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Editor:
On Tuesday, June 19th, nine members of the Moraga Police Department (seven sworn officers and two volunteer cadets) ran with Pleasant Hill PD (two runners) to carry the Special Olympics Torch from the Kohl's parking lot (in Pleasant Hill) to the Virginia Hills Safeway Store (in Martinez). We were also joined by a Public Safety Officer from St. Mary's College. It was a very warm morning, and many Special Olympics athletes greeted us and thanked us for supporting them.
Editor:
I read Tom Trowbridges' letter in the June 20th issue. He wants the Orinda City Council to vote on amending Orindas' general plan without submitting it to a vote of the people. He failed to say why he wants this. How will high density housing in downtown Orinda help Orinda? Maybe a larger tax base? Or work for the developer(s)?
Editor:
I was approached recently by a woman who was angry that I filed a lawsuit in January 2012 to halt the Town of Moraga's plan to change Rancho Laguna Park. The resident's anger was misdirected because if the suit - a "writ of mandate" -had not been filed,
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| Draft Environmental Report on Terraces Raises Questions |
| By Cathy Tyson |
| Lots of questions, not many answers at this time regarding the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on the large multi-family Terraces of Lafayette project, at the corner of Pleasant Hill Road and Deer Hill ...read |
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| They're Back - Movies in the Plaza |
| By Cathy Tyson |
| Building on the success of the inaugural year, Plaza Park at the corner of Moraga Road and Mt. Diablo is the "go to" destination for Friday nights this July. Son of Movies in the Park I, the 2012 version is ...read |
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| Final Frontier for the Downtown Specific Plan |
| By Cathy Tyson |
| Surely no one thought it would take this long. The process to formulate a framework for future growth in downtown Lafayette started in 2006 and was sent to the Planning Commission almost three years ago to ...read |
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| Current issue July 4, 2012Issue and deadline schedule |
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| Four SMC Players Selected in Major League Baseball Draft
Senior pitcher surprised by pick |
| By Simon Tryzna |
| At the beginning of the year, Saint Mary's pitcher Martin Agosta and third baseman Patrick Wisdom got the majority of attention from Major League Baseball scouts, as both were named to Baseball America's Top ...read |
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| Orinda Aquatics Hits Open Water |
| Submitted by Julie Carlson |
| On June 10, 18 swimmers from Orinda Aquatics (OA) and several parents, including a swimmer from OA's Masters program, participated in the annual Lake Del Valle Open Water swim, sponsored by the Tri-Valley ...read |
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| Seven State Trip Ends with a Win |
| Submitted by Jon Ewing |
| The LBA Bucks completed a Baseball Barnstorming trip through seven states. From June 12-20, the team played games in Murray, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyoming. The trip culminated in a visit to the Triple Crown ...read |
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| Calendar, Event Listingsread all |
| The Orinda Arts Council (OAC) Arts in Bloom . . . In the Park 2012. An OAC celebration of the visual and performing arts featuring Lamorinda Arts Alliance artists and others Tuesday, July 17 ... |
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| 2012 Summer Concert Series at the Moraga Commons. Free concerts provided by the Moraga Park Foundation. Bring your picnic blanket or lawn chairs ... |
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| Lafayette Historical Society. Nevada's Famous Virginia & Truckee Railroad: 140-plus years old and coming back to life. This lecture is on Wednesday July 18 from 3 to 4pm in the Lafayette Library Arts and Science Discovery Center, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayett... |
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| A Hug for All Time |
| Laurie Snyder |
The faces in Wayne Miller's war photos still radiate such raw emotion that, even nearly 70 years later, viewers are compelled to ask, "I wonder whatever happened to those boys?"
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| New Citizen a (U.S. Lottery) Winner |
| Cathy Dausman |
| Moraga grocery shoppers might mistakenly assume the smiling checker's French-tinged English accent means he's French. But Michael Hamiche also speaks Italian, Spanish, Arabic, a Berber dialect, and is learning ...read |
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| Cozy Lodging Available for a Song in Lafayette |
| Cathy Dausman |
| Our fine feathered friends have multiple housing options in Lamorinda, but this exceptional group on the south side of the Lafayette Moraga Trail in Lafayette, between Hawthorne Drive and Foye Drive, offers ...read |
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA