Orinda News

Had you told Claire Stoermer early on during Season 16 of "Dancing With the Stars" that her teen daughter, Zendaya, would land in the show's finale, she might have had a good laugh.

In an uproarious session of the Orinda City Council on Monday, May 13, residents of Orinda and other Bay Area communities expressed strong opposition to plans requiring local communities to build high-density, high-rise housing in Orinda and elsewhere.

An effort by Moraga-Orinda Fire District chief Randy Bradley to buy land on which to build a new fire station has been turned down by a majority of board members.

Donna Kaulkin and Cinda MacKinnon have a lot to celebrate this month -- they've turned their childhood storytelling skills and dreams of writing a novel into reality.

Longtime Pacifica resident Linda Alm Rhoades, passed on April 6, 2013 from complications from cancer with her loving son, Rob, and brother, Kent, by her side.

The Antioch Children s Theatre presents the "Wonderful Wizard of Oz at the Virginia J. Calisesi Studio Theatre, 512 W. Second St.

A request from Contra Costa County's fire chief to negotiate an agreement with the Moraga-Orinda Fire District to jointly build a new fire station in Lafayette has been rejected by county supervisors who praised the proposal but not its timing.

The city of Orinda is looking for a new police chief. Current Chief Jeffrey Jennings is stepping down this month to take a job as deputy chief with the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department.

For those seeking work in Lafayette, Moraga or Orinda - or those who are looking for a new job, or even a second job - here's a list of local job openings.

Orinda City Council to Hold Special Meeting on 'Plan Bay Area': Orinda City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday to discuss the Association of Bay Area Government's plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from commuters and businesses.

From all indications, the Contra Costa board of supervisors on Tuesday will finally kill an abhorrently timed deal to jointly build a fire station with the Moraga Orinda district.

City Manager Ken Nordhoff has named longtime Capt. Steve Skinner to become acting police chief upon Joel Bryden's retirement in two weeks.

Orinda City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday to discuss the Association of Bay Area Government's plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from commuters and businesses.

Moraga-Orinda Fire District board president Frank Sperling has confirmed he is resigning from the board of directors and will make the announcement at a board meeting Wednesday.

Barely an hour after deciding to close a fire station in Pittsburg because of ongoing financial difficulties, a grim Contra Costa board of supervisors requested more information before they allow the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to buy land and help build a new fire station in Lafayette.

On March 20, 2013, Capital Advantage, Inc.'s discretionary assets under management exceeded $400 Million.

Lawson s abstract works not only encompass the formal elements of composition, color, value, and texture, but communicate concepts, mindset, ideas and emotion, The exhibit is open noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday through May 31 at the Gallery On Second, 741 Second St.

He watched, mesmerized, as dancers such as Janet Jackson gyrated rhythmically and soulfully in their videos.

They let the light in and capture the view outside. Homes with a lot of windows are certainly popular with one segment of homeowners.

Less than six months after shutting down three central county fire stations and reducing service in Clayton, the troubled Contra Costa Fire Protection District will close yet another station, this time in East County.