School Fundraising Groups Unite in New Foundation
After years of research, evaluation, and collaboration, the Educational Foundation of Orinda (EFO) has agreed to join the parents’ clubs of all...
Orinda School Children Finally Back on Campus
(Kathy Enzerink, Photographer)
After 11 months of distant-only learning, Orinda school children returned to school in a hybrid model that combines in-person and...
Orinda Senior Mugged in Broad Daylight
A woman in her 80s was mugged on a path from Orinda Village to BART on Feb. 5, and suffered serious injuries as...
Orindans gather to support nationwide Hands Off! protests
A crowd of about 500 Orinda neighbors lined the streets on April 5 to join the nationwide and global Hands Off! demonstrations protesting...
June 5 primary ballot has lots of elections that affect Orinda
It’s time to head to the polls for the June 2 primary election, and there’s a lot on the table for California voters...
Orinda Garden Club Launches Downtown Beautification Project
(Jane Wiser, Photographer)Orinda Garden Club members take a moment across from the Orinda Theatre before replanting pots and beautifying Orinda for spring. (L-R) Sue...
OUSD overall numbers are very good, but weak spots remain
The 2025 California academic achievement scores tell several stories about Orinda’s elementary and middle school students. By the numbers, it’s a...
Infrastructure, Sales Tax are Top Priorities of Orinda’s New Mayor
A civil engineer for more than three decades, Darlene Gee is naturally focused on infrastructure, drainage issues and long-term maintenance – issues...
Start your engines: Orinda’s Classic Car Show is set for Sept....
Power meets precision at this year’s Classic Car Show. Celebrating the best cars of the ‘60s and ‘70s from the U.S. and...
A complex school funding process penalizes Orinda
The Acalanes Union High School District (AUHSD) is staring at significant budget cuts unless local taxpayers open up their wallets. Three nearby elementary...
There’s help for homeowners dealing with fire obligations
The envelopes say “ABATEMENT NOTICE Please Open Immediately” in big red letters, and inside, is a letter detailing a long list of...
Off the Grid Food Responders Program Comes to Contra Costa
Often known as the “food truck guys,” San Francisco’s Off the Grid is branching out of its home to come to Contra...
Orinda Around Town: News Briefs
Poul Anderson Creative Writing Competition Deadline is April 14 The Friends of the Orinda Library announce the 2023 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Competition, which...
Q&A with Steve Harwood: Voice of Orinda’s Favorite Announcer
If you’ve attended a public event in Orinda, you will instantly recognize his booming yet melodic voice. Steve Harwood has been the unofficial...
Seven Years at the Helm: MOFD Fire Chief Announces Retirement
What’s a history major doing running a Fire District? Everyone concurs that Moraga-Orinda Fire District (MOFD) was fortunate to hire Dave Winnacker as...
Local Help for Ukrainian Refugees: Orindans Reach Out
(Courtesy of Grace Paik)
At SFO, Grace Paik and their four-legged family member sent her husband Seung off to begin his journey to help Ukrainian...
Public and Private Roads – A Question of Fairness and Funding
More than 60 concerned community members attended the June 4 City Council Infrastructure Subcommittee meeting that discussed the decades-long controversy of the discrepancy...
Big Plans for Former Bank of America Building
Wilder resident Ben Zarrin’s love of the Orinda community is the driving force behind his visions for the former Bank of America Financial...
MOFD Pays $97,500 Settlement to Job Applicant in Fair Chance Act...
In one of the largest settlements in state history under the Fair Chance Act, Moraga-Orinda Fire District (MOFD) paid $97,500 to an applicant whose...
