Members of the Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda city and town councils heard updates on current and pending legislation, as well as on proposed transportation projects and funding issues from ...

Hank & Frank Bicycles has called Lafayette home for 52 years. When Dale Dryer took over the business from Hank 57 years ago, he continued a tradition rooted in craftsmanship, honesty, and neighborly ...

The State of California’s Senate Bill 707 required that “all legislative bodies” offer remote public access for Town Council meetings effective on or before July 1, 2026. The options were either to ...

Aiden Meng, a seventh-grade student at Orinda Intermediate School, was celebrated at the Orinda City Council meeting on July 21 for his accomplishment of tying for sixth place at the 98th Scripps ...

A Sad and Beautiful World.” It tells a love story between Yasmina and Nino and is a metaphor for the country of Lebanon, where it takes place. The plot is peppered with humor, laughter, and poetry, ...

Farida Mishak is a rising seventh grader at Stanley Middle School. She remembers having Ms. Kim as her principal until she was in third grade at Lafayette Elementary School. “It will be fun to have Ms ...

Upon hearing that he was going to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, Max Flower reacted with great equanimity. “I was very humbled and excited to be recognized by Campo football. I have a lot of fond ...

At a public hearing during the June 22 Lafayette City Council meeting, city planners and the attorney for O’Brien Land Company stated their case for the consolidation of 10 parcels into one parcel to ...

Perfectionism has a way of telling us that if it’s not perfect, it can’t be done at all. Instead of completing a small project, we try to tackle the entire garage “when we have more time.” That day is ...

The Orinda Library Art Gallery featured artists for August,: Denise Nomura, Abstract Paintings; Daniel Wallace Hunter, Photography; Yingling Lin, Ceramics; and Tony DeMartile, Collage. 26 Orinda Way, ...

Renato Tavecchio, 66, of Moraga, California, passed away in Italy on June 4, 2026 following a long illness. Born in Erba, Italy, Renato spent his youth in Saronno. Following the death of his father, ...

The position of “Day Officer” has been filled by Chanel Taliaferro, who started working for the Orinda Police Department two years ago. The new position was created by Orinda in 2024, but recent ...