Bird callers from the 47th Annual Bird Calling Contest held on May 4, 2012 will appear on CBS Channel 5 The Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 starting at 11:30 p.m.  All contestants were from Piedmont High School and Millennium High School.

The winners are:

• 1st Place – Greater Prairie Chicken – Cameron Anderson, Tlalli Moya Smith, Sheli Schacker

• 2nd Place – Green Heron – Fenua Ibabao

• 3rd Place – California Quail – Wes Dunlap, Lawrence Ma, William Meredith

On May 31, the City will hold its annual volunteer reception to honor the following individuals who served in 2011 on City committees or commissions or provided other volunteer service to the City.

David Brown
Randolph Deutsch
Michael Gardner
Ryan Gilbert
Tamra Hege
Steven Hollis
Bill Hosler
Anne-Marie Lamarche
Eric Lindquist
Raymond Marshall
Robert McBain
Kurtland Peria
Michael Rancer
Jack Summerfield
Clark Thiel
Steven Weiner
Gregory Young

Mayor Chiang proclaimed Thursday, May 10th Bike to Work Day in Piedmont, in cooperation with the East Bay Bicycle Coalition’s (EBBC) regional Bike to Work Day.  An Energizer Station to reward and encourage bicyclists was located in the parking lot at Ace Hardware on Grand Avenue from 6 to 9 am.  The Piedmont CONNECT Energizer Station was organized by Scott Donahue.  Kimberley Moses, Jeff Clapp, Scott Donahue, John Castalddi, Allie Robbins, Marcia Jones and Margaret Ovenden took turns manning the Station, handing out canvas bags and treats to passing bicyclists.  > Click to read more…

Interested in how technology can make a difference in education?

Join students, parents, technologists, teachers, administrators, school board and community members and engage in a dialogue about the District’s use of technology to support effective learning and instruction. Find out how technology is being used in K-12, brainstorm with the group about the future of Piedmont’s use of technology, and discuss how technology can make a difference. > Click to read more…

Join the discussion at May “Readmont” event -

Everyone is invited to attend a discussion of  the Readmont book, When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka, on Wednesday May 16, 7 p.m. in the Piedmont High School Library, on Magnolia Avenue.

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Commute to work by bike, walking, carpool or public transit!

Thursday, May 10, 6-9 a.m. is Piedmont Bike to Work Day.  Piedmonters will have the chance to bike or walk with Councilmembers Keating, Fujioka and Mayor Chiang from points in Piedmont to an Energizer Station at Ace Hardware, 1221 Grand Avenue in Piedmont sponsored by Piedmont CONNECT, and then to downtown Oakland. > Click to read more…

Piedmont CONNECT will host a General Meeting of all Piedmont Connect working groups on Wednesday, May 16, 7-8:30 p.m. at  323 Highland Avenue, Piedmont, CA 94611, Havens Elementary School, Science Room – 344, 2nd floor overlooking Mulberry’s parking lot. Enter through the Vista Avenue doors across from Piedmont City Hall.  All are welcome to attend. > Click to read more…

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 the City of Piedmont Budget Advisory and Financial Planning Committee (BAFPC) will be discussing salaries and benefits, the sewer fund, various capital funds, and transfers in and out of the general fund.  Meetings are currently being held every Tuesday night.

BAFPC meetings are not video-taped for online viewing.  They will not be presented on KCOM.  No meeting minutes are provided.  In order to be privy to these public committee hearings, residents must attend the actual meetings.  Tonight’s BAFPC meeting will be held in the City Conference Room at 6 p.m. at 120 Vista Avenue, Piedmont.

Residents interested in providing input on budget issues are advised by city staff to attend the BAFPC meetings and Piedmont Budget Workshop, rather than waiting until the budget is formally presented to the City Council in June.  The BAFPC plans to meet every Tuesday night until Saturday, May 19th, when the city’s Budget Workshop is held. > Click to read more…

Piedmont CONNECT and Piedmont Middle School’s Green Team are co-sponsoring a free “Fix It” workshop on Saturday, April 28 from 11am to 3pm in the Buzz Redford Gymnasium and outdoors at Piedmont Middle School (PMS).

Expert volunteers will show you how to sharpen your gardening tools, maintain your bike, and fix almost any household appliance or other item. This community event features experienced volunteers who will show you how.  Bring your dull or broken items, and the volunteers will have the specialty tools and know-how to help you repair them yourself. Purchase creative reuse desk-planters and vegetable starts grown by the students of the PMS Green Team.   Also, learn how to make your own non-toxic cleaners and how to maintain your garden like an expert. > Click to read more…

An Open Invitation to Residents -

A Listening Tour for all Piedmont residents will be held during April and May.  The tour will include 4 evening talks featuring an opportunity for residents to share thoughts on the Piedmont community and keeping it a great place to live.  The events will be held in the homes of local residents on the evenings of April 23, April 26, May 1 and May 2.  There is no fee to attend.

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