Orinda has one for Wilder, now Moraga will have one, too: a Geologic Hazard Abatement District, or GHAD; a legal entity that is formed to fund the prevention and remediation of land slides and other ...

As we head into the intensity of summer sun and look to have fun, it's wise to have both common sense and access to knowledge from studies of exercising in warm temperatures. Let's outline a few basic ...

The Lamorinda School Bus Program is planning to drop all school bus stops on the narrow, twisty El Toyonal Drive because the stops have been deemed unsafe and in violation of the California Vehicle ...

Everything old is new again. Customer loyalty and supporting your town never go out of style. That's why the Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the "Try Lafayette First Thank You Party." Residents are ...

The American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) awarded the Acalanes High School newspaper, Blueprint, its "Most Outstanding High School Newspaper for 2009," which Blueprint last received in 1999.

"I rejoice when I see anyone, and especially children, inquiring about flowers, and wanting gardens of their own, and carefully working in them. For the love of gardening is a seed that once sown ...

Bob Johnson and Doug Kohen were awarded First and Second Place at the Sixteenth Annual Napa Valley Mustard Festival Photography Contest - Digital Category on March 28, 2009. The long time friends and ...

Louis Kao, age 48, father of a 7-year-old son and twin daughters, age 5 - and soon-to-be parent with his wife, Yvonne Ling, of a fourth addition to the family due in October - loves to play with ...

At the NCS Championships in Concord May 14-16, the Campolindo Boys Swim Team claimed the title for the fifth year in a row. The boys garnered a total of 239.5 points with strong performances by ...

Lamorinda fire agencies have ramped up their efforts to alert property owners to remove problem vegetation by the abatement deadlines before the weeds spark a community catastrophe. The Contra Costa ...

Pictured are: Front row (left to right): Collin Jeffries, Matthew Huguet, Payson Newman, Kevin Atkinson, Drew Cirelli, Matthew Ringquist. Second row: Alexander Horst ...

From left: Patrick Ahern, Gina Ahern, Rosemary Bullock, Tracy Gong, Kim Fineman, Susan Vandergrift, Mia Blackler, Andrea Persinger, Phil Simon, Whitney Simon, Courtney Brothers & Julie Oxner Photo ...