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Our City’s Costly Experiment in Hiring

The evidence of failure in city leadership is no longer anecdotal; it is concrete and costly. The swimming pool renovation debacle squandered millions of dollars on a project that remains unfinished. And the rapid erosion of civil discourse at council meetings points to a profound failure in management. These are not isolated incidents. They are…

Behind the diversity curtain

The City of Piedmont has spent years trying to erase the racist foundation it was built on—but beneath the surface, the same injustice remains. Behind polished diversity statements and public gestures like the Dearing family land contribution, people of color working within the city are still being treated like they don’t belong. Employees are overworked,…

Piedmont Crime

“Crime and the perception of crime is another big picture question. Crime rates are a fraction of what they were 35 years ago, both nationally and in the Bay Area.”    Piedmont Exedra Is that true?  The figure below shows violent and property crime data for Piedmont, Oakland and San Jose for the past 40 years…

Residents Use Your Driveways or Garages!  And Does Your 3 Person Household Really Need 7 Vehicles?

Pet Peeve #1: Piedmont residents who do not utilize their driveways or garages. I would understand if a driveway was unusable due to a steep incline but laziness to pull into a driveway is not an excuse to park your vehicle on the street. If the City of Pasadena, can mandate a 2am-6am No Parking…