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Piedmont, California is located in Alameda County. Zip codes in Piedmont, CA include 94620, 94602, and 94618. More Piedmont information.

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Thursday | Contra Costa Times

Piedmont parents' group gives $192,000 to Beach Elementary

Beach School got a big boost in fulfilling its refurbishing dreams, thanks to an aggressive capital fundraising campaign and hard work by its parents.

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Thursday | Contra Costa Times

Piedmont chief ready to slow pace after retiremnt

Piedmont police Chief John "Rusty" Hunt is retiring after 25 years of service to Piedmont, starting as an officer and working his way through the ranks to become chief for the past four years.

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Thursday | Patch.com

Piedmont Artists Featured at Open Studios

Piedmont Center for the Arts will feature the works of five Piedmont artists this weekend and next as part of the popular ProArts Open Studios 2012 .

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Wed May 30, 2012

Examiner.com

Goccino Wine Club and Oenotri Restaurant: Viva Italia

For co-chef-owner of Oenotri Restaurant in Napa Valley, Tyler Rodde , the concept is simple:A Southern Italian cooking technique with a farm-driven menu .

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Tue May 29, 2012

Patch.com

Piedmont Family Robbed in Home Invasion

Men wearing masks and armed with a gun robbed a Piedmont family in their Oakland Avenue home early Monday morning, Piedmont police said today.

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Patch.com

Tuesday Catch-Up: Don't-Miss Weekend Stories

If you missed reading Piedmont Patch over the three-day holiday, catch up on the weekends top stories and blogs here: Sue Caro, chair of the Alameda County Republicans and past president of Piedmont Area Republican Women , writes about being "occupied" at a GOP fundraiser .

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Patch.com

Fire Near Piedmont Causes Heavy Damage

Bay City News -Firefighters extinguished a two-alarm fire Monday that damaged eight apartments and displaced about forty residents of a four-story building in Oakland, a battalion chief said.

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Sat May 26, 2012

National Public Radio

Just Give It A Shot In The Dark

On-Air Challenge : Every answer is a phrase in the form "___ in the ___." You'll be given rhymes for the first and last words, and you give the phrases.

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Thu May 24, 2012

Oakland Local

Tennis in Oakland: Play on the cheap

With summer quickly approaching, the city of Oakland's Office of Parks and Recreation wants to improve the experience for residents interested in playing one of the most physical outdoor recreational sports.

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Inside Bay Area

My Word: Measure B is deperately needed to help Peralta students

Rather than cut hundreds of classes and turn away thousands more students, the board of trustees of the Peralta Colleges -- Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, and Laney and Merritt Colleges in Oakland -- recently voted to place a local parcel tax, Measure B, on the June ballot.

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Contra Costa Times

Piedmont neighbors, city team up on safety median project

As is often the case in Piedmont, a private/public partnership is in the works to create a landscaped median that will not only beautify but also provide a safer crossing for children walking to school and other pedestrians.

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Contra Costa Times

Montclarion/Piedmont police blotters

May 11 -- 3600 block of Glen Park Road ; 3800 block of Buell Street May 12 -- 1600 block of Arrowhead Drive ; 3600 block of Glen Park Road May 11 -- 3700 block of Balfour Avenue ; 4000 block of Ardley Avenue ; 3700 block of High Street ; 3800 block of Magee Avenue May 14 -- 600 block of Carlston Avenue ; 4700 block of Lincoln Avenue ; 8000 block of ... (more)

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Contra Costa Times

Piedmont briefs: Buy fresh local produce, meat and help schools

It's not too late to sign up for fresh local produce and meat through the Full Belly and Tara Firma farms to raise some funds for the Piedmont schools.

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CNN

Facebook IPO: Individual investors get burned

Carole Parker tried to buy 400 shares of Facebook last week through her Fidelity account, ended up with 800, and is now waiting to find out who'll make good on her $3,400 loss.

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Patch.com

City's Top Staff 'Will Take Home Less Money'

City of Piedmont department heads will see smaller paychecks under resolutions approved by the city council this week.

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Mon May 21, 2012

Patch.com

City Council: FOMC Lawsuit, New Police Chief

The Piedmont City Council is expected to select a recruiting firm tonight to lead the search for a new police chief.

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Sun May 20, 2012

Contra Costa Times

U.S. men's eight crew takes top seed at 2012 Olympic qualifier

The U.S. men's eight crew earned the top seed Sunday by overpowering New Zealand and France at 2012 Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Sat May 19, 2012

National Public Radio

Initially Famous 2: Electric Boogaloo

On-Air Challenge: This week's challenge is a twist on "Characteristic Initials." We will gives clues for some famous people, past and present.

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Patch.com

Rebuilding Lives: The Road Back from Homelessness for Glenview Family

Al Janske sparkles when he talks about Graphic Fantasy, the comic book store at the corner of Broadway and 40th Street in Oakland that he owned back in the 1970s.

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Fri May 18, 2012

Patch.com

And the Best Alfresco Dining Near Piedmont Is ...

Barney's Gourmet Hamburgers on Piedmont Avenue was the clear winner of this week's Readers' Choice 2012 poll, with 45 percent of the vote.

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