Cannabis in Bollinger Canyon
On an early October morning, two deputies from the county sheriff's office knocked on the door of a farm located toward the end of Bollinger Canyon Road. The owners were not happy to see the two officers but knew why they were there; the crop growing on the property ...By Sophie Braccini
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Hillside and ridgeline town council study session Wednesday, Nov. 15
After several years of meetings and study sessions the planning commission submitted its recommendation to the Moraga Town Council regarding new hillside and ridgeline regulations. The commission recommended most of the text with some exceptions, such as a new rule ...
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Emergency phone provides access to police services
Moraga police officer Michael Dreyfuss shows the new red emergency phone located next to the police department's office at 329 Rheem Blvd. Chief of Police Jon King explains that the phone is accessible 24/7 even if the department's offices are closed and connects ...
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New winemaker regulations get final planning commission review
The problem is simple to state: regulating ...By Sophie Braccini
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Celebration planned to mark end of the Moraga sinkhole, Nov. 16
Town staff decided to hold the reopening of Rheem Boulevard party on Nov.16 after all the different pieces are in place, giving the town a finished product: a repaired culvert, a repaved arterial, reconstructed sidewalks, new and cured pavement, new striping and new ...By Sophie Braccini
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Moraga proposed firearms regulation attracts attention beyond town's borders
The topic of firearms regulation was on the ...By Sophie Braccini
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Moraga Police Blotter
Alarm Calls 16
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Town takes next steps toward storm drain fee; timing still uncertain
Many questions were left unanswered after the Moraga Town Council agreed Nov. 8 to move forward with a rate study to tax residents for storm drain maintenance and repair. When will this mail-in ballot be sent to property owners? In March? Later? How much will ...By Sophie Braccini
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Business symposium focuses on 'getting back to basics'
Four distinguished panelists will examine ...Submitted by Kathe Nelson
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Forum focuses on combating high prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse in teens
According to the California Healthy Kids ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Grass fire shuts down Moraga Road
Moraga Road between Corliss Drive and St. Mary's Road was closed to traffic for nearly 12 hours Oct. 19 after a car crashed into a utility pole and started two grass fires.
According ...By Nick Marnell
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Moraga Women's Society's swan song, a fond farewell to an ending era
It was a bittersweet 50-year celebration. Tea and desserts, lovely smiling faces of some 60 women, and shared memories filled the nicely decorated hall of a local church on Oct. 16, but there was a tinge of sadness since this was the final meeting of the Moraga Women's ...By Sophie Braccini
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Planning Commission has doubts about changes to hillside and ridgeline regulations
Planning commissioners were reluctant to support a new proposed rule limiting development in high-risk areas to one dwelling unit per 20 acres, even when hazards such as landslides have been mitigated. This change is a cornerstone for those in town who seek re ...By Sophie Braccini
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Moraga School District transforms an incident into a learning opportunity
When a couple of students a few weeks ago drew a swastika at lunchtime, which was discovered and erased within five minutes, on Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School grounds, principal Joan Danilson reported the incident to Moraga School District's Superintendent Bruce ...By Sophie Braccini
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Commercial Planned Development zoning now available in Moraga
It just took a few months for staff, ...By Sophie Braccini
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA