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The state on Friday released its annual list of K-12 school rankings based on student performance on standardized tests, revealing little in the way of surprise for the South Bay and Harbor Area, where nearly 60 percent of the schools surpassed the statewide average.

Banana-colored Spanish marble decorates the counters of the kitchen and plays up the stainless steel appliances.

In an effort to reduce the number of people killed and injured in alcohol-involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well as educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving.

Mia Thomas, clinical health studies major at Ithaca College, is developing a product that could go a long way toward improving the gait of toe walkers, a common problem for those with autism.

Capt. Warren "Bud" McLaren -- a 25-year veteran with Piedmont Fire Department -- will serve as interim fire chief, the City Council announced at its Monday night meeting.

The following are highlights from the Piedmont police blotter. For more information, including about other cases, visit the police department at 403 Highland Ave.

That was one of the points that Assemblymember Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, made during a May 10 meeting of the League of Women Voters of Piedmont.

It's budget season in Piedmont, which in my experience is one of the best-kept secrets in town.

On August 24, 2001, a music review by Tony Hicks in The Contra Costa Times reported on the overnight success of the Moss brothers: Reuben, 12, and Evan, 15.

God, science and the natural world infuse the poetry of Lucille Lang Day, whose memoir, "Married at Fourteen," is a finalist for a Northern California Book Award in creative nonfiction.

Mary Ireland and the late William "Bill" Drum were the recipients of the Art Hecht Volunteer of the Year Award at the Piedmont school board meeting at City Hall.

The following are highlights from the Piedmont police blotter. For more information, including about other cases, visit the police department at 403 Highland Ave.

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California schools would get $1 billion more than proposed in January to enact stringent new "common core" academic standards, plus almost a quarter-billion dollars more as part of his education-funding overhaul, under a revised budget proposal Gov.

It is, decidedly, not your typical Piedmont coming-of-age story. Lucille Lang Day's 2012 memoir, Married at Fourteen: A True Story , follows the rocky path of a Beach Elementary School alum who dropped out of school, shoplifted with enthusiasm, pulled a fire alarm switch for the excitement of seeing Piedmont fire engines roar up and - yes - married ... (more)

Gov. Jerry Brown will propose giving California school districts an additional $1 billion to implement new, more rigorous academic standards and boost funding for his K-12 funding overhaul by an additional $240 million in the revised budget he will propose Tuesday, administration officials told The Associated Press.

These were among the most-read stories by Piedmont Patch viewers this past week: "Thanks, Piedmont Police Department!" say Oakland police.

On mobile? You can see interactive map here. Newsweek has ranked Piedmont High as the 160th best high school in the country.

Piedmont High School students, Tialli Moya-Smith, right, dressed as a male Great Prairie Chicken, courts female chicken Sheli Schacker during their bird calling skit at the 47th annual Piedmont Bird Calling Contest in Piedmont, Calif., on Friday, May 4, 2012.

Piedmont police get the credit for stopping and taking five people into custody within minutes of a street robbery in the Grand Lake area yesterday afternoon, police said.