Featured in Category Letters to the Editor | Teachers respond to school calendar concerns By APT President Dr. Elise Marks and PHS teacher and PUSD Calendar Committee Chair Alli Cota | November 25, 2025 APT President Dr. Elise Marks and chair of the PUSD calendar committee Alli Cota explain how teachers settle on an August start date.
City The Blotter | Costume jewelry stolen in burglary By Damin Esper | November 25, 2025 Residence on Woodland Way hit in afternoon.
Around Town Who’s that Good Dog? By Olivia Stevens | November 25, 2025 Luna from Craig's List has pratfalls down.
Featured in Category Obituary | Wynne Augherton Ahern, 1964-2025 By Avery and Ehlen Kokka | November 25, 2025 Wynne is remembered as a vibrant, adventurous friend and mother who loved music and animals. A celebration of life is being planned for Spring 2026.
Featured in Category The Cancer League: Seeding the Cure in the Bay Area By Val Reilly | November 25, 2025 Funding groundbreaking cancer research, the Cancer League's largest annual fundraiser, Holly Ball, is coming up on December 5.
Bay Area Family of slain Laney coach expresses thanks to community, sympathy for suspect’s family By Pete Young | Bay City News | November 23, 2025 Beam’s tenure at Laney College was featured on the Netflix documentary “Last Chance U” in 2020 and included a state championship.
Around Town Piedmont Beautification Foundation celebrates park projects and the season of light By Cameron Wolfe, Jr., Piedmont Beautification Foundation | November 21, 2025 PBF and the city join forces on playground projects and the annual "Lights Up Piedmont!" celebration.
Around Town PHS junior and Girl Scout Ambassador Lucy Allen builds bridges with books By Exedra Staff | November 21, 2025 Allen's donations to the East Bay Children's Book Project number in the thousands.
Arts & Entertainment ‘No Us and Them, Just Us’: An inspirational afternoon with Fr. Gregory Boyle, S.J. By Katherine O'Connor | November 21, 2025 Oakland Catholic Worker to host the nationally recognized speaker on Dec. 6 to raise funds to support immigrant families in the East Bay.
Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor | School district calendar disappoints By April Gruber, Piedmont parent | November 21, 2025 Small tweaks to PUSD's holiday schedules would really help families out, writes parent April Gruber.