Moraga, California

• Food fight
  

  The Bay Area could be in line for grocery store wars staged by companies that want to establish beachheads in the lucrative region.

• East Bay pair work to build support for Habitat for Humanity
  

  Five years ago, when Dexter Louie and Bob Frick first got involved with Habitat for Humanity, they began laying the foundation for more than just new homes.

• Economy tops 1st Boxer-Fiorina Senate debate
  

  After a summer of firing campaign shots from afar, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina met on the same stage for the first time Wednesday over who best represents California's economic interests for the next six years.

• Five can't-miss matches in prep girls volleyball
  

  Two of the taller teams in the area look to stage a block party coming off of Labor Day weekend.

• Berkeley Police Ask for Public's Help Finding Good Samaritan Who Mailed 2006 Stabbing Victim's Wallet Back
  

  Four years ago, Hamed Mirabdal endured a violent attack that left him permanently injured.

• Senate hopeful Fiorina in Newport on Thursday to grab cash
  

  Fresh from her debate against Sen. Barbara Boxer Wednesday at St. Mary's College in Moraga, Republican Carly Fiorina will be raising money at a private fundraiser in Newport Beach on Thursday.

• Lively exchanges expected in Calif. Senate debate
  

  Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina have said their campaign is giving California voters a clear choice.

• Police Blotter: Assault with a deadly weapon
  

  Daniel Morse, 34, transient, 5:28 p.m. Aug. 24, near Howson and Church streets. Caeser Paz, 34, transient, 4:39 p.m. Aug.

• Your Turn: Closing pension loopholes
  

  A Moraga Orinda Fire District Chief legally spiked his pension by selling back years of accumulated vacation days, jumping his final compensation from $185,000 to a whopping $241,000. A chief of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District increased his annual pension from $193,000 to $284,000, in part by cashing out unused administrative leave ...

• Lamorinda Sun -- Police logs for Aug. 27
  

  Someone spray-painted signs along the trail behind the Lafayette Community Center, causing approximately $1,500 in damage.

• Moraga Planning Commission postpones Dollar Tree decision
  

  Add up all the two cents offered Monday, and you could buy a few items at the Dollar Tree.

• Area artists showcase their 'favorite' design techniques and mediums
  

  Even on a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon, art lovers came out to the Moraga Art Gallery to see the art of Lafayette photographer John Diestler and Martinez fused glass artist Nancy Slack.

• Muslim school in Berkeley starts down ambitious road
  

  The Quran is the primary textbook at this city's newest institution of higher learning.

• New Chico State dorm hints at buttes
  

  In designing Sutter Hall, Chico State University's new dormitory, architect A.C. Martin aimed for something beyond "the big-box look," said David Stephen, director of university housing and food service at the campus.

• Piedmont Police Reports
  

  The following are highlights from the Piedmont police log. For more information, including about other cases, visit the police department at 403 Highland Ave.

• Arts Notes, Lamorinda Sun and Walnut Creek Journal, Aug. 20
  

  The Moraga Art Gallery will present a new group show, "Favorites," featuring John Diestler's photographs and Nancy Slack's fused glass pieces.

• Reducing Waste: Schools, and their recycling programs, in session
  

  Where does the time go? Summer is almost over and it's time for the kids to go back to school.

• Saint Mary's gallery a Blue Star Museum, providing free admission for military
  

  America's service members hold unofficial ambassador titles for the United States while traveling and serving in countries across the globe.

• Saint Mary's gallery a Blue Star Museum, providing free admission for military
  

  America's service members hold unofficial ambassador titles for the United States while traveling and serving in countries across the globe.

City Description

Moraga (incorporating the former communities of Moraga Town, Rheem, and Rheem Valley) is an affluent suburban incorporated town located in Contra Costa County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is named in honor of Joaquin Moraga, whose grandfather was José Joaquin Moraga, second in command to Juan Bautista de Anza. As of the 2000 census, Moraga was the 79th wealthiest place in the US with a population above 10,000. It is also the home of Saint Mary's College of California, a Catholic university with 3,962 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the 2007-2008 schoolyear. The college was originally located in San Francisco and then Oakland, but moved to Moraga in 1928. As of 2007, Moraga had a total population of 17,421, not including the college. Moraga is located at 37°50'06" North, 122°07'47" West, at an elevation of 499 feet (152 m). It is located adjacent to the cities of Lafayette and Orinda, as well as the unincorporated community of Canyon. Other nearby cities include Walnut Creek, Oakland, San Francisco, Concord and Berkeley. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.3 square miles (24.0 km²), of which,

City Contained By:

• Contra Costa County
• Lamorinda
• California
• San Francisco Bay Area
• United States of America

City Contains:

• McKeon Pavilion
• Saint Mary's College of California

Timezones:

• Pacific Time Zone

Size:

• 24.0868894261 km squared

Adjoining Cities:

• Moraga

Sports Teams:

• Saint Mary's College of California Gaels men's basketball

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