Twenty Tapped to Serve-

Following hours of interviews and deliberation on March 29, the City Council made the following appointments to City Commissions and Committees: > Click to read more…

 Measure A Opponent Explains its Defeat –

The Measure A Sewer Surcharge Tax failed by the largest margin anyone can recall. Remarkably, no one at the City and not a single Measure A proponent has ever publicly countered the objections that led to the voters’ rejection.

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Lawsuit Discussions Continued to May 18 –

An agreement has been reached between Piedmont and the city of Oakland to extend the deadline  for Oakland’s legal action against Piedmont until May 18, regarding construction of a sports complex in Blair Park.  > Click to read more…

 Organized by Former Piedmont School Superintendent-

Gail Uilkema handing a check to Hannah Odjenma-Botchway, supervisor of the Child Survival and Empowerment Project in Accra, Ghana.  > Click to read more…

City Council To Interview Applicants Thursday-

The City Council will interview applicants for committee and commission positions on Thursday, March 29, in City Hall.  The proceedings are open to the public and begin at 5:30 p.m.

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Board gives positive certification despite $2.5 million deficit-

On March 14, the Board of Education certified a multi-year budget submitted by Piedmont School Superintendent Connie Hubbard.  Despite the budget’s projected $2.5 million deficit for 2013-14, the Board gave a “positive” certification. > Click to read more…

The Board of Education will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, March 28, on a proposed increase in the school district parcel tax (Measure B passed June 2009).  > Click to read more…

Council Interviews Commission and Committee Applicants-

A special City Council meeting will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room, 120 Vista Avenue. > Click to read more…

City to Plant Cherry Trees at Teahouse-

The public is invited to the City of Piedmont annual Arbor Day celebration at the Piedmont Park Teahouse on Friday,  March 30, from 4- 6 p.m. > Click to read more…

Simple Changes in Buying Habits Make a Difference-

At a recent program, sponsored by the Piedmont League of Women Voters and Piedmont Connect, the audience learned about the worldwide pollution of plastics and how we, individually, can help solve this ever-increasing problem by reducing the use of plastics in our lives. > Click to read more…