Bay Area Starting this summer, EBMUD to add 8 percent drought surcharge By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | May 13, 2022 For an average single-family home using 200 gallons of water per day, the surcharge will amount to approximately 10 cents per day.
Bay Area How much is that big doggie in the (shelter) window? By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News Foundation | May 6, 2022 Oakland's animal shelter and others around the state are seeing an increase in large dogs coming in.
Bay Area EBMUD declares ‘stage 2’ drought emergency, reinstates penalties for excessive water use By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | April 28, 2022 The utility wants to cut water use by 10 percent compared with 2020.
Bay Area Achoo! 5 essential reads for pollen season By Jennifer Weeks | The Conversation | April 26, 2022 The latest on protecting pollinators while coping with related allergies.
Home & Garden Pandemic gardening boom shows how gardens nurture public health By Alessandro Ossola, Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis | The Conversation | April 22, 2022 A new study supports anecdotal observations that pandemic gardeners often found their green spaces a welcome refuge.
Featured in Category Commentary | Flame wars … and peace By Kathryn Pritchett | April 22, 2022 Everyone, including our wildlife, is acting a little overheated these days writes Kathryn Pritchett
City City hosts free compost giveaway By City of Piedmont | April 16, 2022 Back by popular demand: Saturday, April 23 from 9 am to 12 pm at the City’s Corporation Yard.
Around Town Boxcar Flower Farm is a labor of love for Piedmont resident and friends By Lou Fancher | April 5, 2022 The Exedra interviews Linh Becker about her secret garden at Oakland's historic 16th Street Station.
California Can my electric car power my house? By Seth Blumsack, Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs, Penn State | The Conversation | March 29, 2022 Not yet for most drivers, but vehicle-to-home charging is coming.
Bay Area Orchids in full bloom at flower show and sale this weekend By Exedra Staff | February 25, 2022 The 69th Annual Pacific Orchid Exposition runs through Sunday, in San Francisco.