Moraga News

About 30 to 40 homes were briefly threatened by a three-alarm brush fire in the area of Orinda Oaks Park on Monday afternoon, but crews were bringing the blaze under control by about 3 p.m. There were no reports of injuries or structural damage caused by the blaze, which had burned about eight to 10 acres and was reported 100 percent contained ... (more)

Dear Straight Talk: I'm 17 and being seduced by a "Mrs. Robinson." She's a rich divorced friend of my mom's in her 40s, in great shape and very attractive.

A group of local Boy Scout leaders and parents on Friday urged the national organization to "keep sexuality and politics" out of Scouting by maintaining the ban on openly gay members.

An effort by Moraga-Orinda Fire District chief Randy Bradley to buy land on which to build a new fire station has been turned down by a majority of board members.

The Moraga School District announced Tuesday night that its insurance company had reached a $2.85 million settlement with former student Kristen Cunnane in her civil suit against the district and three former administrators over sex abuse claims.

A request from Contra Costa County's fire chief to negotiate an agreement with the Moraga-Orinda Fire District to jointly build a new fire station in Lafayette has been rejected by county supervisors who praised the proposal but not its timing.

For those seeking work in Lafayette, Moraga or Orinda - or those who are looking for a new job, or even a second job - here's a list of local job openings.

Margarita Road and Moraga Road are currently closed due to an ongoing investigation of a bomb threat in the apartment complex across the street from Temecula Elementary School, according to police officials.

The recent Times editorial regarding the latest attempt to bust Contra Costa County's Urban Limit Line in the agricultural land of Tassajara Valley accurately sees through ever-transparent attempts to thwart the people of the county who have established ULL boundaries at the ballot box over and over.

From all indications, the Contra Costa board of supervisors on Tuesday will finally kill an abhorrently timed deal to jointly build a fire station with the Moraga Orinda district.

Darnell Vitug started biking at 5 a.m. Thursday in Moraga, with a trip of some 55 miles ahead of him to his workplace at Genentech in Vacaville.

Moraga-Orinda Fire District board president Frank Sperling has confirmed he is resigning from the board of directors and will make the announcement at a board meeting Wednesday.

Barely an hour after deciding to close a fire station in Pittsburg because of ongoing financial difficulties, a grim Contra Costa board of supervisors requested more information before they allow the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to buy land and help build a new fire station in Lafayette.

The cannabis plant can grow up to 20 feet high, though more commonly it reaches under half that height.

The U.S. attorney for the northern district of California defended her lawsuits against landlords of medical marijuana outlets one day after this city's largest provider revealed its landlord is being targeted in a drug asset forfeiture suit.

They let the light in and capture the view outside. Homes with a lot of windows are certainly popular with one segment of homeowners.

The federal government filed a lawsuit targeting the city's largest medical marijuana outlet and is aiming to seize the property from its landlord.

Less than six months after shutting down three central county fire stations and reducing service in Clayton, the troubled Contra Costa Fire Protection District will close yet another station, this time in East County.

Cal Fire Chief Ken Pimlott briefs Gov. Jerry Brown about the above-average fire threat across most of California during a stop on Cal Fire's Wildfire Awareness Week tour.

For those seeking work in Lafayette, Moraga or Orinda - or those who are looking for a new job, or even a second job - here's a list of local job openings.