Sad Blueprint For Orinda
In its fall 2017 issue (volume 2, number 4), The Icon reported, “Orinda has many assets: excellent schools; a semi-rural environment, friendly people; a low crime rate; a salubrious climate; and beautiful homes.” No one knows how long “traditional” Orinda will last. But powerful forces want to destroy local control and transform the community into some sort of Tokyo or Manhattan. Developers and supportive political forces have plans to add additional housing to Orinda, a city which is full. There…