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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The following excerpts were taken from the Moraga police log: Tuesday, oct. 13 vandalism - A resident on Ascot Drive had her rental car vandalized.
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.
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.
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.
AM Capitol Alert: Fit to print
All the negotiations on water that were fit to print killed some trees over the weekend.
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.
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.
Ying Compestine's new books boast hungry ghosts, dumplings and recipes
Most cookbooks don't begin with a plump little boy, a hungry ghost and a mad race through Beijing to collect moldy wonton wrappers.
Scholastic Honors -- Lamorinda Sun, Oct. 16
Andrew T. Kephart of Lafayette, son of Murray and Cynthia Kephart, is among the 750 students who entered Colgate University with the Class of 2013 in late August.
Town Crier: Apology accepted on parking fiasco
WE'VE USHERED in a new era for politics - the age of contrition. Never have so many elected officials, nationwide, used the "s" word to apologize for bad policy and hasty mistakes.
Two-alarm Orinda house fire was intentionally set
Police believe a 2-alarm house fire that left a woman with second- and third-degree burns Tuesday was intentionally set.
Contra Costa fire districts raiding reserves
Two Contra Costa County fire districts have been saving money for a rainy day - and now it's raining really hard with no sunshine in the forecast.