Uncategorized Late start law for middle and high schools begins today By EdSource Staff | July 1, 2022 It might be the height of summer, but today marks the official start of later school days for secondary students.
health Overworked California firefighters struggle with PTSD, suicide, fatigue, intensifying wildfires By Julie Cart | June 13, 2022 Thousands of overworked California firefighters carry a heavy load of trauma, pain and grief. They leave a fire but the fire never leaves them.
City Tracking COVID in Piedmont | Apr. 5 By Exedra Staff | April 5, 2022 Uptick of cases in schools after a lull.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Boyz II Men at SFSO, Alvin Ailey, and NEA Jazz Masters By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | April 1, 2022 The Bay Area is a hub of artistic expression, attracting artists, writers and musicians from around the globe to live, work and create. We highlight some of the offerings here.
education Will a universal screening test for dyslexia mislabel California’s English learners? By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | March 9, 2022 Currently, many schools only test students for reading disabilities if parents or teachers believe they may have one.
City Thursday power outage hit 32,000 at its peak By Bay City News | March 4, 2022 Piedmont, a large section of the Oakland hills, and neighborhoods located south of Lake Merritt were affected.
Oil transition puts California Democrats in a bind By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | January 28, 2022 As California transitions from fossil fuels, what happens to oil and gas workers?
City High winds take down trees, electrical wires By Exedra Staff | Photos by Julie Reichle | January 22, 2022 Photos of damage around town from Friday night's wind storm.
Around Town LWV Defending Democracy Series | Rob Richie on ranked choice voting By League of Women Voters Piedmont | January 21, 2022 Live on Zoom and YouTube on Feb 10 at 4 p.m.
Featured in Category Doing your holiday shopping online? Tips for avoiding scams By H. Colleen Sinclair Associate Professor of Social Psychology, Mississippi State University | The Conversation | November 26, 2021 When thieves use stolen marketing material from genuine retailers and products, they can lend an aura of legitimacy to their scams.