Nixle Comes to Orinda!

Nixle is a free, opt-in communication service providing notifications using the subscribers location-based information to send relevant notifications involving: 

• Alerts on emergencies/breaking news                                    
• Advisories on road closures, accidents, and construction activity that may impact traffic  

Nixle is currently used by many of our neighboring Police Departments including Moraga and Lafayette.

The notifications subscribers receive are customizable; you decide what information you want and how it is received, including:

1. SMS/text message (standard text messaging rates apply)
2. E-mail
3. Nixle website, subscribers Nixle homepage (once a login is established)

The sign up process is quick and easy.  On your computer or from your smart phone, go to www.nixle.com or, Click Here and enter information such as your name, cell phone number and the geographical areas whose notifications you would like to receive.  A confirmation text will be sent to your cell phone. Simply reply to the text and you will be registered.

Public Works Department 

Lamorinda Program Management Committee (LPMC)

The LPMC met recently to discuss the final comments and revisions to the draft Lamorinda Action Plan and then recommended to Southwest Area Transportation Committee (SWAT) that the draft plan be released to the public for comment. 

Southwest Area Transportation Committee (SWAT)

SWAT met following the LPMC meeting and voted to release the Lamorinda Action Plan and the West County Action Plan. SWAT also received and discussed a presentation from the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and Central Contra Costa County Transit Authority (CCCTA) on a plan to implement a Contra Costa Mobility Management Plan. The purpose of this plan is to better coordinate all the various transit programs currently being offered in the central county. the Lamorinda Action Plan and the West County Action Plan will be available soon on the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) website at www.CCTA.net.

Public Works:

• Relocated radar speed sign on Moraga Way to location with sufficient solar exposure to charge battery
• Cleaned  culvert on Lucinda Drive
• Repaired potholes on Ivy Drive, Daryl Drive and Overhill Road
• Modified drainage inlet on Miner Road

 "The Nation's 2nd Friendliest City" 

Lecture series

Friday, April 11, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Orinda Library, 26 Orinda Way, Orinda

Join us for the second of three Health Matters events sponsored by Orinda Library, Orinda Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of the Orinda Library. Health and Aging experts will be covering various topics, as well as offering free mini-fitness classes suitable for all levels.

From 9:30am-10:30am, Shirley Krohn, Senior Assembly Member with the California Senior Legislature will present -  Preventing Elder Financial Abuse. Financial elder abuse takes many forms. In addition to outright stealing of assets, crimes include forging signatures to obtain loans and lines of credit and fraudulent use of credit cards. While strangers are responsible for 51% of such crimes, at least 34% are committed by family members, friends and neighbors, according to a recent MetLife study.  Ms. Krohn also serves as the President of the Advisory Council on Aging in Contra Costa where she chairs the Legislative Work Group. Shirley heads up The CASE Program (Communities Against Senior Exploitation) organization in Contra Costa County. CASE provides informational sessions for groups of seniors on how to protect themselves from fraud and financial exploitation.

At 11:00am - 12:00pm, What makes a Community Aging Friendly? - The latest research, Dr. Andrew Scharlach, Eugene and Rose Kleiner Professor of Aging at the School of Social Welfare, UC Berkeley.  Mr. Scharlach is also director of the Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services. His work focuses on older adults and their families, particularly with regard to long-term care services, work and family responsibilities and aging-friendly communities. These are communities in which a range of transportation and social services are tailored to help people remain in their homes as they age. He has conducted extensive research and evaluation of community aging initiatives, particularly the Village model, a movement in which seniors help seniors coordinate and deliver services within their communities, and assists older adults to age in place.

Registration begins at 9:00am in the Orinda Library Auditorium

Coffee, tea and morning treats will be available

Pre-registration is not required   

Sponsored by the Friends of the Orinda Library  

and Orinda Parks and Recreation Department

This event is free and open to all

For more information, click here  

or contact Beth Girshman, Orinda Library, bgirshma@ccclib.org,  

or call 925-254-2184, ext 15, or visit

Would YOU Make a Good Grand Juror?

      

The Contra Costa County Superior Court is accepting applications for Civil Grand Jury Service for the Fiscal year 2013-2014 term.  Contra Costa County's Grand Jury consists of 19 citizens. A new Grand Jury is impaneled each year. Grand Jurors are officers of the court, and function as an independent body under the guidance of a Superior Court judge. 

The application deadline is Friday, April 12, 2014. 

To download an application to become a Grand Juror, Click Here. 

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