Council Candidates to Answer a Myriad of Questions During Forum
The Orinda Association is hosting a virtual forum Thursday, Oct. 8, from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. for three candidates vying for...
Local AAUW to Host League of Women Voters on 12 Propositions...
Election Day is almost here. In addition to choosing our next president, there are 12 propositions on the ballot, among them issues...
City Council Candidates Share Their Priorities and Concerns for Orinda
The five members of Orinda’s City Council are elected volunteers who set policy, give direction to City Staff and make budget decisions....
Downtown Precise Plan Focus on Residential, Mixed-Use Development
Contentious Orinda issues concerning density limits, mixed-use and multi-family dwellings, allowable building heights and the number of stories permitted in a building...
Council Votes to Spend $18K for Body Worn Camera Equipment
Diversity, inclusion, racial and identity profiling, body worn cameras for police and establishing a public safety sub-committee dominated the topics of discussion...
Seventh Inning Stretch on Wildfires
If we are not quite to the seventh inning on this fire season, we are close enough to take a breath, give...
Fire District’s Craig Jorgens Wants More Spending on Prevention
Even before thousands of wildfires swept over 1.6 million acres and earned California a dubious place in the history books this summer,...
Volunteers Help Lamorinda Seniors Get Their Votes In
Everyone should have received his or her Official Voter Information Guide. Please review it and get ready to vote! Mail-in ballots will...
Need-to-Know When Voting by Mail
Every registered California voter will receive a vote-by-mail ballot with a prepaid postage return envelope for the Nov. 3 general election. Mail-in...
Farmers’ Market Closed Sept. 12
Due to unhealthy air quality predicted for Orinda Sept. 11-12, the Orinda Farmers' Market will not be open this Saturday. The market...
U.S. Post Office Protest Rally in Orinda
A synchronized, national rally to “Save the Post Office from Trump” was held Saturday, Aug. 22 at 11 a.m., and Orinda was...
Challenger Drops Out of MOFD Race
Orinda business owner Sharon L. Girdlestone has decided not to challenge incumbent Craig Jorgens for the Moraga-Orinda Fire District 5 seat this...
Incumbents and Challengers Running for Local Offices Now Determined
(Photo Courtesy of City of Orinda)Contra Costa County is making voting easier by installing 15 outdoor dropboxes where voters can deposit their ballots any...
Local Businesses Pivot to Survive During the Coronavirus Pandemic
When life threw them a serious, unexpected and deadly curveball, the COVID-19 global pandemic, local businesses decided to do everything in their...
Voters to Decide Fate of Sales Tax Increase, Measure R, In...
Voters will decide to either to increase the add-on Transactions Use Tax (TUT) to one cent or continue with the current half-cent...
High Winds Spark Orinda Fire
On Aug. 16, the high winds and a crashing tree woke up Mary Carrillo and her husband at their home on Manzanita...
Wilder HOA Files Appeal for Memory Care Facility
The Wilder Home Owners Association filed an appeal for the proposed 38-bed Countryhouse Memory Care facility at 1 Wilder Road. The proposed...
Seasoned Shopper – September 2020
Time for Tomatoes
As fall approaches the market remains full of many summer delights, including strawberries and stone fruits. Now it’s time for...
MOFD’s Residential Chipper Program to Return Mid September
Orinda’s popular residential wood chipping program, put on hold for the summer, will return as early as Sept. 15. The program...
Memory Care, Montessori School at Wilder Get Planners’ OK
Countryhouse Memory Care, a 38-bed facility, and Montessori Impressions Academy passed muster from the Planning Commission July 14, and barring any appeals,...
