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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 02:22 pm

Moraga News

Local news for Moraga, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

23 hrs ago | Ledger Dispatch

Lamorinda briefs -- July 18

The city of Orinda has nomination petitions available for prospective candidates to fill two full-term City Council positions in the general election in November.

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Related Topix: Lafayette, CA, Lafayette (University of Louisiana System), Family, Kids, Orinda, CA, Diablo, CA

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Timeline

Petersburg, Russia. They will have two children in the next few years. May 2004 - Nina Reiser files for divorce.

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Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA, Alameda County, CA, Parenting

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Inside Bay Area

Man jumps atop moving SUV in vain attempt to elude Lafayette police

A car theft suspect being chased by police early Sunday morning crashed the stolen car and then jumped on top of a passing SUV in a fruitless attempt to get away, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said.

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Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA, Lafayette, CA, Martinez, CA

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Art Daily

Carl Sammons: California Impressionist Landscapes from the Donna Walsh Sumner Collection

Carl Sammons, Rocky Coastal Scene, circa early 1920s, pastel on board, 10 x 14 ". MORAGA, CA.- Carl Sammons, a prolific plein air artist who began as a sign painter in Iowa then gained fame as a Bay Area ...

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Related Topix: California, San Francisco, CA, Painting, Arts

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Moraga police log, July 11

A woman told police she had been shopping at the Rheem Valley Shopping Center and had placed her purse in a shopping cart.

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Wed Jul 09, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Niece shares Sammons' area landscapes

Some of Donna Walsh Sumner's most cherished childhood memories include the times she spent accompanying her uncle as he painted on location.

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Related Topix: Humboldt County, CA, Garberville, CA, Oakland, CA, California, Painting, Arts

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Vallejo Times-Herald

Bingo parlor lawsuit tossed

A lawsuit filed by the Vallejo Music Theatre against the operator of the city's biggest bingo parlor has been thrown out of court but the fight's not over yet, the theater's attorney said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA, Martinez, CA, Vallejo, CA, Arts, Theater, Solano County, CA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Earth Times

Randy Powers: Huge Missed Opportunity for Senators Obama & McCain and the World?

MORAGA, Calif., July 2 CA-Randy-Powers-oil MORAGA, Calif. , /PRNewswire/ -- On June 23 Rep.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Bart Stupak, Democrat, US News

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Moraga releases draft plan for center area, but questions linger

The images on the Town of Moraga's Web site show a plan for a vital downtown area, with smiling people gathered at sidewalk cafes and in parks.

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Related Topix: Orinda, CA

Wed Jul 02, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle

Homes for heirlooms that can't travel far

Deva Rajan's community garden in downtown Moraga is only 20 minutes from Berkeley, close enough for heirloom tomato deliveries to Monterey Market.

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Related Topix: Life, Fruits, Heirloom Tomatoes, Agriculture, Science, Home Gardening, Home

Mon Jun 30, 2008

SFGate

Climbers miss El Capitan record by 2 1/2 minutes

He came close, but missed by 2 1/2 minutes. Florine and his climbing partner, Yuji Hirayama, made the ascent up the 2,900-foot wall in 2 hours, 47 minutes and 30 seconds, the second-fastest time ever.

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Related Topix: Yosemite National Park, CA, Lafayette, CA

Sat Jun 28, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Big July 4 (and sooner) events in Moraga, Orinda

A parade, three separate fun runs, all kinds of music, food and games, plus a big fireworks show after dark ... all within the friendly confines of the Moraga-Orinda corridor next week on the Fourth of July.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Orinda, CA, Life, Holidays, 4th of July, Pop/Rock, The Mob

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Inside Bay Area

'Bunco Babes' needs polishing

A CONGENIAL CAST brings Laura Means Berchdorf's characters to life in the playwright's latest endeavor, "Bunco Babes and Poker Pals." Running at the Onstage Theatre in Pleasant Hill through June 29, the ...

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Related Topix: Pleasant Hill, CA, Theater, Arts

Tue Jun 24, 2008

The Daily Democrat

Vignettes from same-sex weddings

It took a few days for last month's California Supreme Court decision to sink in for Wes Wilkinson and Jeff Barr.

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Related Topix: Elverta, CA, Davis, CA, California, Woodland, CA

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Pleasant Hill Record

3-alarm fire burning in East Oakland

An Oakland Fire Fighter sets a hose above a five-alarm fire, Friday, June 20, 2008 on International Boulevard at 94th Ave.

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Related Topix: Orinda, CA, Emeryville, CA, San Francisco Metro, Oakland Metro, Oakland, CA

Fri Jun 20, 2008

Pleasant Hill Record

Moraga faces dire financial straits

This year, revenues will cover expenses in Moraga. But in the years to come the already-understaffed town will see more and more red ink, according to the budget projections presented to the Town Council ...

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Related Topix: Martinez, CA, Corte Madera, CA

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Inside Bay Area

Counseling college kids to keep the faith

A student graduates from Skyline College in San Bruno, Calif., during the school's 38th annual commencement Friday, May 30, 2008.

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Related Topix: San Bruno, CA, Danville, CA, Education Etc., Family, Kids, Walnut Creek, CA

Ledger Dispatch

Moraga man tosses ashes to the winds

Don Anderson cuts back from a crisp 150 mph to half that speed. His thick, 80-year-old fingers work the controls of a 1976 Piper Archer II as it slices through the bright afternoon haze beyond the Golden Gate.

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Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA, Discovery Bay, CA, Danville, CA, Diablo, CA

Tue Jun 17, 2008

San Francisco Examiner

Vignettes from the start of same-sex weddings

It took a few days for last month's California Supreme Court decision to sink in for Wes Wilkinson and Jeff Barr .

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Related Topix: Elverta, CA, Yolo County, CA, Sonoma County, CA, Sebastopol, CA, Beverly Hills, CA

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Inside Bay Area

Gary Bogue: Some of our pets are pretty shook up

Wow! Did you feel that?! ALL SHOOK UP Wednesday, I asked if any pets out there have been reacting to these little earthquakes we've been feeling in the East Bay during the last few weeks.

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Related Topix: Rossmoor, CA, Danville, CA, Pleasanton, CA, Walnut Creek, CA

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Moraga, California is located in Contra Costa County and is part of the San Francisco Metro Area. Zip codes in Moraga include 94556, 94570, and 94575.

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