ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FOR THE PIEDMONT POST JUNE 24, 2026
Taxes, Anian Tunney and 43 years of Piedmont Real Estate… Oh and the fines too.
Remember Jan from The Brady Bunch? Taxes, Taxes, Taxes…
Let’s get the boring stuff out of the way first. Piedmont is putting a real estate transfer tax increase on the November ballot. The proposed [...]
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED APRIL 15 2026 FOR THE PIEDMONT POST
Alphabet Soup: A Piedmont School’s Tax Mystery
Piedmont's property tax bill reads like a cozy mystery or soap opera. There was G the flat parcel tax and H the square foot tax, H1 the bond debt, and Prop 13—which is now G, P (see below) H1 and [...]
Originally Published March 2026 for Piedmont Post
Those of you that are attorneys may be familiar with the saying, “The wheels of justice grind slow, but grind fine” well Lady Justice hold my beer because the wheels of municipal government have the option to grind at a pace that rivals Bleak [...]
Give Me a P… for Property Tax
Lots happening in February for property owners including the tax bill. Second installment was mailed February 1, 2026, and if it seems a little more than normal you own a traditional home; if it seems a lot more than normal you own one of Piedmont’s “Large [...]
The Significance of Infrastructure
As some of you may remember Piedmont, an Aquarius, just had its 119th birthday last month and the department of public works (DPW) has been quietly “glowing up” the infrastructure throughout 2025 for the celebration—like Rome in the lead up to Jubilee year but in Alameda [...]
Ringing in the New Year with Celebrations & Renovations
Happy New Year, Piedmont(ers). While the sounds firecrackers and nail guns ring in 2026, some homeowners have apparently decided the porta potties and white pickup trucks with (and without) racks, which sprouted like morels last year, qualify as festive decorations worth keeping [...]
The Long and Winding (Moraga Avenue) to Affordable Housing
Imagine if you will a middle school classroom, warm, smells of chalk, sunny. Young teacher, looks up from their desk, smiles, and says, “Affordable housing… Piedmont… hot button issue. [...]
Call the Landscaper or The Bear Gets Teeth
Every July 4th, Smokey Bear rides the fire truck down Highland telling us only we can prevent wildfires; last year, Piedmont started acting like it believes him. January 1, 2026, Smokey got [...]
