Troop 31143 conducted a successful towel and blanket drive for the Oakland Animal Shelter in 2009. Pictured from left to right are Claudia Evans, Lizzy Maroney, Olivia Sanchez, Iris Wu, Madison ...

The Friends of the Orinda Library announced the winners of the 2026 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest, named in honor of the late Poul Anderson, a popular science-fiction writer and Orinda ...

Award recipients, pictured from left: Teddy Carroll, Sophie Powell, Saiona Braman-Pleasants, Alina Ngo-Olson, Robby Redding, Kai Sviatocha-Lim, Kayla Koray, Alice Upson, Aaron Alvarado (Leander Hauri) ...

2026 Senior Class, from left, back row: Maddie Silveira, Lilly Schmidt, Cate Appleton, Maddie Bernstein, Natalie Hamill, Ella Binney, Piper Coy, Sage Balducci, Molly ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law (October 2025) a bill that requires municipalities to upgrade their equipment for open meetings. Senate Bill 707 would entail better ...

Volunteers from St. Stephen's stand with BACN Executive Director Tara Legaspi after donating and assembling new children's beds for families in residence. (Andrew Hawthorn) When families face a crisis ...

Local high school students in the Acalanes Union High School District (AHUSD) were affected by a national cyberattack at Instructure, the parent company and developer of Canvas, a widely used ...

The Orinda City Council on April 7 considered a pilot program of changes to the traffic patterns around Ivy Drive, Coral Drive, Eastwood Drive and Ardith Drive, known as the Ivy Drive Pilot Program.

Moraga’s Town Council considered two Flag Display Policy options during its April 22 meeting. Option one was a Traditional Flag Display and option two was a Governmental Ceremonial Flag Display. Town ...

Bruce Macler of Rescue 1 securely fastens a balloon to a child's wrist during the Open House at MOFD Station 45 in Orinda on Saturday, May 2.

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Fire Chief Lewis Broschard (Provided) Fire Chief Lewis Broschard has hit the pause button on his long-awaited and certainly well-earned retirement after he ...

The Downtown Lafayette study area is divided into three subareas reflecting differences in land use patterns and parking activity. (courtesy City of Lafayette) Transportation and Circulation Program ...