After an extensive search, Orinda selected Hercules city manager David Biggs to succeed outgoing city manager Steve Salomon. Biggs, who will start with Orinda in April, has a long career in the ...

The Orinda City Council recently appointed 18 residents to the City's commissions and committees. There were 11 new appointments and seven reappointments. The five City Council members interviewed a ...

Charlotte passed away peacefully in her sleep, following her battle with Alzheimer's disease. Charlotte was born to Charles and Marguerite Pagani. She was the middle child, and grew up a farmgirl on ...

Orinda resident Carl Blake Miller had his day in court, again. The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office filed felony criminal charges against the former real estate broker, which included ...

Christine Kuckuk, Kay Long-Martin, and Head of School Peter Metzger Photo Sophie Braccini The Moraga school that teaches children from preschool to eighth grade is celebrating its 60th anniversary ...

Moraga Royale Executive Director Dianne Wilson, who has had an unusual career path, is being honored this month as the Moraga Business Person of the Year for turning around the assisted living ...

Recent controversy over developments in the Moraga Center Specific Plan (MCSP) area has shown that land use regulation without implementation rules can lead to projects that are compliant and hard to ...

According to U.S. census data and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, 1 in 6 people are considered "food insecure" and 107,000 people are living in poverty in Contra Costa County. On Feb. 23, ...

"This evening is one of those rare opportunities when council has choices and options for recognizing a very special person in Orinda's community and in Orinda's history," observed Janet Keeter, city ...

As the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority neared a deal worth $500 million at the end of January, negotiating a franchise agreement with the companies that will manage all the trash for the ...

For many high school seniors, it can be a difficult time progressing from high school to college, whether it's in the arts, theater, academics or sports. In his time at Campolindo High School, Aidan ...