Orinda News Archives

Richmond police Chief Chris Magnus has plenty on his plate these days, but the Eye is happy to learn that Magnus still can find time to help out an older resident in need of a ride - particularly because the resident is a relative of the Eye.

When commuting is THE news of the day around the Bay Area, we like to check the pulse of Bartmusings, a blog that offers a look at the experiences of "a reluctant rider." Here's an excerpt from a day in the life of a BART rider when the Bay Bridge is closed: Where do I even begin? First, the parking situation! Everyone probably randomly purchased a ...

The 2009 Land O'Lakes Angler of the Year title for the National Guard Western Division of the Walmart FLW Series came down to a battle between two seasoned veterans at the fourth and final qualifier of the season on Clear Lake last week.

It's what tens of thousands of people have been waiting for: the arrival of the H1N1 injectable vaccine.

School's out at Vacaville Christian High School and nearby Browns Valley Elementary School.

21. They have selected their escorts for traditional festivities - first, formal presentation in their pristine white gowns, followed by the first dance with their proud fathers, then dinner and dancing with said escorts, often until the wee hours.

Alan John, CEO of BevMo, holds of his favorite wines -- a Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Valley -- in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct.

That's the word from Orinda police Chief Bill French, who deployed detectives to campus to photograph the offending material and interview the principal and other witnesses.

A 43-year-old Orinda man who was asked to guard his friend's outdoor medicinal marijuana crop was shot four times Sunday morning by thieves who made off with one the plants, police said.

22, 7-9:30 p.m. Oct. 26. Speaking Circles programs transform the way people communicate by focusing on the essential first step missing in conventional communication trainings, the connection between speaker and listener.

A SMALL group of Orindans believe we should divorce ourselves from the Moraga-Orinda Fire District , form a city fire department, contract with Contra Costa Fire for fire service and use the purported "savings" to repair Orinda's crumbling infrastructure.

Some Lamorinda residents who live near long-abandoned homes may get some relief soon, as both Orinda and Moraga are taking steps to eliminate a couple of neighborhood nuisances.

Police believe a 2-alarm house fire that left a woman with second- and third-degree burns Tuesday was intentionally set.

Two Contra Costa County fire districts have been saving money for a rainy day - and now it's raining really hard with no sunshine in the forecast.

IN 1941, Katherine Brown White Irvine decided that the Joaquin Moraga adobe situated atop a hill on her husband James' Moraga Company ranch should be restored.

TWELVE YEARS AGO, when voters in Orinda and Moraga chose to break free of the county by forming their own fire district, they were promised high-quality firefighting and paramedic services "for the fewest dollars." What they've gotten, according to a consultant's study of Contra Costa fire district prepared this year, is average service that is ...

Superintendents from the Acalanes, Moraga and Orinda school districts will participate in a panel discussion on "Maintaining Excellent Schools in Tough Financial Times." The forum, which will take place at 10 a.m. Oct.

The options for motorists pulling off Highway 24 looking for a snack while they fill up the gas tank are limited on purpose, and it looks like it may stay that way.

Fire officials have determined that a three-alarm office building fire that caused $1.3 million in damage was accidental.

The Coane Brothers, Scott and Craig, from left, have started a kids' music project called "Juice Box Heroes" where they take old songs and rewrite the lyrics in Orinda, Calif., on Thursday, Sept.

Firefighters had their hands full Tuesday night battling a two-alarm fire that left a commercial office building in Moraga completely destroyed.

Sleepy Hollow Elementary School is hosting it's annual pumpkin patch on Saturday, October 17th from 11am - 3pm.

THE PHRASE "going for Baroque" is a punster's delight that is more than a bit shopworn.

An 87-year old man is expected to be fine after driving off the road early Monday near the San Pablo reservoir.

Orinda Arts Council Members and Friends of OAC are invited to a tour led by one of the country's most visionary collectors of one of the country's most ambitious sculpture collections.

The stunning revelation that a prescription medication partly blamed for a teen's death was administered after he died has led to more questions - chief among them, what killed Joseph Loudon if papaverine didn't. High levels of that drug were found in the 16-year-old's body during toxicology tests, leading the coroner to conclude that, combined ...

Multiple Lamorinda schools received donations from Wells Fargo Bank, a bank spokeswoman said.

A grass fire created some anxious moments in the East Bay Tuesday. The fire started about 3 p.m. Tuesday right next to Highway 24, right next to the south side of the freeway, at the Gateway Exit.