California Californians may get to vote on expanded privacy rights By Dan Morain | CALmatters | October 1, 2019 San Francisco privacy advocate, and Piedmont resident, Alastair Mactaggart is filing a new initiative to create a privacy bill of rights.
Bay Area Juul Labs ends support for regulating vaping in San Francisco By Keith Burbank | Bay City news | October 1, 2019 Yes on C campaign has decided to end their campaign, which was to regulate rather than ban the products.
events Author Ari Berman to speak about voting rights and why they are at risk | Sat, Sept 28 By Scott Morris | Bay City News | September 25, 2019 A recent Supreme Court ruling and the Census, which determines the science of redistricting, spell trouble -- even here in California
Elections Tax Talk: What Measures G&H will do By Sarah Belle Lin | September 24, 2019 On November 5, residents will be asked once again to vote for a school parcel tax -- two of them -- which will account for over 30% of the PUSD budget.
commentary Commentary | PEF’s Giving Campaign, parcel tax Measures G&H are BOTH essential to our schools By Emily Harrold | Piedmont Education Foundation | September 24, 2019 This fall, two different but intertwined efforts to support Piedmont’s schools are underway.
California Commentary | Property tax measure altered By Dan Walters | CALmatters | August 15, 2019 Sponsors of a 2020 ballot measure to increase property taxes on commercial real estate withdrew it this week and launched a revised version.
kamala harris Frontrunner no more: California poll puts Harris on top and Biden (way) down By Ben Christoper | CALmatters | July 29, 2019 The new poll puts Kamala Harris first in her home state. Biden, the presumed front-runner nationwide, came fourth.
California Diversity of elected officials lags behind population changes By Kiley Russell | Local News Matters | July 25, 2019 Disparities between population and elected officials have led some Bay Area cities to increase voting outreaching among communities of color.
kamala harris See which Dem your California neighbors are funding to beat Trump, in 5 charts By Ben Christopher | CALmatters | July 18, 2019 By the numbers: Which Democratic presidential challenger has raised the most from Californians this year-to-date? This past quarter?
kamala harris Trump’s California funders—where they are and what they’re giving By Ben Christopher | CALmatters | July 17, 2019 How much has he raised this year? $3.2 million.