Editing Orinda, California

{{short description|City in California, United States}}
{{redirect|Orinda}}
{{distinguish|Olinda, California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = City of Orinda
| settlement_type    = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
| image_skyline      = Orinda (7866755256) (cropped).jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Downtown Orinda
| image_seal         = 
| image_map          = Contra_Costa_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Orinda_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa County]] and the state of [[California]]
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| mapsize1           = 
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| pushpin_map        = USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[California]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Darlene Gee<ref>{{Cite web
 |url         = https://www.cityoforinda.org/221/City-Council
 |title=City Council
}}</ref>
| leader_title1      = [[California's 7th State Senate district|State Senator]]
| leader_name1       = {{Representative|casd|7|fmt=sleader}}<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators
 |title=Senators
 |access-date=March 24, 2013
|publisher=State of California}}</ref>
| leader_title2      = [[California's 16th State Assembly district|State&nbsp;Assembly]]
| leader_name2       = {{Representative|caad|16|fmt=sleader}}<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
 |title=Members Assembly
 |access-date=March 24, 2013
|publisher=State of California}}</ref>
| leader_title3      = [[California's 10th congressional district|U. S. Congress]]
| leader_name3       = {{Representative|cacd|10|fmt=usleader}}<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|10|access-date=June 10, 2023}}</ref>
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = July 1, 1985<ref>{{Cite web
 |url         = http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc
 |title       = California Cities by Incorporation Date
 |format      = Word
 |publisher   = California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s
 |access-date  = March 24, 2013
|url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131017052413/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc
|archive-date = October 17, 2013}}</ref>
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 12.87
| area_land_sq_mi    = 12.85
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.02
| area_total_km2     = 33.33
| area_land_km2      = 33.29
| area_water_km2     = 0.04
| area_water_percent = 0.12
| area_note          = 
| elevation_ft       = 495
| elevation_m        = 151
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total   = 19514
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| utc_offset         = −8
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|52|58|N|122|10|47|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| timezone_DST       = PDT
| utc_offset_DST     = −7
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 94563
| area_code          = [[Area code 925|925]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 06-54232
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
| blank1_info        = {{GNIS4|1659313}}, {{GNIS4|2411334}}
| website            = {{URL|www.cityoforinda.org}}
}}

'''Orinda''' is a city in [[Contra Costa County, California]], United States. The city's population as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] is estimated at 19,514 residents.<ref name="quif">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/orindacitycalifornia|title=QuickFacts: Orinda, CA|access-date=May 21, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Historic American Buildings Survey Taken- January 14, 1922 - Jose Joaquin Moraga Adobe, Moraga, Contra Costa County, CA HABS CAL,7-MORAG,1-1 (cropped).tif|thumb|left|The [[Moraga Adobe]], built in 1841 by [[Californio]] ranchero and soldier Joaquín Moraga on his [[Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados]]]]
Orinda is located within four Mexican land grants: [[Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados]], [[Rancho Acalanes]], [[Rancho El Sobrante]] and [[Rancho Boca de la Cañada del Pinole]]. The area was originally rural, mainly known for ranching and summer cabins. The [[Moraga Adobe]] was built in 1841, and is the oldest building in the East Bay. In the late 19th century, the land was named by Alice Marsh Cameron, probably in honor of the poet [[Katherine Philips]], who was also known as the "Matchless Orinda".<ref>[http://www.ci.orinda.ca.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={F2401B11-FFE9-4B92-9C51-44DFBF94972C}&DE={AF2A0363-A6EE-4164-944A-3A8B29BAEE75} History of Orinda], Orinda Historical Society</ref>

In the 1880s, United States Surveyor General for California [[Theodore Wagner]] built an estate he named Orinda Park.<ref name="CGN">{{cite book|last=Durham|first=David L.|title=California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State|publisher=Word Dancer Press|date=November 1998|pages=676|chapter=Part Five - San Francisco Bay Region|isbn=978-1-884995-14-9|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yfa0hmE7yocC&pg=PA676 |access-date=July 22, 2009}}</ref> The Orinda Park post office opened in 1888.<ref name=CGN /> The post office's name was changed to Orinda in 1895.<ref name=CGN /> Orinda was also the site of Bryant Station, a stop on the failed [[California and Nevada Railroad]] around the turn of the 20th century. Later, the area around Bryant Station was known as Orinda Crossroads.<ref name=CGN />

Orinda's popularity as a year-round residence grew after the 1937 completion of the [[Caldecott Tunnel]], which provided easier access to the west. Bisected by [[California State Route 24]] and framed by its rolling oak-covered hills, the city of Orinda was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] on July 1, 1985. Its first mayor was Richard G. Heggie. The city is served by [[Orinda station]] on the [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) {{lnl|BART|Yellow}} and Route 6 of the [[County Connection]].

