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Orinda marks 40 years as city with speeches, proclamations and volunteer tributes
Summary
The Orinda City Council celebrated the 40th anniversary of the city's incorporation on July 1, 2025, with a city proclamation, remarks from founders and former mayors and recognitions from federal, state and county offices. The event focused on the role of volunteers and local control in shaping Orinda.
ORINDA, Calif. — The Orinda City Council marked the 40th anniversary of the city’s incorporation on July 1 with a proclamation, remarks from founders and former mayors and recognitions from federal, state and county representatives.
The ceremony at Orinda City Hall drew current council members, former mayors and dozens of longtime volunteers. The event included presentations from legislative offices and comments from three former mayors who led Orinda’s incorporation campaign and later shaped the new city’s early policies.
The council presented a city proclamation noting that voters approved incorporation in March 1985 and that the inaugural incorporation ceremony took place on July 1, 1985. Kaylee Deland, representing…
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