City As fall nears, Fire Department urges residents to prepare their property for wildfire season By City of Piedmont Fire Department | August 29, 2025 Prune plants, clear debris, create space, and more.
City Annual street sweeping begins Tuesday, Sept. 2 By City of Piedmont | August 29, 2025 Help keep storm drains clear by moving your car on street sweeping days.
Crime & Safety The Blotter | Gun reportedly pulled on man on Kingston Ave. By Damin Esper | August 29, 2025 Plus: DUI, attempted theft.
gavin newsom Newsom deploys ‘crime suppression’ teams statewide while mocking Trump’s threats By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | August 28, 2025 Crime has again become a hot-button national topic.
Bay Area Bay area homeowners, landlords can apply for grants to make properties quake-safe By Sarah Stierch | Bay City News | August 27, 2025 Over $20 million in grant funding is available to properties in over 230 ZIP codes in the Bay Area and Northern California.
News Some 15 years after disastrous debut, Common Core Math endures in many states By Jo Napolitano | The74.org | August 27, 2025 The curriculum was rolled out in 2010 to address the unevenness with which the subject was taught in the U.S. and to deepen students’ understanding of math, often providing children with more than one way to solve a problem.
City Crews prep pool site for water fill next week By Exedra Staff | August 26, 2025 Milestone is contingent on an ok from the Alameda County Department of Environmental Health, which is set to walk through the site on Wednesday.
homelessness $7.1M state grant to help Oakland transform Temescal motel into homeless housing By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | August 26, 2025 The Maya Motel at 4715 Telegraph Avenue is in the heart of one of the city’s thriving commercial districts.
Oakland Chaotic night in Oakland: Police investigate several sideshows with hundreds attending By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | August 26, 2025 Burnt rubber and bad memories are all that remain of a Sunday morning sideshow that took place just off Piedmont Avenue.
California Blue states that sued kept most CDC grants, while red states feel brunt of Trump clawbacks By Henry Larweh and Rachana Pradhan and Rae Ellen Bichell | KFF Health News | August 26, 2025 California retained every grant the Trump administration attempted to claw back, while Texas remains the state with the most grants terminated.