commentary The Oakland Public Education Fund needs your help By Maya Guzdar | September 15, 2025 Maya Guzdar (PHS ‘18) invites Piedmonters to support OUSD by attending the Oakland Grown Student Art & Music Festival on October 25.
Bay Area Police arrest organizers, seize cars and guns believed involved in huge Oakland sideshow By Pete Young | Bay City News | September 15, 2025 About 100 cars and 300 spectators were involved in the illegal demonstration of automotive stunts off of Piedmont Ave last month.
health As RFK pushes MAHA, federal cuts shut down California health and nutrition programs By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | September 15, 2025 Whether federal cuts are legal is still undecided, but local health departments have already made moves to scale back.
crime Pawn shop workers in Oakland turn tables on suspects; 2 dead, others face murder charges By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | September 14, 2025 Unclear who shot first before the two groups exchanged gunfire.
gavin newsom California lawmakers deliver major Democratic climate, housing and labor wins to Newsom By Yue Stella Yu and Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | September 13, 2025 This year's legislative session is a wrap; but the last-minute backroom deals sparked frustration among some lawmakers.
budget OUSD’s budget worse off than once thought; cash reserve plummets as deficits deepen By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | September 13, 2025 The unrestricted general fund, showing a 53% decrease from just one year ago, signals difficult choices ahead.
Uncategorized City Council to consider updates to Planning & Building permit fees at Sept. 15 meeting By City of Piedmont | September 12, 2025 Proposal would better align fees with cost of service, adopt cost recovery policy; watch and participate in the discussion, in-person or via Zoom.
Housing California Legislature overrides local zoning to boost transit-oriented development By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | September 12, 2025 California lawmakers just laid the groundwork for a highly targeted building boom.
City The Blotter | Man arrested for arson in Piedmont By Damin Esper | September 12, 2025 Fire, set on Highland with “organic” material, was extinguished quickly.
Bay Area AIDS funding at risk: Bay Area HIV providers brace for cuts, warn progress could unravel By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | September 12, 2025 Of the estimated 1.1 million people estimated by the CDC to have HIV in the US, approximately 143,254 people, or 12%, live in California.