Police Blotter – June 2019
April 1 through May 11, 2019
Calls for Service911 Hangup: 17 incidents.Abandoned Vehicle: 4 incidents.Accident Injury: 2 incidents.Accident Property: 13 incidents.Alarm, False: 132 incidents.Assault with...
May 31 Event Planned to Address Wildfire Prevention, Preparation and History
Is Lamorinda prepared for fire?
Realizing the potential for a devastating fire here, Lamorinda Village is sponsoring All About Wildfires, an...
Police Blotter – May 2019
Calls for Service911 Hangup: 55 incidents.Abandoned Vehicle: 3 incidents.Accident Injury: 1 incident.Accident Property: 12 incidents.Alarm, False: 122 incidents.Assault with Deadly Weapon: 1 incident.Burglary, Auto:...
May 16 Event on Vashell Way Aims to Bring ConnectOrinda Projects...
For months, city staff, Fehr and Peers Transportation Consultants and Orinda residents have been considering a variety of projects that will beautify...
City Council Passes Resolution on 5G Small Cell Facilities
An appreciative audience applauded the Orinda City Council last month when it unanimously adopted a resolution regulating the aesthetics of small wireless...
Educators Raise Alarm Over E-cigarettes as Use By Teens Soars
Over the past 15 years, Emily Justice said she was working her way out of a job. A tobacco-use educator with...
City, Residents Weigh In On Impact of Small Cell Phone Towers
While many people applaud new technology and rush to trade in their iPhones for the latest version, one technological leap has created...
Long-anticipated Wilder Park Art and Garden Center Opens
After years of planning, the Art and Garden Center at Wilder is finally open. The Orinda City Council adopted a resolution to...
Police Blotter – April 2019
Calls for Service911 Hangup: 21 incidents.Abandoned Vehicle: 1 incident.Accident Injury: 1 incident.Accident Property: 10 incidents.Alarm, False: 120 incidents.Burglary, Auto: 8 incidents.Burglary, Commercial: 1 incident.Burglary,...
And Then There Were Eight: Council Narrows ConnectOrinda Projects
After receiving thousands of comments and extensive public feedback on ways to beautify and improve travel through downtown, the City Council has...
East Bay MUD Unveils Plan To Build Solar Energy Facility in...
As climate change becomes a fact of life and PG&E turns off power to homes and businesses during high-fire danger, more people...
ConnectOrinda Projects Come into Focus
(Sally Hogarty, Photographer)
This view of San Pablo Creek behind 23 Orinda Way could one day transform to a more pristine view from an outdoor...
Why These Five Locals are Being Honored this Month
Most people around the city probably are familiar with the names of the five people who will be feted by The Orinda...
Residents Challenged to Discover Lamorinda’s Outdoor Gems
(Sally Hogarty, Photographer)
Working together on the Trail Challenge are (L-R) Orinda Parks and Rec Director Todd Trimble,Moraga’s Parks and Rec Director Breyana Brandt, Orinda...
POLICE BLOTTER – March 2019
January 1 through February 9, 2019
Calls for Service
911 Hangup: 27 incidents.
Abandoned Vehicle: 2 incidents.
Accident Property: 8 incidents.
Alarm, False: 104 incidents.
Barking Dog: 1 incident.
Burglary, Auto:...
Orinda Woman’s Club 2018 Recipients
Orinda Woman’s Club Vice President Alison Kling (R) presented Scott Chavez (L) from Contra Costa Crisis Center and Gigi Crowder of the...
15th Annual Classic Car Show Set to Hit the Road in...
(Sally Hogarty, Photographer)
Chip Herman (2nd from left) turns over the keys to the car show, not to mention the Corvette, to Classic Car Show...
Orinda’s New Mayor Sets Priorities
(Sally Hogarty, Photographer)
Orinda Mayor Inga Miller was sworn into office Dec. 11.
On Dec. 11, Inga Miller was sworn in as Orinda’s 35th...
North Orinda Helped Refine Evacuation Procedures During January Drill
On Jan. 26, from 7 – 8 a.m., the lower part of Miner Rd. became a one-way street as residents left their...
Newcomer Steven Danziger Named President of Fire District Board
In November’s election, three new members were elected to the Moraga-Orinda Fire District (MOFD) Board of Directors. The members, Gregory Baitx (District...
