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Steve Cohn May 18, 2013 at 10:14 pm
The difference between the two was the office building transaction was a purchase of a 10,000 SF…Read More building for the staff of ten, hoping to rent out excess space for a profit, when Orinda offered up a portion of their earthquake-proof city hall as an alternative (at a zero net cost to the taxpayers). This was empire building (and cost $28,000).
The new fire station would produce a net savings of $2 million per year to be shared by ConFire and MOFD. This was worth the $15,000 "gamble". note: MOFD spends $15,000 every seven hours and I hope they ask ConFire to repay their half.
LamorindaMan May 16, 2013 at 09:10 pm
Forfeiting a $15K deposit. Didn't they forfeit a deposit on the property they were going to buy for…Read More their office building? How much have these guys wasted on deposits?
El Cucuy May 15, 2013 at 05:11 pm
"Lafayette taxpayers are paying $8 million to ConFire for service."
For that price, would…Read More it be too much to ask to pull the weeds outside the station on St. Mary's Rd? That place looks like a ramshackle abandoned foreclosure. They're also fond of leaving the American flag out in the dark at night.
Steve Cohn May 15, 2013 at 03:50 pm
Lafayette is now in the same position Orinda was back in 1997: Providing major emergency service…Read More subsidies to other parts of the county while receiving sub-standard service itself.
Carlos Garcia May 16, 2013 at 04:49 pm
No amount of $$ can make this poor girl whole. The district ignored her complaints and she suffered…Read More terrible sexual abuse for years while the district covered up the failures of its administrators.
Lamorindan May 16, 2013 at 02:15 pm
Incredibly bad decision making by the superintendent and the Board caused innumerable grief to a lot…Read More of families. Let us not forget those responsible and remember that eventually money will be paid by Moragans. The insurance company have settled this amount, but guess whose premiums is going up? You can't spin or sugarcoat this pig!
Trenton Gregory May 16, 2013 at 09:38 am
Fault was proven as the school district did not prevent or stop this abuse by reporting this violent…Read More and damaging act of sexual abuse as expressed in the statement.Each time we see a story of unimaginable horror we ask first, did anyone know and not act? We may not all be saints.....but we are NOT all victims of sexual abuse- my respect goes to all who have worked to evercome such devastating harm.
ROBERT E. FISHBACK May 17, 2013 at 05:56 am
When the pressures of life return to the level it was fifty years ago, there will be little need of…Read More iron fisted restraints on legalized self induced relaxation.
Mike Turner May 15, 2013 at 07:58 am
Yes let's lower it to 0.00. Let's make it illegal to even look at alcohol before driving.
Let's…Read More also require drivers wear helmets while driving because it will save an estimated 1 out of 5 car fatalities according to Australian studies.
Let's raise the driving age to 25. That will save lives.
Let's make the following illegal while driving: talking to passengers, looking away from the road, driving with one hand, using the radio, snacking, thinking, drinking coffee, shaving, makeup, GPS devices. If it saves one life it's worth it.
The goal should be to make driving a zero-risk activity at whatever cost.
Steve J May 14, 2013 at 11:01 pm
Lower the level to .02 which is the standard in Sweden. Or .00 which is the level in Japan.
It is…Read More sad to read the comments already posted by alcoholics here who oppose lowing the level. if you can't resist drinking alcohol before you drive then you have a serious substance abuse problem and you need to get treatment for your addiction. If you want to have a glass of wine with dinner then do it at home, but don't drive.
LamorindaMan May 5, 2013 at 07:52 pm
I've never driven drunk. I don't drink. I also don't smoke dope.
Carson May 5, 2013 at 04:09 am
Um...most of you are idiots in this case. Long live the Lamorinda Patch responses from the…Read More idiots...I see the same in all forums including the pension crap, police using too much force, etc. Most of you hyper analyze everything into a conspiracy theory. The above story is tragic for both families. A young gal screwed up big time...a young dad is gone from his family. The girls family is horrified and in grief as is the victims family. (most likely the girl herself is shamed beyond grief).....It was a brutal fk up on many parts.....
To those above 35 years of age here on the patch.....I ask how many of you in our earlier years drove after having a few drinks? (crickets chirping)....
2 Dads in Orinda May 8, 2013 at 06:33 pm
Wow, well he worked with our daughter at a well-known summer camp, for 2-years. He was actually her…Read More supervisor...My partner and I only met him once and really didn't see this coming. He was friends with her for awhile too, until a riff at the workplace last year. It's sad that better measures are not in place. I hope that if he is innocent, he is set free but if guilty, hope that justice is served and more importantly, that the sweet and innocent children will find healing.
Deborah May 8, 2013 at 06:14 pm
Julie Correa also completely denied Kristin Cunnane's speaking up about her abuse. Jerry Sandusky…Read More continued to deny he'd done anything wrong. That's what predators do. They lie a lot.
