Sinkhole-collapsed Lafayette road is replaced with a new set of culverts carrying Lafayette Creek under the drive.
Lafayette Mayor Mike Anderson said he will place the letter on the next City Council agenda for consideration.
City Council to review potential solutions for storm drain failure at Tarabrook and Evergreen drives; council meets at 7 p.m. tonight (Tuesday).
Update: Town Council veteran lists goals for 2013, including fiscal discipline, road repair program and protection of ridgelines.
Unanimous vote includes three other stations in Clayton, Martinez and Walnut Creek.
Mike Anderson suggests cost-saving alternatives in letter to county board regarding ConFire plan.
Update: City of Lafayette has contract with C.C. Myers Inc. for $600,000, which includes round-the-clock work.
At Monday night reorganization meeting, Don Tatzin is elected vice mayor; as mayor, Anderson succeeds Carol Federighi, who did not seek re-election last month.
In an effort to encourage holiday shoppers to take BART, the transit agency is sponsoring a holiday shopping sweepstakes with 10 "Shop and Ride Prize Packs" containing a $400 Visa gift card and a $40 Clipper card.
City crews doing channel work at the sinkhole site on Mountain View Drive; sinkhole opened up on Dec. 2.
City is working on channel flowing through sinkhole area of Mountain View Drive, where the road collapsed Dec. 2 after heavy rain.
The Caldecott Tunnel turns 75 Wednesday, while Thursday features a ceremony honoring school kids — including two from Lafayette — whose designs were chosen for the large decorative medallions to be installed above the Caldecott's new fourth bore.
Reorganized council votes 14-year council member in Tuesday night; Sue Severson is the vice mayor.
Lafayette casts a wary eye at the creek coursing through the sinkhole that split Mountain View Drive Sunday. Rain predicted for Tuesday evening and Wednesday.
Lamorinda was solid for the president's re-election bid vs. Mitt Romney on the Nov. 6 ballot, but with a margin that had narrowed since Obama-vs.-John McCain four years ago.
ConFire/ county board meets Tuesday to discuss potential closure of four fire stations in wake of parcel tax rejection last month.
Update: Crews working on water and sewer lines on Mountain View Drive; sinkhole opened with pavement collapsed Sunday with water backed up on Lafayette Creek.
The U.S. Supreme Court took no action on 10 same-sex marriage cases Friday. But could they delve into the cases Monday?
Former physical education teacher Julie Correa's eight-year sentence is upheld by state appeals court in San Francisco.
Town Center III will fill in vacant lot behind Panda Express.
Meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday at the Lafayette library.
Orinda is near the bottom of the list, with streets in more than half of the Bay Area's cities and counties receiving ratings below "good" in the latest roads report card from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
Orinda Citizens Emergency Services Task Force pokes into details of Moraga Orinda Fire District's 15-year financial forecast.
Update; Consul general of Israel to the Pacific Northwest, Andy David, is scheduled to pray for peace tonight at Temple Isaiah.
Seventy-two-condo development goes before City Council at 7 p.m. Tuesday at library.
Facing a significant jump in expected ridership by 2025, BART staff presented a blueprint for the future that projects more frequent transbay service, express trains, faster speeds, more timed transfers and trains that split to go separate ways.
Thirty-two California legislators sign on letter calling on Boy Scouts to end policy barring gay youth and leaders; Change.org petition delivered to Mt. Diablo-Silverado Council.
Friends of the Moraga Adobe and other groups are working on potential for history museum and negotiations with developer.
Town proclamation 'means so much to me,' says Ryan Andresen, 18-year-old who was denied Eagle Scout badge after coming out.
The Contra Costa County Library system is one of 10 winners nationally of the 2012 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation's highest honor for service to community by libraries and museums.
Governing board meeting Tuesday evening starts with closed session on lawsuit and claims.
Letter to the editor: Rezoning decisions rest with the city, town or county, says communications officer for the Association of Bay Area Governments.
A mix-up and a misconception almost kept a 19-year-old woman from voting in her first presidential election at Stratford at Countrywood care facility in Lafayette.
City and school offices will be closed Monday to observe Veterans Day.
Around 60,000 vote-by-mail ballots have yet to be tallied, Contra Costa County Clerk Steve Weir said, in addition to all the provisional ballots. Here, he explains why.
A look at procedures for weeding out political signs in Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda.
Update: A tour through the numbers, and a reflection on the campaign from ousted Council member Karen Mendonca.
A Craigslist ad shows the popular "I Voted" Election Day sticker can be had for $200 in Oakland.
Election officials say Measure D in San Ramon and other races may not be determined until next week.
Measure L for roads is leading; candidates gather at Europa for 'unity celebration.'