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Around Town

Piedmonter receives Distinguished Eagle Scout award

By Piedmont Scouting | February 14, 2025

Rob James is honored for his Scouting leadership and professional accomplishments.

lifestyle

Modern Ed | Tipping and gratuities

By Ed Harrington for the Exedra | February 14, 2025

Timeless etiquette for our changing world.

Around Town

PRD presents ‘Chasing Channels’: My Motivation for 20+ Miles in the Ocean

By Piedmont Recreation Department | February 14, 2025

All ages are welcome to attend the March 5 talk by Maya Merhige, who will donate event proceeds to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.

Around Town

Piedmont Beautification Foundation @ 60 | The bears of ‘Bear Park’

By Cameron Wolfe, Jr. | February 14, 2025

PBF advisor Cameron Wolfe, Jr. remembers how the organization helped mama bear and her nursing cubs find their way to Crocker Park.

Bay Area

East Bay Regional Park District now hiring for youth and seasonal jobs

By Exedra Staff | February 14, 2025

Virtual job fair on March 1 to highlight opportunities for youth and seasonal jobs.

Arts & Entertainment

Review: Aurora Theatre’s ‘Heart Sellers’ takes poignant look at Asian immigrant wives

By Jean Schiffman, Bay City News | February 14, 2025

Show continues through March 9 in Berkeley.

Featured in Category

Police identify and arrest hit and run suspect

By Exedra Staff | February 14, 2025

Residents call on the city to improve safety at the site of the incident at Grand and Greenbank Avenues.

Bay Area

Big homeowner rate hike from State Farm shot down by California regulator

By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | February 14, 2025

The company last week asked for interim rate increases averaging 22% for homeowners.

Oakland

Elon Musk’s $97 billion offer for OpenAI’s assets lands in Oakland federal court

By Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News | February 14, 2025

OpenAI says the offer exposes the fact that Musk had brought the lawsuit not to preserve OpenAI’s humanity-focused mission as he claimed, but for his own financial and competitive gain.

Health Matters

Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate

By Amy Maxmen | KFF Health News | February 14, 2025

A critical analysis of the seasonal flu selected for distribution through the CDC’s Health Alert Network has stalled.