Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters Steve Weir said Tuesday afternoon that he expected a turnout of around 80 percent, down from 2008's 87 percent.
Carol Brophy's car was in the shop. Shuttle driver Joselito Tangco, a Filipino immigrant, gave her a lift to the polls in Orinda and was intrigued by the ease of voting.
Update: Election reporter's notebook from the farflung precincts of Orinda, Moraga and Lafayette.
Closing of Valero gas station to accommodate more grocery parking is on the Lafayette Planning Commission agenda.
Though the county clerk predicts a lower turnout than 2008, the projected number of voters is still above average.
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Police begin enforcement of new regulations Monday; city officials encourage legitimate massage parlors.
In wake of prostitution arrests several months ago, city is requiring massage practitioners to obtain state certification.
Moraga Town Council is due to discuss the 13-home development that includes renovation of the Moraga Adobe, the oldest residential structure in Contra Costa County.
Moraga Road improvements on the agenda of Moraga Town Council meeting tonight.
Presentation to be held on Tuesday, October 23.
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Here are details on Tuesday's round two between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney.
Candidates forum is at the Orinda Library Auditorium at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Nineteen of 20 'Dump Mendonca' signs are gone, sign maker says; Council member Karen Mendonca says she doesn't know who took them and doesn't condone it.
If you have a question for the candidates, submit it in the comments section below and it could be asked during the televised Oct. 16 Town Hall Presidential Debate.
Without using Wikipedia, who can name the president who made Columbus Day a national holiday?
Orinda Planning Commission approved design; now MOFD will review the plan before approving construction. Timetable is completion by end of 2013.
Orindan Matthew Moran is running for one of two seats on the Orinda Union School District Board
Residents can catch a close-up view of space shuttle Endeavour at the Ames Research Center on Friday.
Lafayette resident Robert Lobron is running for one of three seats open on the city council.
Mike Anderson is running for one of three open seats on the Lafayette City Council
Here you'll find voter registration dates and information for Contra Costa County.
In the wake of a fatal truck-pedestrian accident, the police association criticizes staff cuts they say hurts traffic enforcement. The chief of police says his department will soon restore motorcycle officers.
Moragan Phillip Arth is running for a seat on his town council.
Incumbent Mayor Steven Glazer is running for one of two seats on the Orinda City Council.
Moragan Seth Freeman is running for one of three open seats on the Moraga Town Council.
Or maybe both? Public employee pensions are in the spotlight and tempers are hot. Are we hearing the whole story?
Lafayette resident Yolanda Vega is running for one of three seats on the Lafayette City Council
Orindan Bekki Van Voorhis-Gilbert is running for one of two available seats on the Orinda Union School District Board
An impromptu show of support for CHP Officer Kenyon Youngstrom turned into a memorial vigil Wednesday evening when the news came that he died of his wound.
Supporters of Lyndon LaRouche are collecting signatures for a petition seeking the removal of President Obama outside the Orinda post office.
The Town of Moraga held a couple of public meetings to help determine the town's direction and focus. It got an answer.
It has become apparent that both state and local government is desperately short of money and that you-know-who is going to be asked to foot the bill in the year ahead. Here is one reader's take on a way to make the burden a little more fair.
As we near the Nov. 2 elections and fence-straddlers do their last-minute research on a broad field of candidates - Lamorinda Patch will be providing an issues-based sketch of the candidates and where they stand. Brandt Andersson is a candidate for Lafa