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LETTERS: The Lafayette Reservoir Tower – Will You Miss It When It’s Gone?

Dear Editor: My name is Gordon Chong. I am an architect, a resident of Lafayette and a member of The Citizen’s Technical Advisory Committee composed of 4 nationally acclaimed structural engineers and leading authorities of seismic design; all 4 are also residents of Lafayette. The Committee has been advising the City of Lafayette in the…

Shorten Lafayette’s Landmark Rez Tower? Public Input Sought

From the City of Lafayette: Lafayette, CA: East Bay Municipal Utility District’s (EBMUD) iconic tower at the beautiful Lafayette Reservoir is in need of a seismic upgrade. Despite requests from the City and public input in favor of retaining the current look of the tower, EBMUD plans to proceed with their design for the seismic…

It’s Official: We’re In A Drought Year

From EBMUD: OAKLAND – The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) Board of Directors voted to declare a Stage 1 drought shortage at its April 27, 2021 meeting based on projections that water runoff will fall below what is needed to refill EBMUD reservoirs this year. The Board also voted to purchase supplemental water supplies…

“Baja” Moraga Gets 600+ Wild Acres In Carr Ranch Preservation Agreement

Pioneering Moragans may be applauding today’s ceremony marking the preservation of the old Carr Ranch property south of town – acreage near and dear to the hearts of those who have hiked its hills. As we first reported when we first got wind of this agreement, interested parties hashed out a deal to keep the…

Carr Ranch Preserved For Future Generations Through Deal With Family, Land Trust And East Bay MUD

In a landmark preservation deal certain to warm the Thanksgiving cockles of anyone who has walked it, the venerable 604-acre Carr Ranch will remain free of development and open to the critters who call it home as well as humans hoping for a glimpse of them. A partnership arrangement between the Martinez-based John Muir Land Trust,…