Dr. Daniel Kammen spoke at a public forum in Piedmont on Thursday, September 16. Dr. Kammen, is Professor of Public Policy in the Goldman School of Public Policy and founder of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at UC Berkeley. He presented the big picture of the energy future facing our nation and the world. Following his slide-show presentation, a panel of representatives from Alameda StopWaste, PG&E, and the City of Piedmont  focused on what individual homeowners can do to save energy at home, answering audience questions regarding energy efficiency, conservation, solar installations and green building/remodeling practices.  The event  was co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Piedmont and Piedmont CONNECT.

Commentary by Jon Sakol, Piedmont resident, on the recent closing of  the pools at the Piedmont Swim Club with his Letter to the Editor in response to Josh Bernstein’s recently published comments — as submitted to PCA, The Piedmonter and Piedmont Post. > Click to read more…

Update: read the September 2, 2010 Wall Street Journal article on Alameda County pool closures.

Piedmont’s pool was one of many pools shut down, based on a legislative change regarding drain covers.  Alameda County has been closing “10 pools per week since July 1” because of the new regulations. > Click to read more…

Piedmont residents with cable TV can watch KCOM programs through Comcast on Channel 27, but as more people switch to watching TV programs and movies on their computers, what will this mean for the future of our local cable TV station?   Is this good news or bad for the programming produced in the basement of City Hall? By Denise Bostrum. > Click to read more…

Piedmont Swim Club pools re-open.  Lease negotiations with City continue. > Click to read more…

An analysis of the City’s bidding process for the Piedmont Hills Utility Undergrounding District (PHUUD) construction project which cost Piedmont taxpayers $2 million in cost overruns.  By Rick Schiller.
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