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Fire damages classroom in Orinda

Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire that started in a portable classroom at Del Rey Elementary School in Orinda this morning, limiting damage to one classroom, Moraga-Orinda Fire District Marshal Michael Mentink said.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Police nab identity theft suspects in Moraga

Two men were arrested over the weekend after they tried to use a stolen credit card at a supermarket, which led to the discovery of a cache of stolen IDs and credit cards, police said.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Days Gone By: Memories of gym class at Berkeley's Burbank Junior High

Last month my husband and I made another trip to The Dalles, Ore., and collected more stories from my 101-year-old mother, Gilia Peruzzo Jacuzzi.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Holiday Home Tours

Sure, the holidays aren't quite as imposing on this side of Thanksgiving, but trust us, we'll all soon be up to our ears in wrapping paper, recipes and obligations.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Contra Costa Times

Editorial: Voters should decide Moraga-Orinda Fire District board replacement

ON HIS WAY out the door, the chief of the Moraga-Orinda Fire District, who has become a symbol for pension excesses, has written a memo that seems aimed at forestalling a public debate on the future of the controversial two-city agency.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Chico Enterprise-Record

Butte County government gets new chief

Scott Tandy of Moraga was today named interim chief administrative officer for Butte County, after a closed door session of the Board of Supervisors.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

The US Market Blog

How Long Can Public Pensions Continue?

Combine a burst housing bubble with poor investment returns and a system that was unsustainable to begin with and you have the public pension system in California as reported by Bruce Bialosky at Town Hall.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Concord/Clayton public meetings

The City Council is scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, in the council chamber of the Farrel A. Stewart Civic Center, 1950 Parkside Drive.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Your Turn: History wrong on Moraga-Orinda Fire Department

As past president of the Orinda Association and having served on the Orinda Fire Protection and Emergency Services Advisory Committee in the mid-1990s, I feel compelled to respond to Janet Maiorana's statement in a recent letter to the editor regarding LAFCO.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Social awareness activist inspires children to look beyond perceptions

Oakland artist Ise Lyfe encourages a group of 5th grade boys like Anthony Jackson at Prescott Elementary School in Oakland, Calif.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Inside Bay Area

Pletschet: Savers need to get out of low returns

With interest rates paid on bank deposits and money-market mutual funds dragging bottom, ultra-conservative investors are asking where they can get more bang for their buck.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Acalanes school tax: Measure G passes with strong support

Unofficial election results show voters strongly supported an extension of a parcel tax in the Acalanes Union High School District.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Gary Bogue: What's been sleeping in MY garage and making a big mess?

For the past two mornings, when I have gone to the garage and opened the door, I've found an obstacle course from things that have been knocked down off shelves.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Moraga police log, Oct. 30

The following excerpts were taken from the Moraga police log: Tuesday, oct. 13 vandalism - A resident on Ascot Drive had her rental car vandalized.

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Inside Bay Area

The Big Picture: Sustaining an effort to conserve

WE'RE GOING TO try something different today. First, close your eyes. Next, empty your head of all thought.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Rancho Laguna opponents appeal to Moraga Town Council

Your current view of the Rancho Laguna II housing project probably depends on what you think your actual view of the development will be.

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Auburn Journal

Straight Talk: What's too slutty for Halloween?

Dear Straight Talk: I'm new at my high school and have fallen in with a popular crowd, so that's good.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

Sacramento Bee

AM Capitol Alert: Fit to print

All the negotiations on water that were fit to print killed some trees over the weekend.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

School superintendents paint bleak economic picture

The news was nothing Lamorinda school officials hadn't given before, but that didn't make it any less depressing.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

San Francisco Chronicle

Nina LaCour: 'Hold Still' is first novel

Nina LaCour is no stranger to books. When she was 14, the Moraga native began working at a bookstore, the ideal atmosphere to cultivate an appreciation of the written word and her own literary aspirations.

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