Piedmonters view story poles

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon a large group of Piedmont and Oakland residents gathered to rally under the flowering trees along Moraga Avenue in Moraga Canyon and view the proposed location of the proposed sports complex called Blair Park.  Those present found themselves in the midst of an area where no houses are visible because of screening by numerous mature trees.  Many present at the rally chanted and waved signs at passing cars, while others viewed the recently installed story poles. > Click to read more…

The Piedmont Civic Association is pleased to announce its first pubic forum and looks forward to sponsoring more forums focusing on civic topics in the future.  The Piedmont Civic Association will be co-sponsoring a forum on public school funding with the League of Women Voters and the Piedmont Educational Foundation on public school finances.

The forum, to be held on Wednesday, February 16, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Piedmont Community Center, 711 Highland Avenue, is free and open to the public.  Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions about the financial situation facing California public schools and to provide input by completing a survey.

State Senator Loni Hancock, Tony Smith, Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District, and Ray Gadbois, board member of the Piedmont Unified School District will be offering their insights and perspectives on school budget challenges, including how two diverse local school districts, Oakland and Piedmont, deploy their financial resources.

A Letter from Tim Rood, President of the Piedmont Swim Club, concerning a Piedmont Post article on Swim Club lease negotiations.

Your February 9 article’s suggestions that the City staff didn’t know about the renovation in the 1990’s that removed the pool gutters and that the language the City was seeking in the new lease was needed to prevent a similar occurrence was wrong on both counts. First, both the Club’s and City’s lease proposals required the City’s prior approval of projects over $25,000. Second, the City approved the renovation plans that removed the gutters in the 1990s – the renovation plans stamped “Approved – City of Piedmont” are on file at City Hall. > Click to read more…

PUBLIC NOTICE – REVISION

Moraga Canyon Sports Fields Project

Notice is hereby given that the City of Piedmont Park Commission will hold a public hearing regarding the Moraga Canyon Sports Fields Project pursuant to City Council direction given at their public hearing of December 6, 2010.  The hearing will be held on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 5:30pm in the City Council Chambers, 120 Vista Avenue, Piedmont, CA. > Click to read more…

PUBLIC NOTICE

Moraga Canyon Sports Fields Project

Notice is hereby given that the City of Piedmont Planning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding the Moraga Canyon Sports Fields Project pursuant to City Council direction given at their public hearing of December 6, 2010. The hearing will be held on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 6:30 pm in the City Council Chambers, 120 Vista Avenue, Piedmont, CA. > Click to read more…

On February 9, 2011 , the Citizens’ Advisory Committee will recommend to the Board of Education that the parcel tax be increased by the maximum possible amount of 5% for the year 2011-12 – but with 2 caveats.  > Click to read more…

New committee members are now being solicited for the Citizens’ Advisory Committee on School Parcel Taxes.  The Charter of the Committee along with an Application are on the District website.  All applications must be received by no later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2011.

On February 9, 2011, the School Board will be presented with a powerpoint presentation on the use of bridge financing options to complete the final phase of school remodeling and seismic retrofitting.  Due to a delay in $4.9 million in State funding, the Board has a choice between delaying its final phase of work at Beach School or utilizing bridge financing > Click to read more…

Commentary on the history and future of KCOM:

As heated public meetings concerning Blair Park/Moraga Canyon continue, and diverse cultural activities, such as the Lunar Year Celebration occur around town – not to mention the revving-up of various City committees, the vitality and commitment within our local television station, KCOM, in covering these events remains the same: plodding and non-committal.  In fact, while there is a dedicated core group of viewers who do watch KCOM’s coverage of select City and school events, many Piedmonters eschew the station’s limited programming – and some have no idea a local television station even exists.  And yet the stated purpose of KCOM, on its website, indicates a far broader goal of the station:

“KCOM-TV, Channel 27, is a government/education access station located in City Hall. Our purpose is to educate and inform the residents of Piedmont about their local government and its services and to > Click to read more…