Lafayette is struggling to get its housing plan approved by the state. After its second submission was rejected on March 29th, the City now risks losing state funding and local control unless it submits a compliant plan on an expedited timeline.
Every 7 years, California cities are required to submit "housing element" plans to the state for approval. Until now,
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Orinda needs an Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance

Thanks to Lamorinda Weekly and its reporter Sora O'Doherty, for the May 24, 2023 story about the Orinda City Council's overdue consideration of an Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance ("IO"). An IO would require that any new housing project include a specified percentage of affordable housing. A four person household ...

Anti-trans demonstrations

We have anti-trans bigots in Lafayette. They are demonstrating outside the elementary school on Fridays to indoctrinate kids to hate on LGBTQ communities.  Bigots hate blacks and said interracial marriage would lead to the breakdown of society, but we legalized inter-racial marriage in1967 and they were wrong. Bigots...


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Council hears final recommendations from Burton Valley Elementary Traffic Calming study
By Lou Fancher
Transportation Program Manager Patrick Golier presented the city staff's final recommendations for the Burton Valley Elementary Traffic Calming Pilot Project to the Lafayette City Council at its May 22 ...read

SWELL Center at LLLC offers respite for teens and tweens this summer
By Sharon K. Sobotta
A little over a year ago, a cohort of caring community members co-imagined what it would be like to give tweens and teens in Lafayette a safe place to land, where they could connect with other youth, try their ...read

Lafayette's Utility Box Art celebrates over 175 years of history
By Vera Kochan
Lafayette's founder, Elam Brown, first arrived on Feb. 7, 1847 to check out the land grant that he and his wife, Margaret, had purchased. Originally called Rancho Acalanes, the 3,300 acres grew to become the ...read
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Moraga wins Lamorinda Zero Waste Challenge
By Vera Kochan
During the March 15 Lamorinda Councils' annual meeting, the city of Lafayette issued a Sustainability Challenge to the town of Moraga and the city of Orinda.
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Bubble Palooza event delights children with white foamy fun at Moraga Commons Park
By Vera Kochan
Moraga's Parks and Recreation Department has, once again, put on an event to keep the townsfolk entertained in an unusual way.
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William Penn Mott award ceremony returns in person after pandemic
By Sora O'Doherty
The Orinda Association on Sunday, June 4 presented the 2023 William Penn Mott Jr. Environmental Award to the Friends of the Orinda Nature Area in a ceremony at the Wilder Art and Garden Center. At the same ...read

Pro bono vocal coach Rena Wilson helps Lamorinda Idol competitors
By Sora O'Doherty
Since 2011, actor and vocal coach Rena Wilson has been offering free coaching to young voices hoping to win the Lamorinda Idol contest, and she loves it. She considers it a gift to be able to help the young ...read

Orinda Starlight Village Players celebrates 40 years in Orinda Community Park
By Sora O'Doherty
The 2023 season of the Orinda Starlight Village Players has something for everyone, from farce to fairy tale. Opening the season in June will be Agatha Christie's "The Secret of Chimneys" with performances ...read
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Outdoor summer concerts and events return to Lamorinda
Miramonte graduates revisit their elementary schools, inspire young students
Council hears final recommendations from Burton Valley Elementary Traffic Calming study
SWELL Center at LLLC offers respite for teens and tweens this summer
Lafayette's Utility Box Art celebrates over 175 years of history
Moraga wins Lamorinda Zero Waste Challenge
Bubble Palooza event delights children with white foamy fun at Moraga Commons Park
William Penn Mott award ceremony returns in person after pandemic
Pro bono vocal coach Rena Wilson helps Lamorinda Idol competitors
Orinda Starlight Village Players celebrates 40 years in Orinda Community Park
First responders hold Wildfire Preparedness Town Hall in Lafayette
The rise of technology scams: be aware
Letters to the editor
Lafayette Police Blotter
Moraga Police Blotter
Orinda Police Blotter
YES! Town Hall Theatre has something for everyone - even adults
Campolindo Robotics Club offers new Girl Scouts STEM program
Nothing says spring more than a bright and light lemon tart dessert
Zheng, Acalanes head to Speech Nationals for first time
'Moments in Time' opens at the Moraga Art Gallery
AAUW-OML Branch awards scholarships to local students
Troop 212 Celebrates New Eagle Scouts
Kiwanis Club Moraga Valley sends books to the Philippines
Scouts place flags in honor of Memorial Day
Local veterans organization embarks on community service project to enhance Lafayette's beauty
Gerald E. Picolla
Success at State Tournament for Dons and Cougars, led by Acalanes 4x100 relay team
Softball and engineering for Haley Stripling next year at Rutgers
Campolindo loses championship game 2-1 to Cardinal Newman
Orinda Intermediate breaks 52-year track drought
Sweet Thursday Author Series: book on lessons learned by Willie Mays
Rain doesn't dampen fun and generosity at Rotary event
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
Lamorinda home sales recorded
Recycling through the Reuse program
Miramonte graduates revisit their elementary schools, inspire young students
By Sora O'Doherty
About 150 students graduating from Miramonte High School participated in a parade on May 23 during which they visited all four elementary schools in Orinda. This first occurrence of the "Cap and Gown Parade" ...read

Campolindo Robotics Club offers new Girl Scouts STEM program
Submitted by Meera Phadnis
Thanks to patience, persistence, and dedicated community support, the Campolindo Robotics Club (active since 2006) helped develop, and is offering, a new Girl Scouts STEM program.ˇ The Robotics Club is known ...read
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Success at State Tournament for Dons and Cougars, led by Acalanes 4x100 relay team
By Jon Kingdon
To make it to the California State Track Meet is one thing and placing is quite another. The Acalanes boys 4x100 relay team of Ethan Torres, Kyle Bielawski, Trevor Rogers and Paul Kuhner would finish in second ...read

Softball and engineering for Haley Stripling next year at Rutgers
By Jon Kingdon
When Haley Stripling was a freshman, she joined an Acalanes team that was led by Morgan Salmon and Kaylee Pond, both of whom would go on to play Division I softball, Salmon at the University of Santa Clara and ...read

Campolindo loses championship game 2-1 to Cardinal Newman
By Jon Kingdon
When Campolindo defeated Redwood Christian High School in the semifinal game of the North Coast Section Baseball Championship, there were not a lot of people outside of Lamorinda that gave the Cougars, ranked ...read
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YES! Town Hall Theatre has something for everyone - even adults
By Sharon K. Sobotta
When Tim Shoji, a Moraga resident and a financial advisor, went online to register his daughter for a children's improv class at Lafayette's Town Hall Theatre, he found more than he bargained for.ˇ
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Zheng, Acalanes head to Speech Nationals for first time
By Casey Scheiner
Eighty-three years after its founding, Acalanes notched a new "first" this year, with freshman Andrew Zheng qualifying to the National Speech and Debate Association's (NSDA) National Tournament in Phoenix this ...read

Nothing says spring more than a bright and light lemon tart dessert
By Susie Iventosch
Lemons make the perfect spring dessert, especially when you add a few colorful, fresh berries and edible flowers on top. This tart filling is made with lemon curd and nonfat plain Greek yogurt to give it a ...read

'Moments in Time' opens at the Moraga Art Gallery
Submitted by George Ehrenhaft
The Moraga Art Gallery (432 Center Street in the Rheem Shopping Center) on Wednesday, June 7 will welcome a riveting new exhibit, "Moments in Time," featuring theˇwork of two popular local artists: Judy ...read
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