Orinda author chronicles Girl Scouts founder ahead of group's centennial
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:48:19 GMT

On one of her visits to local schools, Ginger Wadsworth encouraged the Girl Scouts in the audience to be kind to whomever you meet.

Bogue: Anyone lose a weird-looking exotic lizard?
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:04:41 GMT

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

Park It!: Mine visitor center reopens after four-year closure
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:45:15 GMT

The weekend of March 3-4 will bring cause for celebration at the Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve in Antioch.

Column: Traffic Jammin' with Janis Mara - Every Monday at 2pm on Claycord.com
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:32:25 GMT

Questions have already started pouring in, so let's start off with a topic dear to many Claycordians' hearts - and a contest to test your knowledge: : The Caldecott Tunnel: How is it determined which direction has two tunnels and at what time? Is there a set schedule or is it dependent upon sporting events and/or traffic conditions? Do people move ... (more)

Two Calif. Fire District Directors Exit Abruptly
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:22:37 GMT

Richard Olsen and Brook Mancinelli have unexpectedly resigned their posts on the Moraga-Orinda Fire District board of directors, the latest sign of a deeply fractured board.

Steve Glazer advises Jerry Brown as tax measure heads for November ballot
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 08:58:58 GMT

Steve Glazer waited alone backstage in San Diego as Gov. Jerry Brown finished speaking at the California Democratic Party's annual convention last weekend.

3rd Annual "Live at the Orinda" Champagne Comedy Event Launches March 2nd
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:16:39 GMT

The Orinda Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Tommy T's Comedy Clubs and The Lamorinda Film & Entertainment Foundation, today announced brisk ticket sales for the third " Live at the Orinda " event.

MOFD Board Shocker; Directors Olsen, Mancinelli Resign
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:11:52 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.

Lafayette massage parlors questioned
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:48:02 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.

Spraying moratorium extended by county
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:51:29 GMT

San Mateo County will extend a moratorium on spraying herbicides along 315-miles of county-maintained roads until March 13 while figuring out how to enact recommendations for better managing roadside vegetation, a subcommittee of the Board of Supervisors decided Jan.

Moraga, Orinda, Lafayette councils meet, discuss shared concerns
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:58:15 GMT

Fixing crumbling roads, a regional plan for sustainable growth and paying for a skate park parking lot were on the minds this week of Lamorinda leaders and residents.

Moraga, Orinda, Lafayette councils meet, discuss shared concerns
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:35:07 GMT

Fixing crumbling roads, a regional plan for sustainable growth and paying for a skate park parking lot were on the minds this week of Lamorinda leaders and residents.

Eye on the East Bay: Celebrity chef shows he's a fast-foodie
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:20:52 GMT

Celebrity Cuisine: The Eye was enjoying a couple of post-work beers at Artie's Countrywood Lounge recently when the host and crew from Food Network's "Restaurant: Impossible" strolled into the Walnut Creek watering hole.

Poll: Orindans would pay for better roads
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:47:29 GMT

According to a new poll, Orinda residents are willing to pay a higher sales tax to help fix their city's damaged roads.

Lamorinda Sun School Notes -- It's Kindergarten registration season
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:42:46 GMT

Founded by Ron Graydon in 1982 as the North Bay Orinda School, the academy provides students in grades 6-12 with a college prep curriculum and small class sizes.

Feds: DuPont trade secrets stolen
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:49:41 GMT

California businessman Walter Liew and China's Pangang Group Co. were charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets about titanium dioxide technology from the DuPont Co., according to the U.S. Justice Department and a revised indictment.

International film series to debut at Antioch's El Campanil
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:30:48 GMT

During a recent lunch date with a friend in downtown Antioch, Efi Lubliner noticed the El Campanil Theatre and wondered why more films weren't being shown in the historic community theater.

3rd Annual "Live at the Orinda" Champagne Comedy Event Launches March 2nd
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:49:18 GMT

For the third year, San Francisco's lovers of laughter will have the renewed opportunity to enjoy a champagne-filled night of comedy at the landmark Orinda Theatre on Friday, March 2nd.

Student contest winners to design portal adornments for Caldecott Tunnel fourth bore
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:29:53 GMT

Henry Meyers was a prominent Bay Area architect in the mid-1930s when he designed the bas relief medallions adorning the entrances of the Caldecott Tunnel's two original bores.

Lamorinda Sun School Notes -- It's Kindergarten registration season
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:53:27 GMT

The Moraga School District will hold kindergarten registration for the 2012-2013 school year in February, but postpone transitional kindergarten signups due to a lack of state funding.