City of Piedmont News
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News Archive
December 2025
- Watch: 10 milestones from 2025 that moved Piedmont forward, December 31, 2025
- Dispose of your holiday tree promptly and safely, December 26, 2025
- Police Department lobby re-opens December 22 following completion of new 9-1-1 dispatch center, December 19, 2025
- Survey: Help inform swim lesson options at the new community pool, December 16, 2025
- Chief Brannigan: Piedmont's new fire code is a start. Now it's time to act., December 16, 2025
- Share what you love about Piedmont's parks and inform a long-term stewardship plan, December 5, 2025
- New Planning & Building permit fees take effect January 1, December 1, 2025
- Register for winter/spring recreation programs starting Tuesday, December 2, December 1, 2025
November 2025
- Lights Up Piedmont! Annual holiday light celebration returns December 3, November 21, 2025
- City Council considers two approaches to soliciting developers for Moraga Canyon, November 16, 2025
- Brighten a child's holiday: Fire Department's annual toy drive now accepting donations, November 14, 2025
- City Council to consider updates to energy efficiency Reach Codes and "home hardening" requirements, November 14, 2025
- Survey: Recreation Department seeks input on girls+ sports participation, November 7, 2025
- Council allocates year-end funds to address long-term capital and infrastructure needs, November 7, 2025
- Share comments on proposed "Objective Design Standards" for new homes in Piedmont, November 7, 2025
- Piedmont Community Pool: Commissioning progress update and next steps, November 6, 2025
- City of Piedmont statement on 401 Hampton building and Piedmont Play School use transition, November 3, 2025
October 2025
- Voting options for the November 4, 2025 election, October 31, 2025
- Sunday, November 16: Find your new passion at the Piedmont Adult Recreation Expo, October 31, 2025
- Limited-time discounts on rooftop solar and battery storage, October 10, 2025
- Seismic retrofit grants available for Piedmont homeowners - apply by October 17, October 10, 2025
- Drop, cover, and hold on at 10:16am on Thursday, October 16, October 10, 2025
- Survey: Help inform updates to Piedmont's green building requirements, Published October 10, 2025
- City Council considers adoption of Draft Moraga Canyon Specific Plan, October 3, 2025
- Night work at Oakland/Grand intersection on October 8 and 9; Expect noise delays, October 3, 2025
September 2025
- New videos address questions of traffic safety, wildfire evacuation in Moraga Canyon Specific Plan, September 26, 2025
- Turn wildfire "what ifs" into a plan: Fire Department encourages residents to complete at-home evacuation exercise, September 22, 2025
- City Council to consider updates to Planning & Building permit fees, September 12, 2025
- Piedmont's new pools have water - what's next?, September 9, 2025
- Harvest Festival returns Sunday, September 21, September 9, 2025
- Planning Commission considers recommendation on Draft Moraga Canyon Specific Plan, September 5, 2025
- Planning Commission study session on design standards for new housing in Piedmont, September 5, 2025
August 2025
- Planned power outage to close City Hall on Thursday, September 4, August 29, 2025
- Annual street sweeping begins September 2, August 26, 2025
- Deadline approaching: Share feedback on City roadmap for reducing damage from natural disasters by August 22, August 14, 2025
- Survey: Share feedback on program ideas that could help make home electrification easier, August 12, 2025
- Operating a Business in Piedmont? You need a license., August 12, 2025
- Try (it) Out Tuesdays: Recreation Department invites girls+ to experiment with new sports, August 8, 2025
- Planning Commission to consider proposal that streamlines permitting for new businesses in Piedmont, August 7, 2025
- Planning Commission study session on design standards for new housing in Piedmont, August 7, 2025
- New video, Planning Commission study session provide overview of the Draft Moraga Canyon Specific Plan, August 6, 2025
- Community pool project update at August 4 City Council meeting, August 1, 2025
- Free Shakespeare returns to Dracena Park on Sunday, August 10, August 1, 2025
- Housing, sustainability, wildfire resilience: Learn about projects shaping Piedmont's future at Planning & Building Department open house, August 1, 2025
July 2025
- Share feedback on draft roadmap for reducing damage from earthquakes, wildfires, and other natural hazards, July 23, 2025
- Planning Commission to discuss streamlined permitting for new businesses, July 11, 2025
- Time to prepare your yard for fire season, July 11, 2025
- Republic Services collection delays, July 8, 2025
- City Council selects Frederick Shavies as Piedmont's next Chief of Police, July 8, 2025
- Community Pool project update: See behind the construction fences, July 3, 2025
