What's Happening in Piedmont

The City of Piedmont will hold its General Municipal Election on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.  There are two seats up for election on the City Council and three seats up for election on the Board of Education. A measure regarding a Special Municipal Sewer Surtax also appears on the ballot.

On Friday, February 3, 2011, the Piedmont Asian American Club will host a Lunar New Year Celebration welcoming the Year of the Dragon. The event will be held at tEllen Driscoll Playhouse from 7:00 to 9:00PM.  Acclaimed acrobat Wayne Huey will demonstrate his amazing skill. Pauline Tsui, author and illustrator of Grandpa’s Treasure Box, will [...]

On January 18th and February 15th, the Piedmont Recreation Commission will hold hearings on the operation of the Piedmont Community Pool in the City Council Chambers at 120 Vista Avenue, Piedmont. These hearings will also be televised on KCOM-TV Comcast Channel 27, and streamed live on the City’s web site.

The City of Piedmont invites public comment on the matrix combining the recommendations of the City Council Audit Subcommittee, Municipal Tax Review Committee, and League of Women Voters Task Force to Investigate and Report on Piedmont Hills Undergrounding District. This matrix, along with the full reports of each of these bodies are linked below. 

On December 5, 2011, the Piedmont City Council approved the Blair Park element of the Moraga Canyon Sports Fields Project and rejected the Coaches Field element of the same project. Along with approving the Blair Park element, the Council passed several conditions of approval for the project. The Council did not act on a proposed site lease for the construction of the Blair Park element, continuing that matter to a future meeting. On December 9, 2011, the official Notice of Determination was filed with the Alameda County Recorder’s office. Click to view documents for the December 5, 2011 City Council Meeting.

Following direction from the City Council at its September 19th meeting, several documents have been posted related to the civil suit against the engineers for the Piedmont Hills Underground Assessment District.

The Piedmont Police and Fire Departments are now offering an email alert system for public safety related news.  Residents who register with the city will receive notices regarding major street closures, public safety situations, and planned power outages at the same time information is sent to the press.  Sign up now.

Since the 1980’s, Bay Area communities within the EBMUD wastewater treatment service area have been working together to keep the San Francisco Bay clean by minimizing the infiltration of rainwater into the sanitary sewer system. During storms in the East Bay, cracks and broken joints in old sewer pipes and improper connections to a sewer [...]

On Tuesday, September 6th at 7:30PM, the City Council approved the proposed Piedmont Station Townhouse Project located at 408 Linda Avenue, Piedmont.

Energy Upgrade California in Alameda County is a new one-stop program for homeowners to find everything they need to increase the energy and resource efficiency of their entire home, including: Rebates and incentives By participating in the Energy Upgrade program, homeowners can take advantage of financial incentives. PG&E offers rebates between $1,500 and $4,000 for [...]