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County assessments down 7.2%

According to the July 1, 2009, report of the Contra Costa Assessor to the Board of Supervisors, the County Assessment Roll shows a decrease of $11.3 billion DECREASE in the local tax base for 2009-2010, a 7.2-percent loss in assessed values currently at $145.6B. SEE FULL REPORT BELOW According to Assessor Gus Kramer's report, some Contra Costa ...

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Troop 241 in Lafayette celebrates seven new Eagle Scouts

Seven members of Lafayette Boy Scout Troop 241 were recently recognized for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Eyeing new revenue, cities consider charter status

Orinda's considering it. Lafayette has a committee exploring it. Now Moraga may be jumping on the bandwagon, too.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Inside Bay Area

Berkeley students find bridge to college

Despite having autistic spectrum disorder, Sheryl Meeuwsen is enrolled in classes at the College Internship Program in Berkeley, Calif.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Lamorinda Police log

The following are excerpts from the Orinda Police Department log: Monday, June 15 n Stolen vehicle: A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft and stolen property on the 1000 block of Fish Ranch Road.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

KRON-TV San Francisco

Lafayette Rapist Gets 2nd Death Sentence

A Contra Costa County judge has sentenced a 73-year-old rapist to death for the 1978 murder of a Lafayette housewife whose death remained unsolved for a quarter-century. The death sentence handed down by Judge John Kennedy Thursday was the second imposed on Darryl Kemp, who was awaiting execution for the 1959 murder of a Los Angeles woman, but that ...

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Lamorinda Police log

The following are excerpts from the Orinda Police Department log: Wednesday, June 10 n Warrant arrest: A woman with an outstanding warrant was arrested following a traffic stop at Camino Pablo and Miner Road.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Nashua Telegraph

Tough times mean tighter pants for stress eaters

Here are some tips on how to control stress-driven eating: - Recognize that being stressed is normal, said Edward Abramson, a psychologist in Lafayette, Calif., and author of 'Emotional Eating.' Talk about the stress with family and friends.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Asbury Park Press Online

8 ways to stop stress food from weighing you down

The economy doesn't have to go straight to your hips. Here are some tips on how to control stress-driven eating: Recognize that being stressed is normal, said Edward Abramson, a psychologist in Lafayette, Calif., and author of 'Emotional Eating.' Talk about the stress with family and friends.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Bay Area woman taking corporal punishment battle to Capital

LAFAYETTE, Calif. - An 86-year-old Orinda man is dehydrated but not seriously injured after he was trapped in his car that went down a hillside for more than 15 hours.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

CBS 5

Missing Orinda Man Found Alive In Car Down Ravine

An 86-year-old Orinda man who went missing Wednesday evening was found alive Thursday inside his car in a ravine off Happy Valley Road in Lafayette, Contra Costa County Sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee said.

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Ledger Dispatch

Arrest in connection with Orinda teen death investigation

Police have arrested a Rohnert Park man suspected of providing fake ID cards in connection with the investigation into an Orinda teen's death.

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Contra Costa Times

Lafayette sued over development application denial

The battle at Sessions Road could be heading to county court. Former Lafayette Planning Commissioner Dick Holt has sued the city over its rejection of his application to build a home in the hills overlooking downtown.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Shuffle means new principals at two high schools

Jim Negri's resignation as the Acalanes school district superintendent has had quite the domino effect.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Inside Bay Area

Lafayette elderly man with Alzheimer's disease wanders away from care home

Contra Costa County Sheriff's officials were asking for the public's help Sunday to find an elderly man who wandered away early that morning from a care home in an unincorporated area adjacent to Pleasant Hill, Lafayette and Walnut Creek.

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Ledger Dispatch

Nilda Rego: Voices from the past keep Lafayette in memory

IT WAS IN 1993 that Bill Eames sold his Lafayette-based company to Longs Drugs. It wasn't a small business.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

KCBS

East Bay Police Step Up Patrols for Grad Night

Police in the East Bay will be stepping up patrols and on the lookout for DUI's Friday night in anticipation of graduation night.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Good Neighbor: Jacquie Oliverius Youngsters, teens and young adults take spotlight in Central County

THE SPOTLIGHT is shining on the younger generation at this time of year, as many graduations take place across the country.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

A nurturing environment to help others

Mary Gomes has long accepted the fact that her 45-year-old daughter Lisa will never be able to balance her checkbook or drive a car.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Orinda man dead after leaping from woman's car going 70 mph

A 20-year-old Orinda man died late Saturday night after he flung himself from a car on Highway 24, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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