Published on January 31st, 2024
Council considers whether red flag day parking restrictions are too much
Orinda residents shared their opinions on ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on January 31st, 2024
Outgoing City Manager's report focuses on recent crime
David Biggs, who recently announced that he ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on January 31st, 2024
Orinda Planning Director Drummond Buckley retires
Drummond Buckley, who has worked in the Orinda Planning Department for many years, is leaving. He is winding up his career in Orinda at the same time as one of his biggest projects, the Wilder development, is also wrapping up after decades in development. After a ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on January 31st, 2024
4.8% hike in refuse collection rates approved for Orinda
Most Orinda residents will be paying an ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on January 31st, 2024
When Lamorinda recycles, one man's trash becomes another man's treasure
Where do Lamorinda's recyclables wind up once the blue bins are emptied into a trash truck each week? It lands at Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery in Pittsburg, Calif. (with the help of partners such as Republic Services and RecycleSmart).
 By Vera Kochan
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Published on January 17th, 2024
Gardennest brings floral beauty to Country Club Plaza
Assistant Planner Darin Hughes introduced the Orinda City Council on Dec. 5 to a number of new businesses recently opened in the city.
Among those new businesses was Gardennest, a ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on January 17th, 2024
Another stellar audit for Orinda
Orinda has once again received a clean ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on January 17th, 2024
After 30 years, Wilder developer is finished, hiking trail staging area eliminated
The most contentious aspect of the ninth amendment to the Wilder Development Agreement (DA) addressed at the Orinda City Council meeting on Jan. 9 was the assignment of responsibility for a BART shuttle to the Wilder Owners Association (WOA). The developer, OGLLC, had ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on January 17th, 2024
New Wildfire Mitigation Requirements in effect Jan. 1
Residents with juniper or bamboo on their ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on January 17th, 2024
Contra Costa County only system in Bay Area with no libraries open on Sundays
Contra Costa is the only county of the nine Bay Area counties whose libraries are closed on Sundays. Long time library supporter Carol W. Brown says that Orinda has enough funding to have the Orinda library open every Sunday afternoon, but the county won't allow the ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on January 17th, 2024
Local farmers' markets offer food and fun, rain or shine
Recent blustery weather didn't deter eager shoppers of all ages from indulging their culinary curiosity to peruse the bountiful fresh and often organic goods on offer at both the Orinda and Moraga farmers' markets. A weekend morning tradition for not only Lamorindans, ...By Jeff Heyman
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Published on January 3rd, 2024
Free gutter covering available to residents of Orinda and Moraga
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District board of ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on January 3rd, 2024
New owners at Serika, Theatre Square
Chef Max Purevdorj and his wife Tuya Oyuntuya have taken over the Japanese restaurant Serika in Theatre Square. Although the name remains the same, Purevdorj has completely changed the menu and brought in a whole new crew since taking over last August. Purevdorj, a ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on January 3rd, 2024
Orinda Police Blotter
Orinda Police Department
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Published on January 3rd, 2024
Orinda ushers in new mayor and vice mayor; planning director to retire
Acting in accordance with the city's tradition, the Orinda City Council reorganized on Dec. 19. Outgoing Mayor Inga Miller will return to the council as a member, while Vice Mayor Darlene Gee steps up to be mayor for a second term. Top vote-getter Latika Malkani was ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA