Assemblymember Nancy Skinner will come to Acalanes High School in one of three meetings held to gauge public sentiment on the state of California's budget crisis.
City Council, citing public safety and traffic concerns, authorizes staff to write an ordinance.
Lafayette residents were out in force Monday to hear the latest plans for a downtown makeover — right down to the faux Victorian streetlamps.
How loud is too loud? What hours of operation are permitted for leaf blowers and construction equipment in your neighborhood? Whom do you call when you've had enough?
In response to requests from Orinda business owners and residents, arrangements are being made to accelerate the repaving of downtown streets.
A man's home is his castle - complete with battlements and turrets if he should want them, right? But what if his neighbors object? The debate rages over the remodeling and expansion of 50s ranchers, and this one is no exception.
As the Nov. 2 elections draw near, Lamorinda Patch is providing issues-based sketches of local candidates and where they stand. Today: Dean Orr, Orinda City Council candidate.
As the Nov. 2 election gets closer, Lamorinda Patch provides an issues-based sketch of the candidates and where they stand. Today: Dennis Wanken, Moraga Town Council candidate.
As the Nov. 2 elections get closer, Lamorinda Patch will provide an issues-based sketch of the candidates and where they stand. Today: Traci Reilly, Lafayette City Council candidate.
A candidates night sponsored by the Moraga Movers and Moraga Citizens Network brought residents out to hear the Town Council candidates Tuesday. Who says locals don't care about what goes on in their communities?
Requests for blood donations in this country have become almost cliche - but the need remains stronger than ever. Someday, you or someone you know or love may require a blood transfusion. Give some now.
Several speakers queued up to make their case against leaf blower noise in their community Tuesday, and asked the City Council for a night to present their case.
Outgoing town manager Mike Segrest, who has announced he will leave Moraga because of his wife's health, makes way for Jill Keimach of Fremont.
Remember, you can follow Lamorinda Patch on Facebook and take part in the active community discussion occurring there.
Here's a novel concept: concentrate your advertising on Internet ads and your web site and keep all those political signs off of people's lawns.
If you're looking for some inside information on the budget situation in Sacramento or want to meet the candidates for local city council and school board races, here's your chance.
We're at our best when things are at their worst. Neighbors and perfect strangers are coming together in San Bruno this morning, and it made us think back to another September morning - not all that long ago.
Lamorinda Patch, ever-mindful of waste and excesses and unwarranted expenditures of the taxpayer's hard-earned money, does a little data mining and debuts: CityWatch.
Noise issues are getting a little more attention of late as cities and towns move to address an increasing number of complaints about noise. How loud is too loud? How early is too early?
A successful North Bay bid to shut out ear-splitting noise emboldens a local group seeking a ban on leaf blowing equipment.
St. Mary's College hosts the first televised debate between incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina.
A vocal group of about 40 demonstrators engaged in a vigorous shouting match outside the front entrance of St. Mary's College Wednesday, protesting the college's decision not to open the first televised U.S. Senatorial debate to the public.
What's with all the heavy equipment west of the Lafayette Reservoir? Turns out the East Bay Municipal Utilities District is building another one.
Town staff are not satisfied with the Rubber Cape Seal application on Moraga Road and say they're prepared to sue the contractor to get it done correctly.
A group seeking a ban on the use of leaf blowing equipment in Orinda is lending its support to the campaign of City Council candidate Scott Zeller.
Watch this space for a series of introductory profiles of local candidates running for office in Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda. Lamorinda Patch will be providing more in-depth interviews with the candidates as the election progresses.
Monday's Planning Commission review and public testimony on the issue of a Dollar Tree in Moraga gets folks all hot and bothered.
Responding to mounting frustration with road repair delays, citizens are taking matters into their own hands - and pockets.
The electronic switchboard that is Lamorinda Patch lit up like a Christmas tree in August as people weigh in on the issue of a Dollar Tree store setting up shop downtown. Here's the lowdown, right from the street.
A massive tunneling device is in place and ready to gouge out a 3,389-foot-long bore out of bedrock. It will be noisy, it will be dirty, but commuters should love the result.
What's the hottest topic in Moraga today? Besides the possible arrival of a Dollar Tree store? It's an ongoing debate over local politics.
After a back and forth discourse over where and when their first debate should take place, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and her Republican challenger have settled on Moraga.
It's shaping up to be an interesting election year in Lamorinda, with some twists and turns in the town and city council races. Not to be outdone, the local school districts are also seeing widespread interest in available school board seats.
Scott Zeller filed papers Wednesday to make his bid for one of three seats on the Orinda City Council official. He's the latest to file in a five candidate race - so far.