==Geography==
[[File:Aerial view of Briones Reservoir in California.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of [[Briones Reservoir]]]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|12.7|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|12.7|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} of it is land and {{convert|0.015|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} of it (0.12%) is water.

===Climate===
The area is characterized by a warm-summer [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Csb'') with cool, rainy winters and warm, dry summers. Because Orinda is located in a hilly area, microclimates often dominate temperature differences in short distances. The [[Oakland Hills, Oakland, California|Oakland Hills]] often block the cool foggy conditions that can be seen in Oakland and the inner Bay. In the summer, fog can spill over the Oakland hills, cooling off the area. Heatwaves from the inland areas can be felt much more in Orinda than in Oakland and the inner Bay during the summer. In the winter, Orinda often sees more precipitation than surrounding areas because of its higher elevation. Snowfall is rare but not unheard of. A dusting of snow may occur in any given year because of the elevation. During stable conditions in the winter, mornings can be cold and frosty in downtown and lower-lying areas, while the higher hills surrounding the area may be several degrees warmer.

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|45.6|70.9|1.22
|49.4|77.2|0.18
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|51.3|81.2|0.05
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|Jan record high F = 69
|Feb record high F = 76
|Mar record high F = 84
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 100
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 110
|Oct record high F = 101
|Nov record high F = 87
|Dec record high F = 77
|Jan record low F = 15
|Feb record low F = 18
|Mar record low F = 23
|Apr record low F = 28
|May record low F = 32
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 40
|Sep record low F = 32
|Oct record low F = 26
|Nov record low F = 22
|Dec record low F = 19
|Jan high F = 53.8
|Feb high F = 58.6
|Mar high F = 61.4
|Apr high F = 67.5
|May high F = 70.9
|Jun high F = 77.2
|Jul high F = 82.8
|Aug high F = 81.2
|Sep high F = 82.5
|Oct high F = 74.6
|Nov high F = 64.5
|Dec high F = 56.2
| year high F = 
|Jan mean F = 44.0
|Feb mean F = 47.5
|Mar mean F = 49.9
|Apr mean F = 54.5
|May mean F = 58.2
|Jun mean F = 63.3
|Jul mean F = 66.7
|Aug mean F = 66.3
|Sep mean F = 66.3
|Oct mean F = 59.6
|Nov mean F = 51.4
|Dec mean F = 46.0
| year mean F = 
|Jan low F = 34.3
|Feb low F = 36.5
|Mar low F = 38.4
|Apr low F = 41.6
|May low F = 45.6
|Jun low F = 49.4
|Jul low F = 51.6
|Aug low F = 51.3
|Sep low F = 50.0
|Oct low F = 44.3
|Nov low F = 38.3
|Dec low F = 35.8
| year low F = 
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|Jan precipitation inch = 5.99
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.86
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.31
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.16
|May precipitation inch = 1.22
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.18
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.02
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.05
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.41
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.85
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.24
|Dec precipitation inch = 6.24
|year precipitation inch = 
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 11
| Feb precipitation days = 9
| Mar precipitation days = 10
| Apr precipitation days = 5
| May precipitation days = 4
| Jun precipitation days = 1
| Jul precipitation days = 0
| Aug precipitation days = 1
| Sep precipitation days = 1
| Oct precipitation days = 4
| Nov precipitation days = 7
| Dec precipitation days =11
| year precipitation days =
|source 1 = Western Regional Climate Center<ref name = WRCC >
{{cite web
|url = https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca6502
|title = General Climate Summary Tables - ORINDA BOWMAN, CALIFORNIA
|publisher= Western Regional Climate Center
|access-date = 31 May 2024
}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
[[File:Charles W. Merrill House National Register 05000251 MM 4065.tif|thumb|left|The historic [[Charles W. Merrill House|Merrill House]], built in a [[Monterey Colonial architecture|Monterey Revival style]]]]
{{US Census population
|1960= 5568
|1970= 6790
|1980= 16825
|1990= 16642
|2000= 17599
|2010= 17643
|2020= 19514
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Orinda had a population of 19,514. The population density was {{convert|1,518.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Orinda was 68.8% [[White Americans|White]], 1.0% [[African Americans|African American]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 17.4% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 11.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 6.6% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Orinda city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0654232 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 0.0% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.2% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 6,957 households, out of which 38.2% included children under the age of 18, 72.6% were married-couple households, 2.8% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 16.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 8.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.0% of households were one person, and 11.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.8.<ref name=DP1/> There were 5,597 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (80.5% of all households).<ref name=P16>{{cite web |title=Orinda city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0654232 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% aged 18 to 24, 16.9% aged 25 to 44, 29.1% aged 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 46.6{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 7,232 housing units at an average density of {{convert|562.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 6,957 (96.2%) were occupied. Of these, 88.1% were owner-occupied, and 11.9% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 19.9% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 80.5% spoke only English at home, 3.1% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 6.7% spoke other [[Indo-European languages]], 9.2% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.5% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 98.1% were high school graduates and 85.4% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Orinda city, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0654232 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref>

