Lafayette's most senior council member stepped down from city leadership at the council's Dec. 14 meeting, amid widespread respect, hanging up his gavel for good. Mayor Mike Anderson is leaving the ...

Lafayette City Clerk Joanne Robbins at the Dec. 12 city council meeting administered the oath of office to the three re-elected council members - Susan Candell (four-year term), Teresa Gerringer (four ...

On May 15, the Acalanes football team began preparation for the 2023 season; 208 days later, the Dons were christened state champions for the first time with a 35-23 victory over Birmingham (Lake ...

At the last City Council meeting of the year Lafayette's outgoing mayor, Mike Anderson, announced the new mayor for 2014, Don Tatzin, after a unanimous vote by fellow council members. This marks ...

Lucas Lambert got the call at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Of course he knew why. The Oakland Fire Department needed help, and as a member of the East Bay Incident Management Team, an inter-agency all-risk ...

Joanna Guidotti grew up in Orinda and has strong ties to the community, even though she left to open Churchill Manor in Napa 30 years ago. She inherited a half ownership in Country Club Plaza from her ...

With a history dating back to 1914, the red and white cluster of buildings along Moraga's School Street has become an unofficial landmark in the town. The first influential property owner was James ...

If you have recently been to the Campolindo Soda Aquatic center, you may have seen several young women walking around with their faces slathered in a white cream. It was not a performance of Kabuki ...

On Nov. 13, four members of the Moraga-Orinda Fire District returned from their 14-day assignments at the North Zone of the August Lightning Complex, a wildfire caused by a series of lightning strikes ...

Lamorinda residents had much to be thankful for when it was announced last week that the historic Carr Ranch had been saved. East Bay Municipal Utility District and the John Muir Land Trust announced ...

With last winter's considerable rain following three years of drought, many large trees toppled, causing considerable damage throughout the Lamorinda area. Homeowners and residents are anxious to know ...