The Piedmont Swim Club has released information on the status of lease negotiations and requests community input.

A letter from Tim Rood, President of the Piedmont Swim Club  to the community dated 11/29/2010:

The Piedmont Swim Club lease expires on June 30, 2011.  Negotiations for renewal of the lease are at a critical point.  The City Council will be discussing > Click to read more…

A letter from a Piedmont resident on Blair Park:

It’s a Gift!  I am concerned about the gifting of “exclusive use rights” of City owned public property to a private business. And is it legal? If it is . . . . > Click to read more…

A Letter from a Piedmont Resident on Blair Park:

The EIR as presented before [the City Council] cannot be certified. Specifically in my scoping and response letter, and public comments, I asked for:  (1) an examination of unscheduled use at existing fields and how that would relate to the proposal, and (2) the potential drain on police services, and (3) specific traffic issues first raised in the DEIR. I also raise the issue of pollution in this letter.  My comments were either > Click to read more…

The Piedmont City Council’s scheduled public hearing Monday evening, Nov. 15, 2010, on the Moraga Avenue Sports Fields became a pep rally event, as more than 300 adults, children and young people crowded into Veterans Hall.  Most came to voice  their support for the proposed sports complex at Blair Park. Although the agenda specified a public hearing on the “Moraga Canyon Sports Fields Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Response to Comments,” the majority of speakers focused on the need for more sports fields in Piedmont. > Click to read more…

On Thursday, November 18, 2010, a group of approximately 60 Piedmont Middle School parents heard presentations from School Board Member Ray Gadbois, School Administrators, and parent leaders.  Highlights included the good news that > Click to read more…

On Monday, December 6, 2010 the City Council will hold a second and final Public Hearing on the Moraga Fields Project EIR Response to Comments prepared by LSA.  The Hearing will begin at 7:30pm in the Veterans Hall at 401 Highland Avenue.

Differing views have arisen regarding the proper scope of the Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CAC) reports and the process for generating them.  (CAC Members)  Following the resignation of CAC members Ad Brugger, Cathie Geddeis, and Eileen Ruby in September, on October 27th Ruby asked that the Board of Education limit the scope and charge of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee in two ways. > Click to read more…

Piedmonters gathered in the Science classroom of Havens School to hear about water use and conservation opportunities in California and across the nation.  Using rainwater and greywater instead of fresh drinking water for some tasks could lessen the strain on Piedmont’s sewer system and reduce EBMUD bills.  > Click to read more…

A Letter From Mary Ireland, President of the Associated Parents Clubs of Piedmont

Education is big news these days – whether you’re talking about the local, state or federal scene – school budgets, teachers, unions, along with education reform and change are big headlines. In Piedmont we’re digesting the news about our own budget shortfall and the difficult decisions the District faces in order to trim another 15% of our $29 million/year budget over two years. > Click to read more…

Carmen Martinez, Director of the Oakland Public Library, will be the featured speaker at the Piedmont League of Women Voters’ Holiday Lunch on Wednesday, December. 1, 2010.  This event is open to the pubic and will be held at 104 Monte Avenue, Piedmont, and the program will begin at 10:30 a.m. Ms. Martinez will discuss “The Oakland Library:  Opportunity for All.” > Click to read more…