Mayor delivers annual state of the city address
Mayor Amy Worth delivered the annual state of the city address March 7 at the Orinda Rotary Club meeting in the Orinda Community Center. The mayor updated members and guests on the four P's: public safety, planning, public works, and parks and recreation. She ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Host family sought for girl from Czech sister city
The Orinda/Tabor Sister City Foundation and the Tabor Czech Club reviewed 12 applicants and selected Marie Ruzickova as the new student. Ruzickova will come to Orinda and spend the fall semester studying at Miramonte High School.
 By Sora O'Doherty
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Orinda garners more awards for sinkhole repair, street repaving
On the list of items for the good of the ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Orinda Police Blotter
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Community uneasy about revamp of Orinda Community Park
Public resistance to a proposed master plan for Orinda Community Park at a recent council meeting focused on two elements: how the changes would affect the Orinda Starlight Village Players, and the relocation of the sports wall to facilitate the installation of three ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Is the county rushing to bring in commercial cannabis regulations?
The county is seeking feedback from municipal councils and members of the public as it looks to prepare regulations around cannabis in the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County.
By Pippa Fisher
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Wilder Development Agreement Amendment approved by council, but not by residents
Some Wilder residents were frustrated by a change to the Wilder Development Agreement that will, if finalized on March 20, authorize the developer to eliminate planned walkways to offset losses caused by the installation of noncompliant sidewalks in other parts of the ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Library parcel tax increase to be on June ballot
A compromise on the parcel tax to fund the ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Nonprofit group ready to build more senior housing in Orinda
When it came time to refinance the Orinda Senior Village in order to achieve savings on interest, the organizers realized that they could pull out enough equity to possibly make another senior housing project in Orinda feasible. Thus, with $14 million from the first ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Orinda Police Blotter
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DeSaulnier gun violence conversation draws large crowd
U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier's message at the recent town hall meeting was clear - the time for silence is over.
DeSaulnier was addressing the issue of gun violence, including suicides, ...By Pippa Fisher
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No pool stop for school bus on El Toyonal
There was some hope that the serious ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Citizens invited to learn more about wastewater treatment
During the Feb. 6 Orinda City Council ...By Sora O'Doherty
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File under improvements: Orinda Library closes for carpet upgrade
The Orinda Community Library will close for ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Orinda creeps forward with streetscape plan
Downtown planning has always been a controversial subject in Orinda, but, despite objections from some members of the public, the city council on Feb. 6 generally approved a plan to issue a request for proposals for a new Orinda streetscape. Following on from the work ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA