City council candidate Bob McBain garnered 51 more votes than Tim Rood for an unofficial win. School board winners: Pearson, Swenson, Raushenbush. Winners talk about their priorities when they take office.
At polling places, Piedmont City Hall and the Alameda County Registrar of Voters office, workers are revving up for a demanding day – and evening. Candidates, meanwhile, are waiting to learn their fates – which could happen as early as 9:30 p.m.
Where to vote, how to make sure your vote-by-mail ballot was received, and what to do if you didn't mail your vote-by-mail ballot
All precincts, vote-by-mail and qualifying provisional ballots counted. Final unofficial results. Turnout was 51.01 percent. Fujioka and McBain win city council race. Measure A defeated.
Piedmont Patch will cover the municipal election live beginning at 8 p.m. Tuesday
The Piedmont Patch mailbox is now officially closed to letters supporting or endorsing candidates on the Feb. 7 ballot
CDs are intended for voters with visual impairments and can be heard online
The biggest spender so far is Tim Rood, closely followed by Margaret Fujioka, according to the candidates' latest campaign disclosure statements
Measure A, the proposed sewer tax surcharge on Piedmont's Feb. 7 ballot, continues to be a hot-button issue
A memo prepared by city staff provoked a flurry of emails about its origins
Lawn signs decorate the town as voting day nears
Plastic bags are out, recycled paper and reusable bags will cost 10 cents. The Piedmont City Council supported the ban.
Voter registration closes today, Jan. 23, for the Piedmont Municipal Election on Feb. 7. Vote-by-mail ballots are available until Jan. 31. And you may have a new polling place.
"Forever stamp" will cost one extra cent after 2012 price adjustment takes effect Jan. 22
The City of Piedmont has extended an agreement on filing deadlines for litigation that was set to expire Jan. 18
A public hearing Wednesday, the first of two, focuses on scheduling changes. The proposal is to reserve pool use exclusively for the Piedmont Swim Team and the PHS swim team and water polo team on weekdays, 3-7:30 p.m.
A proposal to extend the existing moratorium on new underground assessment districts for two years is also on Tuesday's agenda
Air quality officials say a persistent high pressure system is trapping wood smoke
Candidates for the city council and school board aired their views Thursday night, while the audience heard two very different opinions on Measure A, the proposed sewer tax surcharge on the Feb. 7 ballot
Need to register before the Piedmont election? Here's how.
Wood-burning ban is in effect for the second day in a row, and the 14th day so far this winter
Transitional kindergarten, a program for kids just a month or so too young for regular kindergarten under state guidelines, is supposed to start in Piedmont next school year. But Gov. Jerry Brown's latest budget proposal calls for eliminating the program.
No wood burning is allowed on Wednesday, in fireplaces or elsewhere
The Board of Education meets Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m.
The city's annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life continues for its 15th year
Monday's Planning Commission meeting and public hearing will begin at 5 p.m., not 5:30, as it was originally listed on the meeting agenda
The non-profit Friends of Moraga Canyon filed suit Jan. 5, challenging the environmental impact report for the Blair Park sports field project. Here's how some people reacted the following day.
The Piedmont Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on potential changes to the city's Second Unit Code Monday afternoon. The staff report for this meeting — one of a series on second units — focuses on renting rooms, not separate apartments.
California leads the nation in the percent of state legislators who are college graduates, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education study. Piedmont's representatives in Sacramento are among those with college degrees.
FOMC's attorneys filed the suit Thursday in Alameda County Superior Court
You can request a vote-by-mail ballot now through Jan. 31
The agreement gives Oakland an additional nine days to review environmental data on the sports field project
Board meets at 4:30 p.m. at the district administration office
All candidates have accepted the League of Women Voters of Piedmont's invitation to appear
Industrial hemp, online voting registration and multi-year budget among more than 750 changes for 2012
FOMC decision won't hinge on City of Oakland's actions
2012 kicks off with the seaon's 11th Winter Spare the Air day
Dissolution marks the end of nearly 50 years of Piedmont Swim Club operations
The Piedmonter weighs in on the most important stories of the year
Piedmont City Council members will meet in a mostly closed session Jan. 3