Orinda News

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.

Alert bank tellers and customers helped lead to a suspected bank robber's arrest this morning, police said.

A BART employee is now off the job and facing serious charges for false imprisonment and soliciting a lewd act.

Contra Costa County prosecutors charged 49-year-old Calvin Peter Tom of Brentwood last week with two misdemeanors stemming from the Aug.

Believe it or not, the tall, debonair gentleman on the cover of this summer's "San Francisco's Best Lawyers" magazine is the same 65-year-old grandfather of eight who you're likely to see stomping around Piedmont with The Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin streaming out of his headphones.

To read the full text of editorials on issues on the Nov. 3 ballot, go to sfgate.com/ZILT. Congress District 10, which includes parts of Contra Costa County , a swath of eastern Alameda County and portions of Solano County : John Garamendi "There is no doubt about his qualifications for Congress, especially in this district.

Richmond police Chief Chris Magnus has plenty on his plate these days, but the Eye is happy to learn that Magnus still can find time to help out an older resident in need of a ride - particularly because the resident is a relative of the Eye.

When commuting is THE news of the day around the Bay Area, we like to check the pulse of Bartmusings, a blog that offers a look at the experiences of "a reluctant rider." Here's an excerpt from a day in the life of a BART rider when the Bay Bridge is closed: Where do I even begin? First, the parking situation! Everyone probably randomly purchased a ...

The 2009 Land O'Lakes Angler of the Year title for the National Guard Western Division of the Walmart FLW Series came down to a battle between two seasoned veterans at the fourth and final qualifier of the season on Clear Lake last week.

It's what tens of thousands of people have been waiting for: the arrival of the H1N1 injectable vaccine.

School's out at Vacaville Christian High School and nearby Browns Valley Elementary School.

21. They have selected their escorts for traditional festivities - first, formal presentation in their pristine white gowns, followed by the first dance with their proud fathers, then dinner and dancing with said escorts, often until the wee hours.

Alan John, CEO of BevMo, holds of his favorite wines -- a Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Valley -- in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct.

That's the word from Orinda police Chief Bill French, who deployed detectives to campus to photograph the offending material and interview the principal and other witnesses.

A 43-year-old Orinda man who was asked to guard his friend's outdoor medicinal marijuana crop was shot four times Sunday morning by thieves who made off with one the plants, police said.

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A SMALL group of Orindans believe we should divorce ourselves from the Moraga-Orinda Fire District , form a city fire department, contract with Contra Costa Fire for fire service and use the purported "savings" to repair Orinda's crumbling infrastructure.

Some Lamorinda residents who live near long-abandoned homes may get some relief soon, as both Orinda and Moraga are taking steps to eliminate a couple of neighborhood nuisances.

Police believe a 2-alarm house fire that left a woman with second- and third-degree burns Tuesday was intentionally set.

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.