As trash conquered our streets, City Hall’s “contingency plan” was simple: nothing. No preparation. Just surveys and begging calls to Republic Services while rats toured Piedmont Park. The ringmaster? Our beloved City Administrator—whose sole talents are intimidating residents, ignoring disasters, and bullying critics. Why hire a Sustainability Manager to applaud this farce? Or trust the…
Read a few pieces from fellow residents lately? Same story, different author. The pattern’s undeniable. Just like Trump handed favors to the wealthy, ” Upper Piedmont” – our local wealthy elites and deep-pocketed developers – runs this show. They’ve got the council’s ear, the power. The rest of us in “Lower Piedmont”? We’re shut out….
We’re now days into this garbage crisis. Garbage bins line our streets like monuments to municipal failure. The City’s solution? “Leave them out.” That’s it. No timeline. No backup plan. Just rotting waste baking in the July sun—attracting pests, creating health hazards, and degrading our community. Where is the leadership? Specifically, where is our City…
Wow — I just found this blog, and it hits so close to home. We moved here for the schools and sense of community, but what’s really going on? Courts at Linda Beach redone at huge cost — now locked up for weeks, just sitting there. Our tax dollars literally behind a fence. Then there’s…
Honestly, what’s going on with our City Administrator? The whole garbage pick-up mess is just another example. While Union City was setting up dumpsters, our leadership did “basically nothing”—just told us to “leave your cans out.” Seriously? No heads-up, no plan B. It feels like they’re more focused on writing questionable reports, self-congratulating, and posing…
The City Council and Administrator have turned the pool project into a $34.9 million comedy of errors—except taxpayers aren’t laughing. Delayed updates, blown deadlines, and a feel-good video masquerading as progress? This isn’t leadership; it’s institutionalized incompetence. Don Chandler’s council comments exposed the farce: smaller cities with tighter budgets routinely deliver projects on time and…
Well, folks, it seems I’m not alone in my bewilderment when it comes to Piedmont’s city council. I’ve been chuckling along with all your comments, nodding vigorously as you articulate the exact, head-scratching quandaries that keep me up at night. The question on everyone’s lips, and one that feels increasingly like a riddle, is this:…
We are all aware that the Piedmont pool project, a civic endeavor that some initially opposed in favor of essential services, has spiraled into a concerning display of mismanagement. Despite a $1.5 million extension granted to consultants, and a “Summer 2025” completion estimate that feels increasingly like a moving target, progress on site remains alarmingly…
Remember that Moraga Canyon development that was deemed unsafe back in 2010 and 2012? Well, apparently, “safety concerns” and “expert warnings” are just quaint little suggestions they’ve managed to conveniently lose again! It’s like they had a dartboard with “who to listen to” on it, and the dart consistently landed on “nobody who actually lives…
Glad to see I am not alone. Our City Hall has been operating like a stage magician’s act – Watch this beautiful bond measure with your right hand, while your left wallet mysteriously vanishes! We work diligently to pay Piedmont’s premium-class taxes, only to discover our leadership plays an elaborate game of “Upper Piedmont Says”…
