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Pickleball Controversy and Linda Dog Park Closure: Alleged Brown Act Violations in Piedmont Governance

ByAnonymous

The Piedmont City Council’s abrupt closure of Linda Dog Park and its mishandling of the Linda Pickleball project suggest likely violations of California’s Brown Act, which prohibits secret decision-making by public bodies. The council’s uniformity in approving these decisions—with minimal public discussion on complex issues—implies prohibited “serial meetings” or undisclosed agreements, bypassing transparent debate. The…

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Piedmont’s City Council & Administrator Keep Playing Hide-the-Ball with Public Trust

ByAnonymous

Let’s get real—since our current City Administrator rolled into town, dodging accountability has become Piedmont’s favorite pastime. Public Works Director Gonzales swears the Linda Dog Park came up nine times, but let’s be honest: those were just drive-by updates, not actual discussions. And at the April 2nd meeting? Crickets about the plan to shut it…

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Staff Deceives Park Commission and the Public

ByAnonymous

Last Monday evening, Public Works Director Gonzales claimed that the Linda Dog Park had been discussed at the Park Commission 9 times in the past two years and that is true. However, that had not been as a stand-alone agenda item with staff recommendations but simply as part of the routine Update on Park Projects…

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Piedmont’s Dog Park Debacle: Hypocrisy, Secrecy, and the Betrayal of Community Trust

ByAnonymous

A decision to abruptly close a beloved dog park—used heavily by Oakland residents- has laid bare a culture of hypocrisy and backroom governance. The move, shrouded in secrecy and pushed through with contempt for public input, epitomizes the widening chasm between Piedmont’s self-congratulatory progressive image and its reality of elitism and exclusion. The park, a…