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Local news for Orinda, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

18 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times

Orinda man pleads guilty in child porn case

A 61-year-old Orinda real estate executive and former Saint Mary's College professor pleaded guilty Friday morning to producing child pornography in a case in which he traveled to Costa Rica to have sex with a ...

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Related Topix: Alameda County, CA, Saint Mary's College, Miramonte, CA

Yesterday | Inside Bay Area

Gary Bogue: Look, it's a great crow commute in the sky

For about the past week or so, every morning, just as the sun is rising, at least 50 crows fly over my house in Danville all together flying approximately west to east.

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Related Topix: Entomology, Science, Walnut Creek, CA

Thu Aug 28, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Lamorinda Sun briefs -- Aug. 29

The Moraga Planning Commission is scheduled to certify the final Environmental Impact Review for the Rancho Laguna development at its meeting Sept.

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Related Topix: Moraga, CA, Saint Mary's College, Lafayette, CA

Ledger Dispatch

Buy American, preferably in Lamorinda

BUY AMERICAN, eat American. That's my philosophy; except for the Japanese car in the driveway or the Italian restaurant down the street.

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Related Topix: Opinion

The Daily Californian - Arts and Ente...

As We Like It: All of Berkeley's A Stage - Theater

Like so many unexpected things in this town, Berkeley manages to fit a whole lot of theater into a relatively small city.

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Related Topix: Berkeley, CA, Life, Food, Pizza, Theater, Arts

Tue Aug 26, 2008

KTVU

Search On For Missing 84-Year-Old Orinda Woman

The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office is searching for an 82-year-old woman who went missing after going for a walk in Orinda Monday morning.

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Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA, Alzheimer's, Health

Mon Aug 25, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Orinda's Wilder housing project gets (mostly) good grades

It took nearly 20 years, the retreat of two developers and seemingly nonstop criticism from neighboring communities and environmental groups before the Wilder housing development began to take shape.

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EDGEsanfrancisco.com News Feed

Political Notebook: Moscone's gay son won't see Milk

Jonathan Moscone, the gay son of former Mayor George Moscone, has no plans to see the new biopic Milk set for release this fall.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts

Sat Aug 23, 2008

Pleasant Hill Record

Fallen power lines cause hour-long traffic jam

High-voltage power lines from a fallen PG&E pole temporarily blocked traffic on an Orinda street Wednesday afternoon.

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Thu Aug 21, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Sunbeams --- Orindans have many reasons to get together

SWINGING SYMPHONY SEASON OPENER: Lafayette's Gwen Reichert, event chair for the Contra Costa League of the San Francisco Symphony, reports the gala coming up on Wednesday, Sept.

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Related Topix: Arts, Symphony

San Jose Mercury News

450 goats descend on Pebble Beach to chomp weeds and brush

About 450 grass-chomping, leaf-stripping goats are grazing the hillsides in Pebble Beach this week on a mission to chew down weeds and brush that if left standing could fuel a forest fire.

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Related Topix: Pebble-Beach, CA

Tue Aug 19, 2008

Inside Bay Area

Dating isn't dead, it's just changed names

It's been a year since Pulitzer Prize-winning author Laura Sessions Stepp sent out shock waves with a book chronicling the so-called teen hook-up culture.

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Related Topix: Family, Parenting, Martinez, CA, Southern Methodist University, Teenagers

San Jose Mercury News

Suspect arrested in Orinda hit-and-run that seriously injured man

A motorist who struck a pedestrian Friday in Orinda and then ran away from the scene has turned himself in to police.

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Related Topix: Richmond, CA, Walnut Creek, CA, Science / Technology

Mon Aug 18, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

East Bay Digest

FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH: Investigators believe speed was a primary factor in a motorcycle crash that killed a 47-year-old Tracy man early Friday in unincorporated Contra Costa County, the California Highway ...

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Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA, Walnut Creek, CA

Sat Aug 16, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Orinda Council candidate finds new platform to voice concerns

For a few years now, Orinda City Council candidate Robert Larsen has had a bone to pick with incumbent Steve Glazer - and now he has a new platform from which to air his complaints.

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Fri Aug 15, 2008

Pleasant Hill Record

Driver hits Orinda pedestrian, and runs

A hit-and-run driver literally ran away from a collision that left a pedestrian with major injuries Friday morning.

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Thu Aug 14, 2008

USA Today

Weak dollar sends Americans to European hostels

Hostels such as the Youth Hostel Jacques Brel in Brussels are attracting more students from wealthier backgrounds and more travelers over the age of 30.

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Related Topix: Jacques Brel, Chanson, Digital Cameras, Electronics, Travel

Tue Aug 12, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Fiscal study says Alamo would be solid as city, but residents express doubts

Despite the rosy picture painted in a newly released fiscal feasibility study, some Alamo residents still are questioning whether their 160-year-old bedroom community would be viable as a city.

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Related Topix: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, Los Angeles Metro, Orange County, CA, Orange County Metro

Sun Aug 10, 2008

Contra Costa Times

'Uncle Vanya,' 'Seussical' visit East Bay outdoor theaters

David Kahawaii, 12, as JoJo and Carl Danielsen as The Cat in the Hat will perform in "Seussical," a Woodminster Summer Musical set to open on Aug.

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Related Topix: Castro Valley, CA, San Francisco, CA

Fri Aug 08, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Council races to be contested across Lamorinda

For the first time in years, all three Lamorinda cities appear likely to host City Council elections in November.

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Related Topix: Moraga, CA, San Francisco Metro, UC San Francisco

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Orinda, California is located in Contra Costa County and is part of the San Francisco Metro Area. Zip codes in Orinda, CA include 94563.

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