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Her faith, and her leap of faith: Janice Lever's book chronicles years spent in Uganda
When Janice Lever was 50 years old, the mother of grown children, she did a gutsy thing.
Sacramento native Richard Montoya's play 'American Night' to Cal Shakes
As busy as he has been lately, playwright and actor Richard Montoya happily returns to his Sacramento roots whenever possible.
Lafayette taking a hard look at fire service
A citizen task force will tackle how to improve fire and emergency services in the city in the wake of the rejection last month of a plan to finance a new joint fire station on the Lafayette-Orinda border.
Curtain Calls: A full-strength 'Love From a Stranger'
First, the troupe had to postpone the opening of its season by a week when nearby construction necessitated PG&E doing an electrical rerouting to the Orinda Community Center Park, where the group performs.
Height limits for buildings on tap for California voters around the State
Voters in Encinitas, California, a coastal community just north of San Diego, will decide whether or not to impose height limits on buildings in their city.
Hwy. 101 rollover crash sends elderly pair to hospital
An Orinda couple suffered injuries when their car crashed Monday afternoon as they headed into Petaluma on Highway 101, said the CHP.
Moraga-Orinda fire district to review policies in wake of Highway 24 injury accident
Eye on the East Bay: Swiffer tries to clean up Rosie mess
Swiffer tries to clean up Rosie mess: Commercials and other promotions for Swiffer -- the refillable mop and duster products by Procter & Gamble -- are commonplace on TV, social media and elsewhere.
Thursday's Summary and Results - USTA National Open Hard Court Championships
Top-seeded Megan McCray of Oceanside, Calif., easily advanced to the singles quarterfinals of the USTA National Open Hard Court Championship at the Balboa Tennis Club as she breezed past Linda Guerzize of Palm Desert, Calif., 6-0, 6-1.
Moraga-Orinda Fire District works to avoid service reductions
Can Do MS announces new leaders
Can Do Multiple Sclerosis has announced that Richard Kelly and Robin Kelly from Denver have been appointed to co-chair.
Piedmont High's Kitchens calling it a career with schools
A character of many hats, from the jaunty one on his head to teacher, principal, law instructor, coach and union president.
Alamo: Lois Ann Flood keeps alive Isadora Duncan's 'expressionist' dance work
Call us suckers for dance, but there's something intensely gratifying about watching Lois Flood waft barefoot across the Orinda Library community hall stage.
ABC's 'Real Money': How to Save Money on Your Daily Commute
California newlyweds Rob and Lisa Oshima are trying to save money to start a family.
'Real Money': Save Money On Your Daily Commute
California newlyweds Rob and Lisa Oshima are trying to save money to start a family.
Library cafe contract, '1500 California' building height on Walnut Creek council agenda
The City Council will consider on Tuesday modifying its lease with the operator of the Library Cafe to lower the cafe's rent for the next 15 months and allow greater flexibility to better survive as, essentially, an amenity for the library.
WomenSing perform 'Southern Exposure'
Hear the vibrant and beautifully blended sounds of WomenSing. Experience "Southern Exposure" with works by Britten, Nunez and Paulus.
Review: 'American Night' a raucous, though-provoking farce
Richard Ruiz performs during a rehearsal of American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose at Cal Shakes Berkeley Rehearsal Hall in Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
El Cerrito Library boosters seek increase in open hours
A committee working on a plan for a new library in El Cerrito is also pushing the city to provide funding in its 2013-14 budget to keep the current 65-year-old library open more hours per week.
BART's first employee, former General Manager B.R. (Bill) Stokes,...
He was 89. Stokes was the agency's first employee, and he brought his lifelong commitment to ambitious, technologically-advanced public transit to the area's postwar building and transportation operations.