Jun 5 2020
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Jun 5 2020
In response to recent State of California housing legislation, the City of Piedmont is inviting statements of qualifications from experienced planning and design consultants (or consultant teams) to develop new housing programs, including:
1. Objective design standards for mixed-use and multi-family residential projects
2. Prototype plans and incentives for rent-restricted accessory dwelling units
3. Programs to affirmatively further fair housing
4. Associated public outreach and environmental review
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PCA 2020-05-28 Housing Programs RFQ
Jun 5 2020
Thursday morning, June 4, 2020 – the Alameda County Sheriff rescinded the temporary emergency curfew order for the County.
Also on Thursday, June 4, 2020, the City of Piedmont and Piedmont Police Department ended the curfew with the following statement:
“Given the more peaceful nature of recent protests in Alameda County, the City of Piedmont will rescind its curfew, effective immediately. The City of Oakland and Alameda County have also rescinded their curfew orders, but orders may still be in effect in other cities. Please keep in mind that the Alameda County Health Officer’s Shelter in Place order for COVID-19 remains in effect.”
Jun 2 2020
From the Piedmont Unified School District Board of Education
To our Piedmont community—
On a regular basis, terrible incidents take place that leave us feeling sorrow and dismay. As with so many across our country, we have been outraged and heartbroken by the ongoing losses and acts of injustice in the last weeks: Mr. Floyd, Mr. Auberey, Ms. Taylor, Mr. Cooper. They are reminders of systemic oppression that still occurs based on race, religion, culture, gender, orientation, identity. And as mothers who have sent our children out into the world with a lot of faith and no small amount of worry, it is unfathomable and heart wrenching to even imagine how much more frightening it must be for parents whose children are identified somehow as other and have to have some version of “The Talk” because oppression and injustice still occur.
Our educational community stands for equity, justice, dignity, respect, and empathy. We reaffirm our dedication to honoring and celebrating what makes us similar and different. We recognize, too, that while we teach and serve in this community with good intent, we each must continue to recognize and address our own implicit biases, using that work to have and to elevate our discussions and actions.
To all our community, but especially to our students, teachers, and staff of color, we stand with you. Who you are is important to us and we support you.
With respect,
Amal Smith
Cory Smegal
Megan Pillsbury
Andrea Swenson
Sarah Pearson
Cory Smegal
Megan Pillsbury
Andrea Swenson
Sarah Pearson
Jun 2 2020
From the PUSD Superintendent:
Dear PUSD Students, Staff, Families, and Community,
I write to you today shattered as we have witnessed a senseless killing of yet another black person, George Floyd, at the hands of those who were charged to serve and protect him in Minneapolis. Once again, a spotlight on racially motivated violence reveals the deep divide in our country and across communities, from San Francisco to Washington D.C..
Over the past several years, I have reached out to our community to express our unshakable condemnation of racially motivated bias, hatred, and violence–wherever it may rise, whether here in Piedmont or in any city across our country. Over the past several months, we’ve heard that “we’re in this together” as our nation has grappled with more than 100,000 deaths due to COVID-19. Forty million Americans have lost their jobs, and so many more spend every day in fear of the health and economic consequences. While it can feel as if hope is in short supply, now is the time for us to demonstrate that we are truly “in this together” by condemning racial injustice in any form and showing our children and community that we:
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Stand united to promote acceptance and kindness.
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Stand up to bigotry, hatred, intolerance, and violence.
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Stand up for each individual in our diverse community.
I grieve for the families who have lost loved ones and for those who are suffering. It is simply not enough to try to imagine what others are going through. We must have the respect and resolve to do something about it. Racial bias, hatred, and violence are wrong and unjust. It must stop and I plea that our nation can take actions that bring us together, to talk, and to heal.
More than 50 years ago, as this country was significantly polarized, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the National Cathedral about the “appalling silence and indifference of the good people who sit around and say, ‘Wait on time.’” It is once again time to say something.
I encourage all of us to show our support for students, colleagues, and our neighbors of color who are surely feeling the weight of these tragedies. Injustice is dependent on indifference. Leadership is about showing up, standing up, and speaking up for what is right. Join me in reaching out to the people who are hurting and let them know they are not alone.
Today, I ask you to stand united with us again for our students, staff, and community here in Piedmont and for everyone across the U.S. who has experienced racial bias, hatred, and violence.
Sincerely,
Randall Booker
Superintendent, Piedmont Unified School District
Chair, North Region SELPA
President, Northern Alameda Adult Education Collective
“If we create a culture where every educator believes they need to improve, not because they are not good enough but because they can be even better, there is no limit to what we can achieve.”
– Dylan Wiliam
– Dylan Wiliam
Jun 1 2020
Piedmont and all other cities in Alameda County under curfew from 8pm to 5am until Friday, June 5, 2020, unless extended.
issued Monday, June 1 afternoon
Jun 1 2020
Oakland Still Resists Establishing a Curfew
San Jose (8:30 pm to 5 am), San Leandro (6pm to 5 am), and Walnut Creek (8 pm to 5 am) announced that their curfews would continue for a week. San Francisco’s 8 pm to 5 am curfew will continue in effect Monday night, with day by day determination for the rest of the week.
May 30 2020
Joggers, Walkers, and Bikers Are Told to Wear Masks
Many joggers and bike riders have felt excluded from required mask wearing for weeks. However, beginning Saturday, May 30 the new San Francisco “30-foot-rule” requires people wear a mask if they are less than 30 feet away from folks outside their living unit, for example while on a walk, bike ride, or passing someone on the sidewalk.
A mask is not needed for someone sitting stationary and at least six feet apart from those outside their household, but must have a mask on hand. This subtle distinction has caused some confusion, but officials say that the intention is for people who are moving to have the time and space needed to pull on a face covering before encountering others.
Individuals under the age of 12 are not required to wear a mask, and face masks for children under the age of two are prohibited. Food service providers and people in the workplace are required to wear a face covering, with certain exceptions.
May 29 2020
Letter from Piedmont Chief of Police –
The death of George Floyd at the hands of four officers of the Minneapolis Police Department has left me saddened for Floyd’s family, disgusted by the actions and inactions of the involved officers, and compelled to communicate to our community about how your police department is viewing this affront to justice.
In the days that have followed I have had conversations with various staff that have started with, “Have you seen the video of what the Minneapolis police officers did to that man?” In each case the response has been strikingly consistent and made up of revulsion and a feeling of dishonor for how this latest act subverts police community relations in general as well as specific concern for how it may affect some in our own community.
I can tell the community that all of our officers participate in rigorous training on appropriate use of force and we have policies and procedures designed and implemented to prevent the exact kind of horrific event that occurred in Minneapolis and has occurred elsewhere in this country. While training, policies and procedure are important, what is most salient is humanity, sanctity of life, and the duty for an officer to intercede. These are the discussions we are having during our Department briefings. The Piedmont Police Department is taking this horrible event, as we have with past events, to have hard conversations, look inwardly and continue our commitment to the prevention of such acts here.
I value accessibility to the community and even in our current times we have found ways to connect as a community. Should someone have the desire to talk about this most recent tragedy in Minneapolis, or the larger issues it represents, please reach out to me.
Jeremy Bowers
Chief of Police
May 25 2020
Budget Advisory & Financial Planning Committee Meeting
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 3:00 p.m.
Consideration of 2020 – 2021 Piedmont Budget
Via Teleconference
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88326534001
Members of the public may comment on agenda items. See details on agenda linked below:
2020-05-27 Budget Advisory & Financial Planning Committee
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