Local congressman attempts to boost quality journalism through legislation
Feeling that quality local journalism is crucial to a strong democracy, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier introduced a House Resolution April 3 that would allow local news outlets to band together to negotiate terms of product distribution and compensation with major online ...By Nick Marnell
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Orinda Police Blotter
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Wilder Art and Garden Center up and running, or at least walking
The public will once again have an opportunity to visit the Wagner Ranch Nature Area from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 28, for the 2019 Wildlife Festival. The nature area is located near Wagner Ranch Elementary School at 350 Camino Pablo in Orinda. The free ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Wagner Ranch Nature Area Wildlife Festival offers public a glimpse of rare resource
The public will once again have an ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Quick thinking OUSD facilities director uses goats to save the day
Last December a group of residents from Ivy Drive attended a meeting of the Orinda Union School District board to complain that the district was not doing enough to guarantee that the creek bed they share with Orinda Intermediate School was fire safe. The district ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Opinions vary on small cell 5G safety, but Orinda garners praise for handling
Public opinions differ on the safety of ...By Sora O'Doherty
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County agency reports challenges faced by Lamorinda municipalities
Lamorinda municipalities provide sufficient ...By Nick Marnell
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Orinda Watch sponsors town hall to protest CASA Compact and SB 50
Master of Ceremonies Dr. Scott Zeller ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Neighbors rejoice after Linda Vista eyesore removed
Neighbors were overjoyed when the partially deconstructed building at 6 Linda Vista in Orinda was finally demolished after a seven-year struggle. A small home had been left when its owner died, and was bought by a developer who wished to build a single-family home for ...By Sora O'Doherty
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City staff to present small cell urgency ordinance, April 9
At the Feb. 19 Special City Council meeting, ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Workshop on private roads planned, but details still unclear
Orinda City Council members agreed that ...By Sora O'Doherty
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City accepts new Art and Garden Center, but access issue remains; acceptance of other matters deferred
The Orinda City Council voted 4-1 to accept the newly completed Art and Garden Center at Wilder at its March 19 meeting. Mayor Inga Miller, who pulled the measure from the consent calendar so that it could be discussed, voted no, owing to her concerns about accepting ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Orinda woman honored for 30 years of volunteering for hospitalized children
The Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area honored Orinda resident Deana Freedman at the end of February with the organization's 2018 Big Red Shoe Award. Every year, RMHC Bay Area's Big Red Shoe Award is presented to a member of the extended RMHC Bay Area community ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Lamorinda officials tear into regional housing proposal
A plan to confront the housing affordability crisis in the Bay Area failed to impress the 15 Lamorinda council members or the public at the March 6 Tri-Cities Council Meeting in Lafayette, with host city lawmakers ripping the plan as noninclusive and off the mark.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA