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Voices | Extraordinary care at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland

By Hill Branch and Rachel Blanchard | March 27, 2026
A mother shares a personal story of how the hospital helped her family. The Hill Branch fundraiser for the institution is April 11.

Letter to the Editor | Why the Piedmont ‘No Kings’ protest on March 28 matters

By Steve Sidney, MD on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Piedmont

On frozen ground in Minneapolis: Why I went — and what I saw as press freedom is tested

By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News

Letter to the Editor | We need to have a conversation about the school parcel tax

By Rick Schiller

Letter to the Editor | Kindergarten class inspires with 100% Giving Campaign participation

By Catie Osborn

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor | It’s time for a more collaborative approach to PUSD’s academic calendar

By Jill Saper, Havens parent | December 9, 2025
Teacher priorities and community priorities should be able to coexist, writes Havens parent Jill Saper (along with two dozen+ more parents)
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Letter to the Editor | Ending Piedmont Play School lease is a breach of community trust

By Mark and Tami Becker | December 5, 2025
PPS designer Mark Becker and wife Tami urge the city to reconsider their decision.
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Student commentary | What I learned about the school calendar (and more) by attending a November School Board meeting

By PHS student Donovan Sar-Garza | December 5, 2025
School district decisions are a lot more complicated than students know, writes PHS student Donovan Sar-Garza .
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Letter to the Editor | I ran 17 miles to raise awareness of childhood malnutrition; donors showed up

By Steve Sidney, MD | December 5, 2025
Steve Sidney, 76, ran 19 miles at Witter Field to raise money for Feed the Children, raising more than $11,000.
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By Exedra Staff | December 2, 2025
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Letter to the Editor | School district calendar disappoints

By April Gruber, Piedmont parent | November 21, 2025
Small tweaks to PUSD's holiday schedules would really help families out, writes parent April Gruber.
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Letter to the Editor | The quiet magic of Piedmont Play School

By June Groboske, Piedmont Resident | November 18, 2025
Parent June Groboske says the preschool is one of the city's great assets.
Around Town

Commentary | PEF is an investment in both schools and community

By Amal Smith | Former PEF and school board trustee | November 11, 2025
As the Piedmont Education Foundation celebrates 50 years, former PEF and Board of Ed trustee Amal Smith reflects on the organization's impact.
City

Letter to the Editor | Piedmont Play School site is not sacred

By John O. Tulloch, Piedmont resident and former PPS student | November 11, 2025
The idea that the city somehow violated a "forever" agreement with the preschool is mistaken, writes John Tulloch, a PPS alum.
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Letter to the Editor | Three cheers for fifth grade Latin

By Laura Maestrelli | Havens and PMS parent | November 11, 2025
This is a smart way to introduce a foreign language to our younger students, says parent Laura Maestrelli.
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