Scaled Down Plans and Phased Approach for the Hacienda de las Flores
The conceptual remodeling plans for the Hacienda de las Flores, which were sized down from a cost of $24 million to $6.3 million by architect Gould Evans and shown at the Feb. 10 Moraga Town Council meeting, were well received by the council members and the public, but ...By Sophie Braccini
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Moraga Police Blotter
Lost tab - not the soda 2/2/16 The ...
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No Room at the Shelter
Due to an overload of animals, the Contra Costa County Animal Services Department temporarily stopped accepting owner surrendered animals at the Martinez and Pinole shelters Feb. 3. The agency also indefinitely closed its night surrender boxes.
 By Nick Marnell
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Kevin Reneau: Moraga's 2015 Business Person of the Year
Kevin Reneau would probably have been Moraga Business Person of the year much sooner if he had not also been the president of the Moraga Chamber of Commerce. A successful local entrepreneur, Reneau has built with his wife, Pam, one of the fastest growing Senior ...By Sophie Braccini
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Chief of Police Becomes Interim Town Manager
Chief of Police Bob Priebe turned in his uniform Feb. 1 to fill the position of Moraga town manager until a replacement for Jill Keimach can be found. Priebe, who has served on the police force for the past 38 years, welcomes the new challenge. Jon King will serve as ...By Sophie Braccini
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Moraga Community Foundation Seeks Applicants for Board Positions
The newly formed Moraga Community Foundation ...
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Moraga Inches Toward Enrolling in Community Choice Aggregation
The Moraga Town Council agreed to send a non-binding letter to Marin Clean Energy (MCE), indicating its preliminary interest in having Moraga join the nonprofit structure that competes with PG&E for generating electricity. Other nearby cities, such as Lafayette, are ...By Sophie Braccini
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Implementing the Moraga Center Specific Plan
Recent controversy over developments in the Moraga Center Specific Plan (MCSP) area has shown that land use regulation without implementation rules can lead to projects that are compliant and hard to challenge, even if the residents disapprove of them. The town has ...By Sophie Braccini
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Moraga Police Blotter
My home is my Castle 1/25/16 A homeowner on ...
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Of Life and Limb
Local trees, including mature oaks and pines, are falling and in need of removal, but the recent El Nino rain storms are only partly to blame. It is more apt to be a combination of events - call it the perfect storm - causing their demise. Recent Lamorinda examples ...By Cathy Dausman
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Grateful Moraga Couple Applauds MOFD Response
At about 2 a.m. on Dec. 22, Moraga Bluffs resident Tom McCormack was sitting on his bed and he said that he couldn't breathe. "He told me to call 911," said his wife, Millicent. According to the dispatch records of that night's emergency call, the Moraga-Orinda Fire ...By Nick Marnell
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The Moraga Historical Society Concludes its Celebration of 50 Years
Following the 50th Anniversary Banquet of the Moraga Historical Society, featuring Laura Akley, architectural historian and author of "San Francisco's Jewel City: The Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915," second vice president Dick Olsen orchestrated a ...Submitted by Susan Sperry
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Coyote Sightings on the Rise
Tales have seemed abundant of late: A grandmother sees two coyotes near the trail where she is pushing her grandchild in a stroller, a father snaps a photo of another trotting near the gate of Glorietta Elementary School in Orinda, a big coyote is seen perched in the ...By Chris Lavin
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El Nino Preparedness: Listen and Learn
When there's something strange - perhaps an El Nino gully-washer in your neighborhood - who ya' gonna call? The answer depends on what you want to know, and where you live in Lamorinda. Always call 911 for emergencies, reminds Moraga-Orinda Fire District Chief Stephen ...By Cathy Dausman
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2016 Moraga Town Goals
Two community-proposed items rose to the top ...By Sophie Braccini
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA