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Vote NO on Measure P
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Piedmont’s Pool—A Splash of Incompetence, Courtesy of Your City Council
Ah, Piedmont’s community pool project—a masterpiece of mismanagement and a shining example of how not to run a public works project. Thanks to our beloved City Council, what was supposed to be a refreshing oasis has turned into a money pit with a side of delays. Who knew building a pool could be so hard?…
Does Piedmont have a City, Council, or Staff Attorney?
Piedmont’s long-standing City Attorney, Michelle Kenyon, retired this month. Piedmonters didn’t get a good look at her work – most of the legal analysis she prepared was not available to the public under attorney-client privilege, and the more complex legal matters for the city were contracted out to specialists. She frequently did provide advice on…
Piedmont’s Leadership Crisis: Reckless Spending and a Decline in Accountability
Piedmont residents are witnessing an alarming decline in leadership, with both the City Council and City Administrator playing active roles in the city’s financial and civic deterioration. The relentless push for pickleball in Linda Park, championed by Mayor Cavenaugh and endorsed by the City Council and administration, epitomizes this mismanagement. The project, pursued “at all…
Incompetence Deepens Piedmont’s Garbage Crisis
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…
Association of Piedmont Teachers show fearmongering at its best
When the rally call came from Dr. Elise Marks (President of the Association of Piedmont Teachers) to join a “Walk In” on April 4, 2025 to bring attention to the dismantling of the US Department of Education, I was quite disturbed by this action brought upon by the Trump Administration. I consider myself a staunch…