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Lamorinda Weekly Issue 11 Volume 8 Wednesday, July 30, 2014 • Vol. 8 Issue 11 TENTH ANNUAL SUMMER WINE FESTIVAL August 17,Sunday, 2014 26,000 copies Independent, locally owned and operated! SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE delivered bi-weekly to Lamorinda homes SODA CENTER, 2-5 P.M. & businesses $45 PER PERSON 925.377.0977 www.lamorindaweekly.com UNTIL AUGUST 4 FREE ($60 THEREA REGISTER TODAYFTER) stmarys-ca.edu/wine or (925) 631-8744 Moraga friends gather at the recent family campout at Rancho Laguna Park, coordinated by the Town of Moraga. From left, Craig Pinedo, Dylan Davis, Shin Young, Lisa Wyckhouse, and Matt and Michelle Brobak, with two of the group’s children. Photo Andy Scheck SuccessfulBy Sophie Braccini Campout At Rancho Laguna Park ents and families filled the remote and bucolic Rancho La- during the craft portion of the event. “This seemed like a rela- from Moraga looked like they were having a good time sitting guna Park July 26-27 as part of a family campout organ- tively low risk setting.” The Merlos already had a tent and just by their tents, under the redwood trees. “I read about the camp Tized by the Town of Moraga. The inaugural sold-out event gave had to add sleeping bags for their 2- and 6-year-old children. on the (Moraga Citizens Network e-newsletter) link,” said Lisa more than 100 kids and parents a wonderful adventure right in Merlo heard about the campout through his wife’s friend. He Wyckhouse, whose family set up their tents close to their friends. Moraga’s back yard. said he had never ventured to the outer confines of Moraga be- Some of these families had camped before, others had not, and “We had never taken the kids camping,” said Lafayette res- fore, and he found the setting very pretty. some were also discovering the peaceful Rancho Laguna Park ident Ryan Merlo as he helped his daughter Silvani build a rocket The Davis, Pinedo, Wyckhouse, Young and Brobak families for the first time. ... continued on page A10 Advertising 52 Knickerbocker Lane, Orinda Comfortable California Living: This private SINGLE LEVEL home has a rare setting Town News A2 - A10 with both amazing Mt Diablo View and a fabulous Business A8 level landscaped yard. Nestled down a private drive, Open Sunday 1-4 this light and bright 4 bdr 3 ba showcases a formal Life in Lamorinda B1 - B10 dining room and a spacious living room. The kitchen Classified C2 is open to a large family room with sliders Not to be Missed B8-B9 overlooking picture perfect views! 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A9 Placard Problems A10 KTVU's Bill Martin B1 Equestrian Club B3 French Community B7 Going Hollywood B9 please... ...thanks Photos Gint Federas Business A8 Life in Lamorinda B1-B10 Our Homes D1-D12 Diablo’s One Local Create a Shadow: Author's Sanctuary in Locals Incredible Your Home – Launch Distillery – Life – page page D6. page A8. B2. Page: A2 LAMORINDA WEEKLY www.lamorindaweekly.com 925-377-0977 Wednesday, July 30, 2014 STILL #1 FOR A REASON 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Lafayette’s Best Q`R `QI:JV5:`:7VV Impressive 3BR+/3.5BA, 4343± sq. ft. Happy Valley estate on rare, level 1± acre lot with private tennis court & Civic News 1BR+/1BA, 620± sq. ft. cottage. Public Meetings www.3695Nordstrom.com cV`VR: $5 5 City Council Open Sun. 1-4! Dana Green Monday, Aug. 11, 7 p.m. Lafayette Library & Learning Center, DanaGreenTeam.com | 925.339.1918 License #: 01482454 Community Hall, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Planning Commission Monday, Aug. 4, 7 p.m. Lafayette Library & Learning Center, New Homes, Site Plan Debut at Scoping Meeting Community Hall, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd. By Cathy Tyson Design Review he proposed Terraces of Lafayette project, walkways, which creates a pedestrian-friendly at- now called The Homes at Deer Hill, was mosphere and more community interaction, said Monday, Aug. 11, 7 p.m. Tback before the Planning Commission for a sup- project manager Dave Baker. Garages will be in Lafayette Library & Learning Center, plemental environmental impact report scoping the rear of all the homes, facing an alley. “Single Arts & Science Discovery Center, session, to look at changes from the original re- story and one and a half story homes are located 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd. port, prepared for what was then a 315-unit multi- in the most visibly