Planning Technician Anna Tolle at the Sept. 26 city council meeting was joined during a presentation about the prohibition of gasoline powered leaf blower by two members of the city's Environmental ...

When I was young, I was a surfer girl. I spent many weekends catching waves in Santa Cruz, Bolinas, and Hawaii. My favorite movie was The Endless Summer. I dreamt of traveling the globe in search of ...

The third quarter of 2024 showed consistency in the volume of closings on the residential side of Lamorinda real estate. The recent softening of interest rates did not help increase the number of ...

When Don and Ron Heidary began Orinda Aquatics, they had a vision that was at the time unique, and have stayed true to their ideals as they have recently celebrated their 30th anniversary. "Over these ...

In the winter, these ladies are wrapped in lush green manteaus that glisten in the rain. When warmer weather commences in late spring, their coats turn brown and eventually dry out. This is when we ...

Moragan Regina Kong, a recent graduate of Stanford University, will attend University of Oxford, England, to study for a Master of Science degree in Nature, Society, and Environmental Governance with ...

Orinda officials, including Mayor Darlene Gee and City Manager David Biggs, are expressing their delight at hiring Lashun Cross to be Orinda's next Planning Director, replacing long-serving Drummond ...

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of ...

On a recent tour of Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, more commonly referred to as Central San, this reporter tagged along with about 20 other members of the public who were also interested in ...

The American Association of University Women-OML branch honored local middle school, high school, and college students at their April meeting. Students, parents, and friends joined branch members to ...

In January 2013, we featured Andy Scheck's Apple Quark Cake in this column. Andy is the publisher of the Lamorinda Weekly and among his many talents he's an excellent cook! He has a collection of ...

Orinda City Manger David Biggs and City Council Member Brandyn Iverson attended a public event marking the completion of the largest solar array ever built by East Bay Municipal Utility District ...