Full Notification

Happy 4^th of July,
In order to ensure we all have a happy and safe 4^th of July, please keep a few things in mind:

1. Please continue to observe the social distancing, masking, and other Public Health requirements to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
2. Our community is NO PLACE FOR FIREWORKS!!! Please don’t use any fireworks in Orinda. If you observe someone using fireworks, please call our dispatch center at (925) 646-2441.
3. In an effort to mitigate potential fire danger in our hills, area fire and police agencies are closing off Grizzly Peak. Grizzly Peak Blvd will be closed to all non-local automobile, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic between Skyline and Claremont/Fish Ranch Rd. from 05:00am July 4 through 05:00am July 5^th.

 
Last year, the City of Berkeley closed Grizzly Peak Blvd north of Claremont Avenue, so all traffic was forced south on Grizzly Peak Blvd in Oakland. The narrow road turned into gridlock from sheer weight of traffic, parking in the lookouts, and double-parked cars. It took an emergency vehicle 30 minutes to drive a three-mile section.
 
The Covid-19 shelter in place order has increased the number of visitors to Grizzly Peak parking lookouts this year. The most significant concern is wildfire danger, an even more heightened concern given the early wildfire season and very dry vegetation, and the apparent increased in private use if illegal fireworks.