The 37th annual Orinda Holiday Bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 2nd from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Orinda Community Center. Purchase special gifts for the holidays from one (or more) vendors! Come visit this Orinda tradition.

Over 40 youth and adult classes begin this week. Register for an art class (oil painting and watercolor), or learn to play bridge, dance (ballet or tap), or enroll your pet in a dog obedience class. There are also sessions on fitness (conditioning, yoga and Zumba), foreign language (Spanish), Kindergym, music (Taiko and ukulele), sports (baseball, basketball, soccer, or tennis) and martial arts (Aiki-Jujitsu and karate).  Call (925) 254-2445 for information of visit www.cityoforinda.org for information about one of these outstanding classes.

Congressman George Miller will hold a Town Meeting here in Orinda on Saturday, November 2nd 2013 from 9:00am - 10:00am at the  

Orinda Library (Auditorium) located at 26 Orinda Way.

Congressman Miller will be discussing major issues facing the Congress

and our community, including:

• Job Creation
• Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction
• The Government Shutdown and Threat of Default
• Improving Health Care and Education

For more information, please call (925) 602-1880, or visit  georgemiller.house.gov.  

Film Festivals bring communities together and provide a platform for talented filmmakers to share their art and passion with others.  The 16th Annual California Independent Film Festival (CAIFF) features, 6 documentaries, 31 shorts and 13 features over a 3 day period.  For full schedule and tickets go to www.caiff.org or call 925-388-0752.  

CAIFF's Closing Night at the Orinda Theatre!

Jackpot is a phenomenal script that blends crime thriller and black comedy.  It is an exercise in finding the latent humanity in even the most reprehensible of characters and the challenge is duly met by the performers.  

The Winter Spare the Air program notifies residents when particulate matter levels are anticipated to be unhealthy. On these high pollution days, the Air District will issue a Winter Spare the Air Alert which prohibits wood burning throughout the Bay Area. From November 1 through the end of February, under the Air District's wood-burning regulation, when a Winter Spare the Air Alert has been called, burning wood, firelogs, pellets, or any other solid  fuels in your fireplace, woodstove, or other wood-burning  

device is illegal. www.sparetheair.org

Residents and businesses can call 1-877-4NO-BURN (1-877-466-2876) to check the Winter Spare the Air Alert status and to report wood smoke concerns in their area.

Residents can sign up to receive automatic phone alerts by calling 1-800-430-1515.  Once you sign up, you will remain on the roster for subsequent Winter Spare the Air seasons.

Residents can also sign up for EnviroFlash AirAlerts to receive e-mail notification when Winter Spare the Air Alerts are issued.  Once you sign up, you will remain on the roster for subsequent Winter Spare the Air seasons.

Traffic Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) - At the most recent Traffic Safety Advisory Committee meeting,  residents in the La Plaza and Camino Sobrante area worked with staff to develop a conceptual design for a pedestrian pathway down to Orinda Way.  Many neighbors attended the meeting to discuss the impacts of potential design alternatives, and they are working collaboratively to address impacts to the neighborhood. The TSAC asked staff to work with the neighbors to provide a sidewalk concept that would diminish parking or increase the driveway slope along the frontage of 4 Camino Sobrante.  Staff also reported that there was positive feedback from residents along Miner Road directly affected by the potential utility undergrounding project and that staff is planning on organizing a separate public workshop to discuss the vision and scope for a pedestrian path in that area.

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The City of Orinda is accepting applications from Orinda resident volunteers to serve as the City's Treasurer.

The City Treasurer is appointed by the City Council with responsibilities including:

• Custodian of all monies, bonds and other securities of the City;
• Invests available funds with qualified depositories;
• Provides for the investment of all idle cash in accordance with the "Orinda Investment Policy";
• Maintains records and portfolio for all City investments;
• Prepares reports required of the Treasurer by State and City codes; and
• Performs related duties as necessary.

Candidates must have working knowledge of State and City codes relating to the receipt, custody of and the investment of public funds; skills in the practices of investing public funds; ability to read, understand, interpret and explain updated codes relating to Treasurer's duties. Please see City Treasurer Position Description for minimum qualifications.  This is an upaid position. 

The two-year term for the City Treasurer will expire February 28, 2016. The City Council will review all applications and interview eligible candidates.

Applications, the complete City Treasurer Position Description and copies of the City of Orinda Investment Policy are available from the City Clerk's Office, 22 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563. Telephone: (925) 253-4221. Email: molsen@cityoforinda.org.   Application forms may also be downloaded from the City's website at www.cityoforinda.org. The deadline for completed applications is Friday, December 6, 2013.

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