prominent areas,” Baker said. Check online for agendas, meeting family development, to the current project that has “In addition, berming and mature trees will be notes and announcements been downsized to 44 single family homes. The planted to make these homes less visible from the City of Lafayette: city must “scope” the supplemental EIR to iden- adjacent roads.” tify topics to be analyzed in the document. Several pocket areas that could hold barbe- www.ci.lafayette.ca.us This meeting is just the first step in a long cues, gazebos, play areas, sitting areas or other Phone: (925) 284-1968 process. Going forward, staff anticipates the draft features are included; their fate depends on feed- Chamber of Commerce: EIR will be ready for a 45-day public review period back from the Design Review Commission. “It’s www.lafayettechamber.org starting in August. Then a public hearing will be a great opportunity to do something different,” held in September focusing on comments from the said Jill Williams, principal with KTGY, who in- draft supplemental EIR ahead of preparing the final corporated authentic historical elements of the supplemental EIR. Discussion on the merits of the area on the exteriors. She explained the living project will start in September with the Circulation spaces are focused toward the front of the homes Commission, then move through the Design Re- facing greenbelt paseos to create a walkable vil- view Commission, Parks Trails and Recreation, lage feel. then finally back to the Planning Commission and Community facilities include the soccer field Lafayette Police Lafayette City Council. with public restrooms, tot lot, parking lot, and a Department Incident Perhaps more newsworthy than the scoping multi-use trail that skirts the elevation gain of Deer Summary Report, process was the debut of a new site plan and con- Hill to enable less challenging bicycle and pedes- ceptual drawings of the single-family bungalow trian access to Acalanes High School on one end July 6 to July 19 craftsman style homes on the 22-acre parcel. Pre- and downtown on the other. The location of a dog Alarm Calls 62 liminary plans by new the architect, KTGY Group park that was included in an earlier version is still Auto Burglary of Oakland, incorporate front porches, open-con- not finalized, but it may be moved to a parcel across 900 block S Thompson Rd cept kitchen dining and living spaces, with two-car the street. Red Bark Ct/Silver Dell Rd garages and private courtyard patio space, in three For detailed images on the site plan and archi- School St and four bedroom homes that range from 2,300 tectural renderings of the homes, along with the his- 1100 block Nogales St square feet to 2,800 square feet. tory of the project to date, go to the city website at 500 block Arrowhead Dr Image provided Home fronts are oriented to neighborhood www.lovelafayette.org and click on Hot Topics. 1000 block Carol Ln 10 block Wallabi Ct 500 block Silverado Dr Acalanes High School Security Cameras Help Track Down Burglar 1800 block Del Rey St ayers of electronics and numbers, along with a commu- 3200 block Mt Diablo Ct smart cops recently led to a nity camera that also snagged a 3200 block Sharon Ct speedyL arrest. picture of the get-away car. Battery Lafayette police went to In short order, the suspect 900 block Risa Rd check on an alarm in Happy Val- was arrested getting into the Commercial Burglary ley. As officers were dispatched, identified car at his home in Wal- 3300 block Mt Diablo Bl the homeowner called from the nut Creek. Police found property 3100 block Camino Diablo East Coast where he was on va- from the burglary, clothing worn Drunk In Public cation, to let police know the sys- by the suspect during the bur- 3200 block Mt Diablo Bl tem was activated and was glary and a variety of narcotics. DUI equipped to take pictures from “In this case, everything Olympic Bl/Pleasant Hill Rd the interior of the home. He was seemed to work in textbook fash- Grand Theft 10 block Hidden Valley Rd later able to email police an ion,” said Police Chief Eric PD (report) image of a masked subject inside Christensen. He explained that 3700 block Mt Diablo Bl the house. Cops arrived and the homeowner alerted a neigh- H&S Violation found the home was burgled; the bor about being out of town and 1st St/Mt Diablo Bl subject gained entrance by shat- took the time to hide valuable Harassment tering a rear glass door.
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