City Marks 30th Anniversary at Concerts in the Park
The City of Orinda had a brief ceremony to commemorate its 30th anniversary of cityhood at the Aug. 11 Concert in the Park. Current and former council members and founders assembled for the occasion. Mayor Dean Orr, far left, recognized the city's founders, ac ...
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Council Resolves Zoning Issues
In anticipation of a prospective application ...By Victor Ryerson
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Planning Commission Sends Wilder Developer Back to the Drawing Board
By unanimous vote at its Aug. 11 meeting, ...By Victor Ryerson
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Council OKs Green Striping for Camino Pablo Bike Lane
The Orinda City Council has given the green ...By Victor Ryerson
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Orinda Police Blotter
Summary Report Aug. 2-15
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First BART Transbay Tube Closure Goes Smoothly
After enduring an exasperating strike, equipment malfunctions and even a fallen tree that shut down the Pittsburg-Bay Point line and forced riders to detrain in Lafayette, Lamorinda's BART riders braced for more grief with the suspension of transbay service during the ...By Nick Marnell
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As Seen In Lamorinda: Purple is the Color of the Season
The arrival of the dog days of summer always brings with it the ripening of Lamorinda's abundant blackberries. The signs of the season are all over, from the purple-stained hands of the berry pickers around town to the less welcome evidence left by birds that have ...
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Camino Pablo Bike Lane Design up for Discussion
Green is the color of caution if you are driving alongside a bike lane, but adding that color to the bike lane surface may not be sufficient to protect bicyclists in the view of some. The issue has come to the fore in Orinda as part of the question of how to complete ...By Victor Ryerson
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Avoiding the Potential Pitfalls (and Potholes) from Road Construction
Moraga Way is nice and smooth thanks to its ...By Victor Ryerson
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Orinda Police Blotter
Incident Summary Report July 19 to Aug. 1
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The Summer of Road Construction
Cherry pickers hoisted to trim trees, pavers laying asphalt, giant drums tamping it down, backhoes tearing through pavement - big trucks are everywhere, it seems, becoming the bane of a driver's existence. Except to the 3-year-olds who ogle even a garbage truck from ...By Chris Lavin
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Grand Jury Tells County to Attack State Pension Laws
The Contra Costa County grand jury in May ...By Nick Marnell
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National Night Out in Lamorinda Aug. 4
Some people consider it a chance to catch up with neighbors on a summer's eve, enjoy tasty snacks and let the kids explore police and fire vehicles up close, but National Night Out also has a serious side. "When disaster strikes Lamorinda our first responders are going ...By Cathy Dausman
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As Seen in LamorindaA Road Less Traveled
Long-suffering residents will finally get relief from navigating the potholes on Arroyo Drive, a short residential street connecting Moraga's Corliss Drive and Orinda's Ivy Drive. The Moraga side has twice been repaved in recent years, most recently in 2014, while the ...
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Kudos for Unsinkable Lucy Hupp Williams, Orinda Historian
"Ilike talking about the old stuff," said Orinda historian Lucy Hupp Williams with uncharacteristic understatement, explaining why she became active in the Orinda Historical Society. But it is not like her to memorize dates and places. "I'm interested in what ...By Victor Ryerson
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA