12th August 2026

Lafayette Reservoir tower lowered as part of earthquake retrofit work — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published August 12, 2026 · Page 1 · View as PDF
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· Lafayette
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After years of planning and objections from Lafayette residents at public meetings, the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) has begun the retrofitting of the tower in the Lafayette Reservoir. The iconic...

12th August 2026

OIS student Aiden Meng recognized for spelling bee performance — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published August 12, 2026 · Page 6 · View as PDF
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· Orinda
· Issue
Aiden Meng, a seventh-grade student at Orinda Intermediate School, was celebrated at the Orinda City Council meeting on July 21 for his accomplishment of tying for sixth place at the 98th Scripps National Spelling...

12th August 2026

Orinda enjoys a grand National Night Out in the park — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published August 12, 2026 · Page 6 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Orinda
· Issue
Orinda kicked National Night Out up a notch this year. In the week preceding the annual event, the Orinda Police Department decided to build some interest in the competition with the Moraga-Orinda Fire District. O...

12th August 2026

OPD officer steps into newly created position for community benefit — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published August 12, 2026 · Page 7 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Orinda
· Issue
The position of “Day Officer” has been filled by Chanel Taliaferro, who started working for the Orinda Police Department two years ago. The new position was created by Orinda in 2024, but recent changes to the req...

10th June 2026

Siesta Valley Bowl now live in Orinda — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published June 10, 2026 Photo provided · Page 1 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Orinda
· Issue
Siesta Valley Bowl, which has taken over the outdoor performance location that for decades housed Cal Shakes, went live on Saturday, May 30 with a “Siesta Valley Bowl Spring Bash.” 
    The show started at 6 p.m. a...

10th June 2026

Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda high schools get new principals — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published June 10, 2026 · Page 6 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Orinda
· Issue
Three of the four high schools in the Acalanes Union High School District (AUHSD) have just been appointed new principals. 
    In Lafayette, Colin Malcolm will be taking the lead at Acalanes High School, moving up...

10th June 2026

Lamorinda schools seem to be doing well on election day measures — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published June 10, 2026 · Page 6 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Orinda
· Issue
The California Primary Election on June 2 had the benefit of clear skies and lovely weather. Voters attended their local polling places either to cast the ballots or to drop off “vote-by-mail” ballots they had prepa...

10th June 2026

Coast-to-Coast relay crosses through Lamorinda, celebrating country’s 250th anniversary — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published June 10, 2026 Photo provided · Page 7 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Orinda
· Issue
Orinda and Lafayette will be on the path of the American Discovery 250 Relay next month. The American Discovery Trail is the country’s first coast-to-coast trail, and the American Discovery Trail Society decided to...

10th June 2026

MOFD reveals which areas will be inspected for compliance — Lamorinda Weekly

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Photo provided by MOFD Published June 10, 2026 · Page 8 · View as PDF
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· MOFD
· Issue
Photo provided by MOFD The Moraga-Orinda Fire District announced the start of annual inspections in the community. Each year the district carries out inspections of homes to ensure compliance with the fire code. MOFD encourages residents to...

10th June 2026

Local high schools affected by national cyber incident — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published May 13, 2026 · Page 1 · View as PDF
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· Issue
Local high school students in the Acalanes Union High School District (AHUSD) were affected by a national cyberattack at Instructure, the parent company and developer of Canvas, a widely used cloud-based Learning Management System (LMS) for K-...

10th June 2026

2026 Poul Anderson writing contest winners announced — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published May 13, 2026 · Page 6 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Orinda
· Issue
The Friends of the Orinda Library announced the winners of the 2026 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest, named in honor of the late Poul Anderson, a popular science-fiction writer and Orinda resident. This annual...

10th June 2026

Local business fills a gap in refuse collection — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published May 13, 2026 · Page 6 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Orinda
· Issue
After sorting refuse into separate bins for trash, compost and recyclables, there remains the task of dragging the bins to the curb, and then collecting them again the next day. For many in the Lamorinda area, this m...

