Sports
Acalanes girls tennis sweeps College Park on senior day
Acalanes girls tennis followed an 8-1 loss to Campolindo with a 9-0 senior day victory over College Park. The Dons visit Miramonte on Oct. 20.
Community
Orinda Trunk & Treat offers three Halloween sessions
Orinda Parks and Recreation hosts its third annual Trunk & Treat at the Orinda Library Parking Garage on Thursday, Oct. 22, with decorated car trunks, games and candy across three timed sessions for children ages 1 to 11.
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Local Government
Local Government
Orinda awards park contract, revisits playground input
Orinda’s council awarded a Community Park construction contract, renamed California Shakespeare Theater Way and established sidewalk vending fees. It also requested a revised playground input process and work on subdivision rules.
Local Government
Lafayette schedules paving at BART bike station
Contractors at the Lafayette BART Bike Station site have finished milling asphalt and plan concrete pours and asphalt inlay the week of Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Education
Public Safety
Public Safety
Moraga police win $166K state grant as DUI arrests double
Moraga Police received a $165,998 CHP grant for a DUI enforcement vehicle, officer training and additional patrols after local DUI arrests nearly doubled between 2022 and 2025.
Public Safety
Heat advisory extended through Monday in Lamorinda
A National Weather Service Heat Advisory takes effect Saturday, Oct. 3, at 11 a.m. and runs through Monday, Oct. 5, at 10 p.m., with inland temperatures forecast to reach 103 degrees and warm overnight lows limiting recovery for Lamorinda residents.
Business
Business
SMC alum's firm becomes new Gael Force sponsor
Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal financial services firm, becomes the Official Recruitment Partner of Saint Mary's College Athletics in Moraga, embedding student-athletes as campus ambassadors and sponsoring the Gael Force student section.
Business
Sorso cocktail bar sets Sept. 23 opening in Orinda
Sorso Bar & Bites, an Italian cocktail bar and restaurant from 13-year Orinda resident Daniele Carsano, opens Wednesday, Sept. 23, in the former Starbucks space at 2 Orinda Theatre Square.
Mariana Figueiredo
News Producer
Mariana Figueiredo is an editorial leader focused on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia.
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