Bogue: Anyone lose a weird-looking exotic lizard?
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:09:41 GMT

Dear Gary: Last Friday about 11:30 a.m. I was driving on St. Mary's Road toward the Moraga border.

Can't Duck the Duck Sightings
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:12:12 GMT

The naturalists are quacking at me from two different places. Duck volunteer Brian Murphy contributed a couple pictures of wood ducks from Civic Park.

On the Fly - Birds of the Beaver Dam
Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:50:34 GMT

A My friend who lives on the Alhambra Way part of the creek has a new pastime: watching for hooded mergansers.

Daniel Borenstein: Fire director's resignation should serve as...
Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:22:21 GMT

Less than two years after Moraga Orinda Fire District directors appointed Dick Olsen, a well-respected retired Transamerica Corp.

MOFD Board Shocker; Directors Olsen, Mancinelli Resign
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:20:36 GMT

A UPDATED: 5 p.m. PST with copy of Director Olsen's resignation statement. A In a surprise move that left colleagues stunned and district watchers shaking their heads, Moraga Orinda Fire District directors Richard Olsen and Brooke Mancinelli announced their resignations at Wednesday night's meeting of the board.

Capturing the inner peacemaker: Photographer Michael Collopy goes beyond the faces
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:05:55 GMT

Mother Teresa, Frank Sinatra, Barack Obama, George Clooney, Paul McCartney and a host of other instantly recognizable figures all showed up at a Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation event on Sunday, Feb.

Lafayette massage parlors questioned
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:01:05 GMT

A spike in the number of massage parlors in Lafayette, and suspicions of illegal activity at a handful of those businesses, have residents fuming.

Zooming into Life
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:40:37 GMT

An interesting interactive graphic has been making the social media rounds this week.A With a scroll bar at the bottom of the page, a viewer can zoom down to the scale of a string , all the way out to the size of the observable universe, with loads of stuff at their respective scales in between.

Moraga Police Blotter: Feb. 8 to Feb. 14
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:39:27 GMT

Chief Bob Priebe and the men and women of the Moraga police department were out in it last week, coralling stray cows and bad guys between storms and intermittent drunk drivers.

County plans to reconfigure Lamorinda cities into Transit Villages and limit driving
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:29:57 GMT

A massive plan to turn Lamorinda cities into Fruitvale Transit Villages to force drivers out of their cars and rely more heavily on public transportation was unveiled Thursday, February 9 at a joint meeting of the city councils of Orinda, Lafayette, and Moraga.

Walnut Creek woman arrested in fraud case
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:10:33 GMT

A 43-year-old Walnut Creek woman was arrested Saturday on suspicion of identity theft and using a stolen credit card, police said.

No. 16 Saint Mary's beats rival Santa Clara 82-67
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:02:33 GMT

MORAGA, Calif. -- Rob Jones had 25 points and 12 rebounds, Matthew Dellavedova added 16 points and 10 assists, and No.

Days Gone By:
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:35:51 GMT

Once upon a time you could board an electric train in Oakland and travel through a tunnel in the hills, pass by a bunch of Contra Costa cities, end up in Chico and never change your seat.

Alameda County Sheriff's deputy pleads not guilty to felony rape charges
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:00:15 GMT

An Alameda County Sheriff's deputy pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he raped a woman in Moraga in September.

Traditional home on private acreage near Moraga Ranch trail
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:24:35 GMT

Enveloped by mature oaks, the home in the Camino Woods neighborhood enjoys spectacular surroundings and stunning views.

Cal-OSHA investigating Brentwood trench collapse that trapped contractor
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:34:43 GMT

The state's workplace safety authority is investigating a trench collapse that trapped a contractor for several hours Wednesday evening until his rescue by a crew of four dozen emergency workers.

California Independent Film Festival brings movie buffs to Moraga, Orinda
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:20:05 GMT

Shine your shoes, pop your corn and stock up on felt tip pens for autographs because the 14th California Independent Film Festival is about to make a splash in Moraga and Orinda Feb.

Piedmont police blotter
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:15:32 GMT

The following are highlights from the Piedmont police blotter. For more information, including about other cases, visit the police department at 403 Highland Ave.

Art from the heart: Moraga artist hopes her jewelry brings hope, love to wearer
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:37:23 GMT

Mariann Mortensen sees hearts in just about everything, and her home is a testament to her fascination of that all-too-familiar shape representing love.

Yakima cuts candidates for police chief in half
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:27:27 GMT

The city of Yakima announced Monday the top 3 finalists for police chief. The top 3 include Ellensburg's current police chief, a Chicago police commander and the former police chief of McFarland, California.