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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The simple and sharp design of Bill and Maria Watermans' house hugs the natural terrain of its Orinda hill. It could be a very recent creation, but in fact came out of the imagination of Sim Bruce ...

Josh Sims became the director of sports medicine this past August at Saint Mary's College. If you were to compare athletic training from college to high school, it's essentially the same . only more ...

Last season, the theme song for the Campolindo boy's basketball team was "We are the Champions" by Queen. Though that may ultimately be their theme song once again this year, as this point, it could ...

Despite Valentine's Day, familial birthdays, and President Day holidays, the second month of the year is notoriously my least favorite on the calendar because of wintery weather. This year, however, ...

Dennis and Sandra Chiodo walk their American Miniature Horse, Sam, in the streets of Moraga. Dennis gave Sam to Sandra 15 years ago as an anniversary gift. Miniature horses are not ponies, they can ...