Shame on the City of Piedmont (MLK Event)
Similar Posts
Student Wants More AP Classes
Hunter Fasteau: You are NOT my voice on the Piedmont Board of Education! As a student representative on the school board, your role is to express the desires of the Piedmont student body as a whole and offer the school board insight. At a school board meeting, you passionately expressed the stress you were under…
Trolleys, Dogs and Oak Trees
The eagles have returned to Piedmont and so have the oak trees, or so city staff would have you believe. After its disrespectful closure of the Linda Dog Park, city staff is rolling out the narrative that Piedmont is better for it: “With paths and benches open, the park offers a rare opportunity to watch…
Palestine & School Discussion
I understand that it’s going to be a topic with lots of emotion behind it, but it’s a really important issue that I think deserves to be discussed. Yes, the history of 100 years ago is important, but so is the history of today! I understand teachers have pressures on them that restrict them from…
City Council’s Shameless Lack of Accountability
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…
Piedmont’s Crisis of Competence, Not Zip Codes
A recent op-ed, “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” despite its curious distractions, inadvertently underscores frustrations shared by many residents. There is clear agreement: the city administrator’s performance is lacking, and the council’s composition is a problem. The author is also correct that the manufactured rivalry between Upper and Lower Piedmont is a distraction from our shared governance…
Time For Binks Gym To Have A Complete Facelift
Each basketball season, PHS boys and girls basketball teams compete for limited time in Binks Gym. When Binks Gym hosts games, the other PHS basketball teams – along with girls volleyball – are redirected to Buzz or Morrison Gym which often result in practices late into the evening. Not only does this shuffle incovenience PHS…