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Sundance Diary, volume five: it's Mark Duplass' world, we just live in it
Pixel Vision
Feb 03Mark Duplass does not sleep. He waits. Courtesy www.imdb.com In a series of posts, Midnites for Maniacs curator-host and Academy of Art film-history teacher Jesse Hawthorne Ficks reports on the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Check out his first, second, ... »
Candidates’ Final Schedules Before Voting is Over
Piedmont Civic Association
Feb 01With less than a week left before voting is completed on Tuesday, February 7, announcements submitted by candidates or their committees can be found here: Tim Rood, City Council Candidate: Sunday -Monday, February 5-6 The final Get-Out-The-Vote Drive ... »
Is Feb 7 Election a Referendum on Blair Park?
Piedmont Civic Association
Feb 01Writing in the February 1, 2012 edition of the East Bay Express, Nate Seltenrich calls Piedmont’s February 7 election “a referendum on Blair Park.” How many Piedmonters see the election this way? Seltenrich claims, “…the city has been fractured by the... »
Commentary: The Piedmont Sewer Fund: Simple Facts and Simple Questions
Piedmont Civic Association
Feb 01Sewer Fund money is allocated to City Maintenance workers – The full time equivalent of more than 5 maintenance employees is paid by using the Sewer Fund. (See chart below; see City sewer transfer charge detail.) City documentation for 2010-11 indic... »
Analysis: Is the EPA the Taxpayer’s Best Friend?
Piedmont Civic Association
Feb 01Throughout the history of the Sewer Fund, there has been tension between spending for sewer maintenance versus spending for sewer mains replacement (rehabilitation). (See sewer history article.) In 2000 the sewer tax was tripled. The increase was to ... »
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Wildwood Crab Feed – Last Chance!
Piedmont Neighborhood News
Feb 03Don’t Miss the Lost Raiders of the Wildwood Ark! Dinner and Music Show Benefiting the Wildwood Elementary School Saturday, February 4, 2012 Cocktails & Music 6:00pm Veterans Memorial Hall 401 Highland Avenue, Piedmont Flyer| Lost Wildwook Ark Poster Li... »
Vanessa Pinto: It's Funny Because It's True...
HuffPost San Francisco
Jan 31One of my favorite things to do is watch stand-up comedy -- especially when it's funny because it's true. And in S.F., there's a woman named Dixie De La Tour who feels the same way about real life stories as they relate to sex and gender. »
Piedmont Regular Meetings – February 2012
Piedmont Neighborhood News
Jan 30Notice of Regular Meetings February 2012 Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54954.1 this is the official notice of City of Piedmont meetings during the month of February, 2012. All meetings are held at 120 Vista Avenue, Piedmont, unless otherwise noted. ... »
Consumed: The Best Things I've Eaten This Week
7x7 Feed
Jan 28On Wednesday night, I made my way to State Bird Provisions, the quirky restaurant opened by married-couple Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinsky. The sliver of a space is located on the part of Fillmore Street right across from Yoshi's—the one the city is... »
California Supreme Court to rule Friday on state Senate maps
Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert
Jan 26The California Supreme Court will rule Friday on what state Senate district boundary lines will be in effect for this year's legislative elections if a pending referendum qualifies for the ballot. Justices will post their ruling at 10 a.m. Friday on th... »