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7 unusual facts about Moraga


Christian Parenti

Parenti has taught at the New College of California and at St. Mary's College in Moraga, California.

Gerald Heffernan

Gerald "Gerry" Joseph Heffernan (July 24, 1916 in Montreal, Quebec – January 16, 2007 in Moraga, California) was a professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League.

After retiring from hockey Gerald Heffernan became an insurance salesman and lived the rest of his years in Moraga, California.

Kaya Oakes

She was born in Oakland and earned an MFA in creative writing at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga.

McKeon Pavilion

McKeon Pavilion is a 3,500 seat multi-purpose arena at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California.

Moraga, California

Its first park director, William Penn Mott, Jr. went on to become the 12th director of the U.S. National Park Service.

Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball

The Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California, competing in the West Coast Conference of the NCAA.


Howard B. Keck

He resided in a mansion later owned by Ted Field located at 1244 Moraga Drive in the gated community of Moraga Estates in Bel Air, California.

José Joaquín Moraga

José Joaquín Moraga was born on August 22, 1745 at Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi in the northern frontier region of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (in present day Arizona).

Mario Moraga

In May 2010, Moraga was sued for libel and slander by Dante Cornejo, municipal administrator during Mayor Roberto Córdova's government, after Moraga reportedly "gave an information that involved Cornejo ... that wasn't veracious," in his program Sin Pelos en la Lengua.

Montclair, Oakland, California

One of the first schools located in Montclair was at the current site of the now-closed Moraga Avenue firehouse and was named in honor of John Coffee Hays, one of the founders of the city of Oakland.


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