June 2025
- FY2025-26 City budget prioritizes high quality services and investments in Piedmont's public spaces, June 27, 2025
- Op-Ed: The truth about plastic recycling, June 27, 2025
- 58th annual 4th of July parade and picnic, July 4, 2025
- Dearing Memorial Project: Designer Walter Hood introduces preliminary conceptual design, June 18, 2025
- Recreation Commission to discuss City recreation facilities and open space components of Moraga Canyon Specific Plan, June 17, 2025
- Share feedback on Fire Department's community wildfire evacuation exercise, June 16, 2025
- From the frontlines: Speakers to share firsthand wildfire experiences at Community Preparedness Event Saturday, June 14, June 16, 2025
- Community wildfire evacuation drill: Sign up for AC Alert to participate on June 14, June 3, 2025
- Park Commission to discuss landscaping and open space components of Moraga Canyon Specific Plan, June 3, 2025
May 2025
- City Council considers proposed FY2025-26 budget, May 30, 2025
- Temporary sidewalk closures on Grand Avenue - pedestrians should follow marked detours, May 23, 2025
- Chief Brannigan: Practice Makes Prepared - Join me in practicing wildfire evacuation on June 14, May 20, 2025
- Apply for and renew business licenses online, May 20, 2025
- Survey deadline extended: Help shape design standards for new housing in Piedmont, May 20, 2025
- Proposed FY2025-26 City budget now available for review, May 16, 2025
- City Council to consider pool pass model and fee structure, May 16, 2025
- Celebrate residents leading the way in green home design at annual Design and Sustainability Awards Gala, May 13, 2025
- Bike to Work, School, or Wherever on Thursday, May 15, May 8, 2025
- Design and Sustainability Awards Gala on May 14: Celebrate the best home improvement projects in Piedmont, May 8, 2025
- City Council appoints Kiran Bawa as Piedmont's next Finance Director, May 2, 2025
- Pedestrian, bicycle safety upgrades under construction on Grand Avenue, May 2, 2025
- City Council to consider plan to increase public parking in Piedmont's Civic Center, May 2, 2025
April 2025
- Survey: Help shape design standards for new housing in Piedmont, April 28, 2025
- Play Like a Girl+ Piedmont invites girls across the Bay Area to try new sports and meet pro athletes, April 28, 2025
- City Council study sessions offer in-depth look at Draft Moraga Canyon Specific Plan, April 25, 2025
- 2025 class of Heritage Trees to be named at April 24 Arbor & Earth Day celebration, Apil 21, 2025
- Draft Moraga Canyon Specific Plan now available for review and comment, April 18, 2025
- City Council budget discussions continue at April 21 study session, April 18, 2025
- City Council to hold second reading on closure of Linda off-leash dog area, April 18, 2025
- City Council to discuss options to increase parking in Piedmont's Civic Center, April 18, 2025
- Tuesday, April 22: Volunteer appreciation reception, April 15, 2025
- Whooo are these owls? Naming contest for nesting owls in Dracena Park, April 15, 2025
- Annual Arbor & Earth Day celebration invites children to celebrate wildlife in Piedmont parks, April 15, 2025
- Linda off-leash dog area closed, April 10, 2025
- New Commission and Committee appointees begin terms of service, April 8, 2025
March 2025
- Friday, April 4: Celebrate 100 years of Community Hall, March 28, 2025
- Piedmont Police Chief Jeremy Bowers to retire in summer 2025, March 24, 2025
- Chief Bowers: A letter to the community, March 24, 2025
- Seismic retrofit grants available for Piedmont homeowners, March 20, 2025
- Community Workshop: Help shape a plan for reducing Piedmont's risk from wildfires, earthquakes, and other natural disasters, March 19, 2025
- City Council to discuss options for increasing parking in Civic Center, March 14, 2025
- Share your ideas for how to reduce Piedmont’s risk from wildfires, earthquakes, and other natural hazards, March 4, 2025
- Public records requests now available online, March 4, 2025
- Linda off-leash dog area temporarily closed, March 1, 2025
February 2025
- Community pool update at March 3 City Council meeting; activity pool excavation slated to begin, February 28, 2025
- Alameda County Civil Grand Jury seeking volunteers, February 24, 2025
- Civic Center Parking Survey, February 20, 2025
- Nominate a Piedmont Heritage Tree, February 18, 2025
- Piedmont Park Bridge Replacement: Path closures along Bushy Dell Creek, February 11, 2025
- Share feedback on proposed pool pass model, February 10, 2025
- Survey: Help inform choice of new play equipment at Linda Beach Tot Lot, February 7, 2025
- Linda off-leash dog area temporarily closed, February 4, 2025
- Piedmont Police Department Annual Report looks back on 2024, February 4, 2025
- Community Pool project update, February 4, 2025
- Open House: Help shape design standards for new housing in Piedmont, February 4, 2025