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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.
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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.
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Moraga Citizens Network will host its annual Candidates Night on Oct. 6 at Saint Mary's College, featuring a contested four-way Town Council race and a two-candidate fire district matchup ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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The Town of Moraga is promoting the BayREN EASE Home Program, which covers 80% of energy efficiency upgrade costs for income-qualified homeowners in single-family homes built before 2010, with average projects running $5,000 to $7,000.
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Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan announced $5 million in state General Fund money for wildfire prevention in Assembly District 16, with $2 million going to the City of Orinda for fuel break maintenance and wildland-urban interface mitigation.
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Orinda resident Nick Waranoff filed a formal letter arguing the city's proposed 200-unit downtown Housing Pool violates SB 330's ban on housing caps and could expose Orinda to millions in litigation, while also challenging the Ladris evacuation modeling staff used to downplay wildfire risk.
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The Lafayette City Council appointed incumbents Jim Cervantes and Stella Wotherspoon and newcomer Mario DiPrisco at a special Aug. 20 meeting, canceling the Nov. 3 council election and saving the city at least $48,000.
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With the candidate filing period closed, Lamorinda's Tuesday, Nov. 3 ballot includes contested council races in Orinda and Moraga, school board elections, MOFD board seats and AUHSD's Measure W parcel tax, which needs a two-thirds supermajority to pass.
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Orinda City Clerk Sheri Smith is retiring after more than a decade of service, and the city is hosting a public reception on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 26 Orinda Way following the City Council meeting.
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The Moraga Town Council and Parks and Recreation Commission will hold a joint study session Wednesday, Sept. 9, to review draft recommendations for the town's long-range Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan, covering proposals for Moraga Commons, Rancho Laguna Park, West Commons, Hacienda de las Flores and a potential community center.
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Lafayette's BART Bike Station and Pathway Project moves past early demolition phases as crews prepare curb formwork, electrical conduit and art pole foundations for the week of Sept. 8.
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The Caldecott Tunnel's three oldest bores will get a $267 million renovation tentatively starting in November, replacing ventilation systems, repairing structural damage and adding fire suppression over three years of construction affecting 160,000 daily commuters.
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At the Orinda City Council's Sept. 1 Wilder compliance hearing, resident Dan Slaughter urged the city to use the developer's insurance and wildlife permit violations as leverage to secure public trail access to roughly 1,000 acres of open space before the land transfers to regional agencies. Developer Chris Yelich responded that his company has run out of money and proposed using existing endowment funds to resolve outstanding obligations.
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Orinda is asking residents to choose between a nature-themed and an art deco playground concept as part of a $4.8 million, four-phase renovation of Community Park, with design finalization targeted for December 2026 and construction in fall 2027.
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