The median household income was over $250,000, and the [[per capita income]] was $139,503. About 0.4% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Orinda city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0654232 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref>

==Government==
[[File:Orinda City Hall--John Toki sculptures.jpg|thumb|Orinda Community Center]]

As of February 10, 2019, Orinda has 14,020 registered voters, with 6,692 (47.7%) registered as Democrats, 3,176 (22.7%) registered as Republicans, and 3,662 (26.1%) [[Decline to State|decline to state]] voters.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Report of Registration as of February 10, 2019 - Registration by Political Subdivision by County | url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-odd-year-2019/politicalsub.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323230212/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-odd-year-2019/politicalsub.pdf | archive-date=2019-03-23}}</ref>

Once a Republican stronghold,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/08/10/clinton-to-raise-funds-in-orinda/|title=Clinton to reside funds in Orinda|work=East Bay Times}}</ref> Orinda has trended Democratic since 1992. 

{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Orinda vote<br/> by party in presidential elections <ref>{{Cite web | title=Statewide Election Results :: California Secretary of State | url=https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results/ | access-date=2025-05-01 | website=www.sos.ca.gov}}</ref>'''
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''77.4%''' ''9,625''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|19.6% ''2,442''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''78.8%''' ''10,435''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|19.3% ''2,561''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''74.2%''' ''8,557''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|19.9% ''2,295''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.8%''' ''7,158''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.7% ''3,958''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.5%''' ''7,864''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.8% ''3,594''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.5%''' ''7,025''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.2% ''4,245''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.5%''' ''5,515''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.3% ''4,746''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''46.4%''' ''4,778''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.1% ''4,642''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''42.6%''' ''4,719''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.5% ''4,163''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.0% ''4,163''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.9%''' ''6,384''
|}

==Education==
Orinda has four public elementary schools: Sleepy Hollow Elementary, Wagner Ranch Elementary, Glorietta Elementary and Del Rey Elementary. Orinda Intermediate School is the only middle school. Together, these five schools make up the [[Orinda Union School District]]. Orinda's high school, [[Miramonte High School]], is a part of the [[Acalanes Union High School District]].

Orinda is home to three private educational establishments: [[Orinda Academy]], [[Holden High School (California)|Holden High School]], and Fountainhead Montessori School. Of these, two (OA & Holden) are private high schools, while Fountainhead Montessori School services kindergarten through fifth grade.

The [[Contra Costa County Library]] has a branch in Orinda.

