The Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution Tuesday asking Sheriff Greg Ahern to stop participating in a federal program that has led to the deportation of nearly 2,000 county residents.
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The Piedmont police blotter from April 19 through noon of April 22 includes a stolen Acura, three cases of broken car windows, a hit and run accident where the fleeing driver refused to provide information and a dead skunk and turkey.
Piedmont High School earned a gold medal from U.S. News and World Report.
The bus service planned to raise fares by 15 cents this summer, but AC Transit staff say that could actually cause revenues to drop.
The Piedmont police blotter from noon of April 15 through April 18 includes one or possibly two new home burglaries, another vehicle hit by a BB, a motorcycle-vs.-hedge accident and a backpack and cell phone found at the police station.
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The Piedmont City Council will consider proposals for the use of the east wing of the city-owned property at 801 Magnolia Ave. May 1 is the deadline to submit proposals. A portion of the building is already occupied by the Piedmont Center for the Arts.
Lawrence Diller, M.D., a Piedmont resident, behavioral pediatrician and author, worries about a society where nearly one in five high school boys has been identified as having attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Three survivors of the devastating San Francisco earthquake and fire are still alive.
Combine shopping, art viewing, wine tasting and a bit of entertainment at the monthly event.
The Exploratorium welcomed visitors to its new home on the San Francisco waterfront with opening day ceremonies this morning.
"Billie Joe Armstrong acted like a man with a new lease on life," said a one review.
New vocations bloom in retirement.
Jewelry stolen in two of the break-ins has been recovered from an Oakland pawn shop.
The 2013 recipients of the award are Bill Drum (posthumously) and Mary Ireland.
The Piedmont police blotter from April 12 through noon of April 15 includes three residential burglaries, including one where the resident dismissed the alarm as being caused by the wind, a "dinged" police car and two DUI arrests.
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The first pool manager hired by Piedmont since the city took over the community pool in 2011, Nick Cuevas, has left to work for the city of Newark. Piedmont has posted the opening and is recruiting a replacement.
More than 90 sites in Oakland are looking for volunteers on Earth Day, Saturday, April 20. Among them are several near Piedmont, including Splash Pad Park and at the Morcom Rose Garden.
