City Fireworks, gas leaf blowers draw complaints By Damin Esper | June 23, 2020 PPD has been busy answering calls and keeping residents informed.
Around Town LWV hosts police reform Q & A: New models for social justice By Piedmont LWV | June 23, 2020 June 30 Zoom conversation features Police Chief Bowers and Supervising Deputy Attorney General Nancy Beninati.
Featured in Category What we’re eating now | Fried chicken and beignets from Brenda’s By Lou Fancher | June 23, 2020 Comfort food is a stock trade here and there's no shortage of demand for the dishes that have made this NOLA-inspired eatery hop even during SIP.
Around Town Steadfast through tough times, Piedmont Beautification Foundation remains committed to supporting city parks By Exedra Staff | June 23, 2020 Amidst the economic slowdown precipitated by the health crisis, PBF trustees' decided to pause spring fundraising campaign.
Bay Area The costs of safely reopening a high-end restaurant By John M. Glionna | Kaiser Health News | June 19, 2020 Countless restaurateurs across California and the nation are caught in a precarious health-and-safety limbo.
City County issues stricter mask mandate as businesses re-open, socializing expands By Exedra Staff | June 18, 2020 Face coverings should be worn at all times in public if you are likely to be within 30 feet of another person outside of your household.
Books Reading recs for right now | East Bay Booksellers By Lou Fancher | June 16, 2020 Loyal customers and co-workers, and a partnership with the Chocolate Dragon Cafe, have sustained the store through the pandemic.
City City considers capital improvements, prepares for possible bond measure By Sam Richards | June 16, 2020 Needing to raise as much as $76M for improvements, City Council pledges public outreach campaign to educate voters about a possible tax.
Around Town Students organize “Piedmont Action Hour” to address educational inequity in Oakland vs. Piedmont By Nina Adarkar | June 16, 2020 Students, parents, alums all invited to learn how to help make a difference in Oakland schools.
City Piedmont police chief addresses department policy and use of force By Sam Richards | June 16, 2020 Bowers calls death of George Floyd “the latest example of a historical pattern of the misuse of force and larger issues of inequity in our country."