10th June 2026

Contract is finally awarded for update to Orinda’s Crossroads Plaza — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published May 13, 2026 · Page 6 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Orinda
· Issue
Following years of discussion, the project to update the area across from the Highway 24 off-ramp went out for bid earlier in March. However, owing to several of the bids being deemed unresponsive, the City of Orinda...

10th June 2026

New Rescue 1 grant aids MOFD — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published May 13, 2026 Photo provided · Page 8 · View as PDF
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· MOFD
· Issue
Photo provided by MOFD In March and April this year every member of the Moraga-Orinda Fire District had the opportunity to attend three hours of physician-led education designed to enable paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) t...

10th June 2026

Open House brings joy to young faces — Lamorinda Weekly

10th June 2026

Divided Orinda city council vote on traffic signage actions around Ivy Drive — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published May 13, 2026 · Page 7 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Orinda
· Issue
The Orinda City Council on April 7 considered a pilot program of changes to the traffic patterns around Ivy Drive, Coral Drive, Eastwood Drive and Ardith Drive, known as the Ivy Drive Pilot Program. The area has been...

8th April 2026

MOFD approves purchase of building at 1150 Moraga Way — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published April 8, 2026 · Page 8 · View as PDF
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· Issue
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District board on March 31 approved the purchase of the building located at 1150 Moraga Way for $3.6 million.  The former home of Mason McDuffie, the building comprises 9,516 square feet of office space and will come wi...

8th April 2026

Orinda rejects all bids for Crossroads Plaza renovation — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published April 8, 2026 · Page 6 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Orinda
· Issue
Confusion about the bidding process led to the Orinda City Council on March 17 rejecting all five bids received to renovate the Crossroads Plaza. The area is located at the entrance to Orinda at the end of the Highw...

8th April 2026

Siesta Valley Bowl moves toward opening this spring or summer — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published April 8, 2026 · Page 7 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Moraga
· Issue
Siesta Valley Bowl announced two new hires recently. David Lefkowitz, senior vice president of Talent at Blue Note Entertainment Group, will lead talent booking and programming, while Suman Chatterjee, former genera...

8th April 2026

Off leash dog park at Orinda Oaks nears completion — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published April 8, 2026 · Page 7 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Moraga
· Issue
The off-leash dog park at Orinda Oaks Park is nearly finished. Most of the fencing is up, although gates are still required. On a sunny day in April, a small dog named Paddington had the whole place to himself, and...

8th April 2026

Students garner awards in 23rd Annual High School Visual Arts Competition — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published April 8, 2026 · Page 12 · View as PDF
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· Issue
The Lamorinda Arts Council held a reception and awards ceremony in its 23rd annual High School Visual Arts Competition on March 19.  Students who attended school in Lamorinda won prizes of $300 for first place in each category and best of sho...

8th April 2026

Wagner Ranch Nature Area planning gets underway — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published April 8, 2026 · Page 6 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Orinda
· Issue
Around 100 people attended a community meeting at Wagner Ranch Elementary School in Orinda on March 24. The meeting was hosted by the John Muir Land Trust (JMLT), which acquired the property from the Orinda Union Sc...

13th March 2026

Orinda city council returns to issue of private roads — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published March 11, 2026 · Page 7 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Orinda
· Issue
The contentious issue of how the City of Orinda deals with the acceptance of private roads returned to the Orinda City Council on March 3, when the council heard a report from the infrastructure committee that has...

13th March 2026

Camino Pablo ‘School Meals Art Exhibition’ — Lamorinda Weekly

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Published March 11, 2026 · Page 7 · View as PDF
· Civic
· Orinda
· Issue
Camino Pablo's fourth and fifth graders from Ms. Clare Fallon and Ms. Brigitt McGee's classes held a School Meals Art Exhibition throughout the month of February at the Moraga Public Library. The Moraga Public Libr...