In Wake of Shooting Spree, Orinda City Council Proposes Ban on Non-Hosted Short-Term Rentals
(Sally Hogarty, Photographer)
A large memorial to the victims of the Oct. 31 shooting in Orinda covers the old Theatre Square fountain at Brookwood Way...
Catching up With District 16 Assemblywoman Bauer-Kahan
Coming up on her first-year anniversary, District 16 Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan looks back over a very busy 10 months. The Orinda resident...
Powering Through the Power Shut-off
The city took a proactive stance during October’s power shutoff by opening a City Care/Cooling/Resource Center for residents. Open 8 a.m....
Police Blotter – November 2019
Sep. 22 through Oct. 5
Calls for Service
911 Hangup: 12 incidents.
Accident Injury: 2 incidents.
Accident Property: 3 incidents.
Alarm, False: 41 incidents.
Burglary, Auto: 1 incident.
Burglary, Commercial: 3...
Meet the City’s New Police Chief
The city wasted no time in finding its next police chief when it tapped a former lieutenant who has been with the...
Private Road Maintenance Debate Heats Up as City Holds Workshop
The politically and emotionally charged issue of private road maintenance heats up again in October as the city holds another facilitator-led workshop...
Police Blotter – October 2019
Calls for Service911 Hangup: 8 incidents.Abandoned Vehicle: 2 incidents.Accident Property: 7 incidents.Alarm, False: 59 incidents.Burglary, Auto: 6 incidents: El Nido Ranch Rd., Greystone Terr.,...
BART Delays, Closures to Continue Into October
Delays, closures and service changes on BART are expected to continue through the end of October as the system undergoes repairs and...
Orinda in Search of New Police Chief as Nagel Leaves
Orinda bid farewell to its police chief in August after Mark Nagel retired from the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office and took a...
PG&E Unveils Power Shut-off Plan to Council
Reeling from the aftermath of the devastating Camp Fire caused by sparks from its equipment, Pacific Gas & Electric is rolling out...
Expect BART Delays, Highway 24
BART riders beware: Expect delays, closures and service changes as the system undergoes repairs and upgrades to tracks between Orinda and Walnut...
Associate Pastor Elizabeth Robinson Joins Orinda Community Church
(John Sarsgard, Photographer)New Associate Pastor Elizabeth Robinson has a background in creative writing and community service.
New programs and ideas are in the...
Police Blotter – September 2019
June 30 through August 10, 2019
Calls for Service
911 Hangup: 29 incidents.
Abandoned Vehicle: 3 incidents.
Accident Injury: 4 incidents.
Accident Property: 6 incidents.
Alarm, False: 143 incidents.
Burglary, Auto:...
Private Road Maintenance: City Plans Workshop to Air Concerns
For years, 1,500 families who live on about 30 miles of private roads have been meeting with city officials to discuss why...
Police Blotter – August 2019
June 2 through July 13, 2019
Calls for Service911 Hangup: 25 incidents.Accident Injury: 4 incidents.Accident Property: 5 incidents.Alarm, False: 117 incidents.Animal Cruelty: 1 incident: Bear...
Emergency Forum Aims to Prepare Residents for Devastating Fire
Missed it?
A video from the evening. "Emergency Evacuation Preparedness in Orinda," is available for viewing on the websites of the Moraga-Orinda Fire District (www.mofd.org)...
Acalanes Halts Out-of-District Student Transfers
For the first time in some 20 years the Acalanes Union High School District is shutting its doors to students outside its...
Police Blotter – July 2019
April 28 through June 8Calls for Service911 Hangup: 23 incidents.Abandoned Vehicle: 3 incidents.Accident Injury: 3 incidents.Accident Property: 11 incidents.Alarm, False: 137 incidents.Animal Cruelty: 1...
Residents Get Another Chance to View ConnectOrinda Proposals
The Garden Room in the Orinda Library was buzzing with conversation as more than 50 community members attended a ConnectOrinda Celebration May...
Council Takes Stand on State Housing Bills
Weighing in on proposals to build high-density housing in California, the City Council voted unanimously to support resolutions opposing three controversial state...