That said, yes, innocent people do get falsely accused sometimes. If this is a false accusation then an article exonerating him, should, and I'm sure will, be published and widely distributed. The false accusers' names should also be published, and they should be sued for defamation.
LamorindaMan April 26, 2013 at 02:25 pm
"They determined he was on probation for a prior vandalism. They released the juvenile to his…Read More guardian."
Should have caned him.
Napoleon Solo April 21, 2013 at 07:24 pm
Thank you Gina for the comment. My comment was not meant to sound cold or uncaring. I am sorry…Read More anyone got hurt doing something like that. But I am just trying to point out that people also need to take personal responsibility to not put themselves at risk. People do not collide well with cars and should be careful.
Gina April 21, 2013 at 05:27 pm
Every day, I too leave the house before sunrise to go to work and live in a neighborhood with very…Read More few street lights. I can't tell you how many times I've not seen people who are walking/jogging, with their dogs, etc. even though I drive really slow with my high beams on. Please people. I beg of you. Wear some reflectors, carry a flashlight, do whatever you can to be seen in the dark. This goes for Moraga Way too.
lovelafayette April 18, 2013 at 01:13 pm
You are callous. This is rape and suicide! This family is to be applauded for removing the stigma…Read More of rape and publicizing this tragedy. Rapists should not be accorded anonymity, I hope the family publishes their names. Post those names on the internet and create a permanent record for all to see, those bully boys will never escape their crimes.
james April 17, 2013 at 09:49 pm
not to sound callous in a sad time like this but kids have too "soft" these days. Too…Read More cuddled and protected. In the old days we might have called them being a sissy. I got into numerous fights, let alone arguments, for being called by various names for Asian, about my looks, speech, etc. that was in 7th grade in Oakland. Oakland public school! I think i am a more rounded and stronger person because of that experience. Rough it up a little, kids!
JP April 14, 2013 at 01:01 pm
There has been some speculation that they were stealing copper pipes under the house.
TMoraga April 12, 2013 at 08:34 pm
Folks IP camera systems which are very affordable and can even email you or text you when there is a…Read More problem at your home. Avoid the old analog systems being dumped on the market usually sold with 4-8 cameras and a recording unit for a sizable chunk of money. They don't have the capability of the new IP cameras and are not compatible with the IP systems.
Smart camera systems is the future for home security. When your home texts or emails your smart phone and you can simply check your house via your phone the criminals hobby starts to get a little harder.
Lance Howland (Editor) April 11, 2013 at 11:22 am
Thanks, Jimbo. I passed your information on to Lafayette Police Chief Eric Christensen. -- Lance…Read More Howland, Patch editor
CJ April 8, 2013 at 10:16 pm
While I am not a Larouchie, their means and methods are no more vile than the very Health care act…Read More they are protesting.
You see, your vile is many others provocative, and this is the very intent of the 1st amendment. Gotta love that inconvenient Cnstitution.
I think I may give them a few bucks next time I see them. They sure are enthusiastic.
EJS April 8, 2013 at 03:52 pm
With regard to the LaRouche supporters who frequent the Rheem post office, as they stand there, with…Read More a picture of the president defaced to look like Hitler, comparing the effort to increase health care to the Nazis, it certainly is a tribute to the First Amendment that this sort of vile contemptible nonsense is so freely propagated.
Deborah May 4, 2013 at 06:18 pm
I'm wondering if the sexual battery in 2009 was processed at all by the DA's office, and if the…Read More perpetrator was formally charged and prosecuted. I doubt it. That's what happens to rape victims. Very little justice and very little mitigating the perpetrators from re-perpetrating on others (which may be crimes other than rape). However, victims are morally obligated to report rapes and pursue justice, anyway. (Which takes much bravery, especially if law enforcement re-victimizes by not believing them, and our culture aids and abets the perp by not helping.)
Deborah May 4, 2013 at 06:05 pm
Posted by KR on Patch article "Update: Police Say Lafayette Man Shot by Officers Brandishing a…Read More Knife" dated 4/2/13:
"On Easter Sunday, an SUV was driving recklessly down St. Mary's Road. He was speeding past cars using the left lane. Turned onto Woodview (blew through the stop sign) so I called the police. Knowing its a dead end I drove up the hill to try to get a license. A bunch of neighbors heard the noise and also called 911. It's gotta be related. That driver was trying to get away from something. And he must have made it home because the car was not on the street."
Deborah May 4, 2013 at 03:25 pm
Domestic abuse and sexual battery is often shoved under the rug and not taken seriously. A woman in…Read More Orinda was killed last year because people don't understand there's many disordered people who live next door, and we tend to shift blame to the victims instead of tracing it back to the perpetrators, who are almost all charming and convincing.
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