== Notable people ==
* [[Poul Anderson]], [[science fiction]] author<ref>{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=Douglas|date=August 3, 2001|title=Poul Anderson, Science Fiction Novelist, Dies at 74|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/03/books/poul-anderson-science-fiction-novelist-dies-at-74.html|access-date=November 27, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Troy Auzenne]], football star
* [[Bryan Barker]], NFL football punter
* [[Jim Barnett (basketball)|Jim Barnett]], Golden State Warriors player and TV color commentator
* [[Chris Bauer]], actor who was raised in Orinda
* [[Ted Beckett|Theodore Temple (Ted) Beckett]], football star
* [[Drew Bennett]], former [[National Football League|NFL]] wide receiver; graduated from Miramonte High School in 1996<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lefkow|first=Mike|date=February 23, 2017|title=Orinda: Miramonte High to induct spectacular Hall of Fame class|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/02/23/orinda-miramonte-high-to-induct-spectacular-hall-of-fame-class/|access-date=April 18, 2021|website=East Bay Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Nicole Branagh]], Olympic beach volleyball player
* [[Matt Cain]], pitcher for [[San Francisco Giants]]
* [[Murder of Kirsten Costas|Kirsten Costas]], high school student murdered by her classmate, Bernadette Protti, in 1984
* [[Stephen Curry|Steph Curry]], NBA player [[Golden State Warriors]] lived in Orinda 2013-2016
* [[Paul Dini]], writer, cartoonist; lived in Orinda from 1963 to 1988
* [[Ken Dorsey]], former quarterback for [[San Francisco 49ers]] and [[Cleveland Browns]]
* [[Patricia C. Dunn]], former Chairwoman of the Board of [[Hewlett-Packard]]
* [[Sheila E.|Sheila Escovedo]], drummer and percussionist
* [[Adonal Foyle]], NBA center for [[Golden State Warriors]] and [[Orlando Magic]]
* [[John Hammergren]], CEO of [[McKesson Corporation|McKesson]]; highest-paid CEO in US (2011–2013)
* [[John Hampton (philanthropist)|John Hampton]], co-founder of [[Toys for Tots]]<ref name="contracosta">{{cite news |first=Sam |last=Richards|title=John Hampton, co-founder of Toys for Tots, dies at 103 |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15458788|newspaper=[[Contra Costa Times]]|date=July 8, 2010 |access-date=July 26, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Sabrina Ionescu]], [[WNBA]] star with the [[New York Liberty]]
*[[Brett Jackson]], MLB player
* [[Robert Karplus]], physicist and educator
* [[Hans Kelsen]], one of preeminent jurists of 20th Century<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1172&context=facpubs|title=Hans Kelsen and the Logic of Legal Systems|author=Michael Steven Green|website=Scholarship.law.wm.edu|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Cookie Lavagetto|Harry Arthur "Cookie" Lavagetto]] (1912–1990), MLB third baseman, manager and coach, and pinch-hitter
* [[Daniel Levitin]], best-selling author, cognitive neuroscientist, musician 
* [[David Marchick]], [[Washington, D.C.]] [[lobbyist]]
* [[Vegas Matt]], gambler and internet personality
* [[Wayne F. Miller]], photographer
* [[Karen Moe]], Olympic swimming gold medalist
* [[William Penn Mott Jr.]], director of National Park Service from 1985 to 1989<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/24/us/william-p-mott-jr-is-dead-at-82-directed-the-national-park-service.html|title=William P. Mott Jr. Is Dead at 82; Directed the National Park Service|first=Lee a|last=Daniels|date=September 24, 1992|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*[[Hans Niemann]], [[Grandmaster (chess)|chess grandmaster]]
* [[Heather Petri]], Olympic water polo player
* [[Susan Polk]], Orinda housewife sentenced to 16-to-life for murder of husband, Felix Polk
* [[Gary Radnich]], news broadcaster
* [[Julie Rubio]], filmmaker
* [[Sam Shankland]], chess grandmaster and 2018 US Chess Champion
* [[Dana Sparks]], actress and spokesperson, ''[[Falcon Crest]]'', ''[[Passions]]'', ''[[L.A. Law]]'', [[L'Oréal]], [[Mercedes-Benz]]
* [[Owsley Stanley]], audio engineer and legendary [[psychedelic drug|psychedelic]] chemist
* [[Jeremy Stoppelman]], Founder of Yelp.com
* [[Rawson Marshall Thurber]], filmmaker and actor
* [[Nicolle Wallace]], political commentator, former White House Communications Director and senior adviser to [[John McCain]]'s presidential campaign<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nicollewallace.com/about-nicolle|title=Nicolle Wallace » About Nicolle|website=Nicollewallace.com|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Claudell Washington]], former [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Will Wright (game designer)|Will Wright]], designer of computer games such as [[SimCity]] and [[The Sims]]

== See also ==
* {{Portal-inline|San Francisco Bay Area}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{gnis|1659313}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.orindachamber.org/ Orinda Chamber of Commerce]

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