Piedmont

PIEDMONT -- They squawked. They chirped. They cackled. And when the feathers finished flying Gabe Bolio, James Clifford and Eli Nash walked away with the Leonard J. Waxdeck Trophy on Friday night as the winners of the 48th Piedmont High School Bird Calling Contest.  

Dons get five goals from Wesley Greason, will play Marin Catholic on Friday for championship  

From Art + Soul to Walnut Creek Art & Wine to San Mateo County Fair, summer fun abounds.  

Electronics stolen from home on St. James Drive, police say  

The Art Hecht award, established in 1998 in memory of Art Hecht, is presented annually to individuals who have volunteered with Piedmont schools and youth.  

The board decided not to use any of the $1.7 million to pay down the debt. Trustee Ray Gadbois, a finance professional, and other trustees said they saw no near-term benefit to doing so.  

The first time I held a gun I was 11. It was heavy and silver, a revolver. My older cousin was a pretty black girl in Oakland coming of age during the crack epidemic.  

Hornets score in top of 11th inning to break tie, then hang on to beat Dragons  

While the shakeup of the Oakland Police command staff has left officers and residents unsettled, it provides a long-overdue opportunity to restore order within the department and on the streets.  

Understanding these relationships is vital when trying to stop the violence by dealing with the individuals who have the most influence on the gang, according to Yale University professor Andrew Papachristos.  

The plan includes features such as increased signage along Mountain Boulevard, reconfiguring the intersection of Colton and Mountain boulevards and the creation of traffic-calming measures along Moraga Avenue in front of Montclair Park.  

Moving the stroll to a weekend day will make it easier for stores to participate, according to Chris Jackson, manager of the local the merchants' association.  

Thirty-three graduating African American East Bay high school seniors were honored from public, private and parochial schools.  

Police to hold license, DUI checkpoint May 24The Piedmont Police Department will conducting a DUI and driver's license checkpoint on May 24 in the evening hours.  

The May 6 emergency public safety meeting was organized by Councilmember Dan Kalb, who represents District 1.  

Press goes too easy on Oakland policeAs a seven-year resident of Rockridge, I am dismayed at the poor coverage these pages give to police staffing, police violence and police accountability.  

3-line summary graph goes hereyyyyy  

'Frankenweenie'Long-time readers of this column know that I just don't get Tim Burton. The director has always made depressingly dark movies and his more recent efforts have been aimed, alarmingly, at children.  

At A Great Good Place for Books on April 18, the bigenerational Lamotts drew an elbow-to-elbow crowd and praised longtime owner Kathleen Caldwell's "honest, crowded-with-books-and-people" store.  

NOLL/SOLLMajors DivisionCardinals 7, White Sox 6: The Cardinals ran up the score early and then hung on against a determined White Sox rally. Starter, Nico Hausser, pitched three scoreless innings, had two hits and two runs.  

Purple & White Camp -- Registration for 14th annual Piedmont summer basketball camp. For boys and girls ages 9-14, June 24-27: 1-5 p.m. or July 15-18: 9 a.  

'Frankenweenie'Long-time readers of this column know that I just don't get Tim Burton. The director has always made depressingly dark movies and his more recent efforts have been aimed, alarmingly, at children.  

RAY CHAVEZ/STAFFFinishing strongBishop O'Dowd High's Eugene Hamilton III, pictured training at Bishop O'Dowd's track in November, won two events at the West Alameda County Conference championships on May 11 at Castro Valley High.  

Tech defeats Skyline for OAL championship Behind an outstanding pitching performance by Daniel Dal Pino, the Oakland Tech High baseball team won the Oakland Athletic League title with a 3-1 victory over visiting Skyline on May 8.  

Amid concerns about opening racial wounds, council opts to at least delay proposal to hire outsider to review city audit that found two African-American council members had violated the city charter.  

Large increase would affect 1.3 million people in Contra Costa, Alameda counties.  

Even though he is 18, one of the suspects will be prosecuted under three strikes statues because he has two prior robbery convictions. The robbery happened near Oakland's Lake Merritt and police said the 86-year-old woman was dragged on the ground briefly as her 60- and 57-year-old daughters watched in horror.  

Senior captures event with leap of 19 feet, 23/4 inches to go with two other league championships  

PIEDMONT -- They squawked. They chirped. They cackled. And when the feathers finished flying Gabe Bolio, James Clifford and Eli Nash walked away with the Leonard J. Waxdeck Trophy on Friday night as the winners of the 48th Piedmont High School Bird Calling Contest.  

The lawsuit alleges that Bret Beresford Wood and Elisabeth Beresford Wood, owners of the property at 3 Maxwelton Road, were negligent in the use and maintenance of their property, causing the landslide on April 13, 2012.