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Piedmont, California is located in Alameda County. Zip codes in Piedmont, CA include 94620, 94602, and 94618. The median home price in Piedmont is $1,289,000 which is roughly $631/per square foot. More Piedmont information.

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22 hrs ago | San Bernardino County Sun

California releases annual school rankings based on API scores

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.

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Yesterday | SFGate

Colonial in Piedmont offers abundance of French doors, large yard

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

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Thu May 23, 2013

Contra Costa Times

Piedmont briefs: Kellogg, Pomey recipients of Betty C. Howard Recreation awards

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.

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Contra Costa Times

Piedmont High alumna develops product to aid autistic patients

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.

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Contra Costa Times

Piedmont: Council appoints interim fire chief

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.

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Inside Bay Area

Piedmont, Montclair police reports: Several reports of stolen bicycles in Piedmont

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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Contra Costa Times

Piedmont: Assemblymember Skinner discusses agenda

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.

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Inside Bay Area

My Word: Piedmont's proposed 2013-14 budget -- the highlights

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

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Fri May 17, 2013

SF Classical Voice

Kids Around the Bay

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.

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Thu May 16, 2013

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Memoir details a path toward destruction, turned around

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.

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Contra Costa Times

Piedmont: Mary Ireland, Bill Drum honored with Hecht volunteer award

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.

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Contra Costa Times

Piedmont, Montclair police reports:

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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Tue May 14, 2013

Patch.com

There's a New Patch App on the Way

We've redesigned Patch and the Patch app. The news looks better, it's easier to comment and you'll find more local blogs to keep you in the loop.

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San Bernardino County Sun

Governor Jerry Brown's revised budget plan offers more money for schools

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.

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Patch.com

Piedmont Memoir, 'Married at Fourteen,' Nominated for Book Award

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)

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The Modesto Bee

Brown to proposse $1B for new school standards

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.

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Sun May 12, 2013

Patch.com

Piedmont's Week: PPD Catches Grand Lake Robbers, Teen Start-Up, Police Blotter, Limo Fire

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

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Patch.com

Newsweek Names Piedmont as the 160th Best High School in the U.S.

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

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Sat May 11, 2013

Inside Bay Area

Piedmont bird callers chirp their way to the "The Late Show With David Letterman"

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.

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Fri May 10, 2013

Patch.com

Piedmont Police Arrest 5 Suspects Minutes After Grand Lake Area Robbery

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.

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