City Council Honors Legendary Photographer Wayne Miller
On June 4, Orinda City Council members took the highly unusual step of adjourning their regularly scheduled meeting not at the end of that meeting - but at the beginning. They did so to honor longtime Orindan Wayne F. Miller, who passed away May 22.
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Orinda Projects Balanced General Fund through 2017
Residents attending the Orinda City Council ...By Laurie Snyder
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Orinda Police Blotter
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Final Clean Up of Former Gas Station Almost Complete
TThe vacant half-acre fenced parcel directly across from the Orinda Library is finally in contract with an undisclosed buyer after languishing for 15 years. Real estate broker Henry Gannett says the current owner, who purchased the property in 1998, is thinking long ...By Cathy Tyson
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A Great Place to Stay: Orinda's Sleepy Hollow Neighborhood
There's something special about the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood so many call home. Barbara Ward, who grew up in Sleepy Hollow, attended Sleepy Hollow Elementary School, Pine Grove Middle School and Miramonte High School said, "I don't expect to ever leave." She moved ...By Cathy Dausman
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Meet Orinda's New Police Chief - Scott S. Haggard
"Being a police officer is much more than just arresting people or writing tickets," says Orinda's new Chief of Police Scott S. Haggard. "An officer can really affect change in people's lives on multiple levels."
 By Laurie Snyder
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Orinda's Downtown Parking Malady May Be on the Mend
Parking in Orinda is exasperating. Local ...By Laurie Snyder
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Epic New Sleepy Hollow Adventure Opens in Orinda
It was the perfect start to Orinda's summer of 2013 - a gloriously warm, final Friday in May under a hypnotizing blue sky, joy bubbling up from kids freed from classroom confines - their parents laughing with cherished friends.
By Laurie Snyder
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Orinda Wins Bragging Rights at Moraga Tri
The annual City Team challenge continued this year at the 2013 Moraga Treeline Triathlon. According to City Clerk Michele Olsen, Team Orinda posted a 77-second margin of victory over Team Lafayette. Team Orinda athletes were Olsen (swim), Council Member Dean Orr (bike) ...
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Plan Bay Area Riles Some Orinda Residents
A glossy flyer with an Association of Bay Area Governments logo alerted Orindans to a "town hall" at the Lafayette Veterans' Memorial Building. Robo-calls warned of "a plan to bring massive high density apartment complexes to downtown Orinda." Neighbor to neighbor ...By Laurie Snyder
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New Boulder at Lake Cascade
The members of the Orinda Garden Club continue their efforts to beautify the community's Lake Cascade area on behalf of area residents. This large boulder, donated by the Orinda Country Club, has been placed near the cork oak trees behind the tennis courts overlooking ...
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Orinda Farmers' Market Opened last Saturday
Another magnificent day under sunny skies provided the perfect start for the 2013 Orinda Farmers' Market May 4. Orinda residents mingled and chatted with other fans of fascinating flowers, fresh produce, meat, and other tasty delights. The Farmers' Market will be open ...
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It's Not a Chore, It's an Opportunity Orinda Sister Cities program seeks host family
"It's just such a treat," says former Orinda mayor Bobbie Landers of her work with the Orinda Sister Cities group. Members just screened an acclaimed film about the 1939 rescue of Czech children from Nazis, and partnered with the Northern California Czech-Slovak Club ...By Laurie Snyder
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The Road to Public ServiceGetting to know Orinda's Tonya Gilmore
If information is truly an engine of democracy, then one of Lamorinda's newest city employees is likely to become a familiar and trusted face behind the wheel. Tonya Gilmore, hired March 13 to serve dually as the city of Orinda's public relations representative and ...By Laurie Snyder
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Orinda Police Blotter
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA