By the end of this year, Oakland expects to have outfitted all 30,000 overhead streetlights with brighter energy-efficient bulbs -- an upgrade city officials said should help reduce crime and electricity bills. The $14.8 million project is already underway in East Oakland, where more than 1,000 bulbs have been replaced.

Piedmont police arrest burglary suspects

Three men are accused of attempting to enter two homes on Blair Avenue

Piedmont briefs: Harvest Festival committee seeks new applicants

Harvest Festival panel seeks new membersThe Piedmont Harvest Festival committee is accepting applications for new members to help with the popular event on Sept.

Corpus Christi School addresses online dangers

Alameda County prosecutors ran recent seminars for parents and children.

Piedmont High colleagues, students praise Kitchens in retirement send-off

Kitchens' tenure has included more than 30 years of service, during which he has been a classroom teacher and a longtime coach in basketball, baseball and mock trials.

Oakland/Piedmont: Mountain View Cemetery draws criticism over trees, ponds

The privately owned cemetery is removing 100 to 200 eucalyptus trees around three ponds in the northeast corner, cemetery General Manager Jeff Lindeman said.

Piedmont High's Jake Pacheco finishes in third place in the boys high jump at the Golden West Invitational

D. ROSS CAMERON/STAFFPacheco grabs third place at Golden WestJake Pacheco soars in the boys long jump at the Golden West Invitational track and field meet at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley on June 9.

Oakland: Council goes back to drawing board on budget deal

With a budget deadline just two weeks away, Oakland City Council members are struggling to reach a compromise that would strengthen the police department, add blight abatement crews and boost pay for many city workers.

'Love Our Lake Day' draws crowds

Hundreds of visitors gather for music and dance performances at the new amphitheater on the south end of Lake Merritt during the "Love Our Lake Day" on Sunday.

Bay Area roadways: Where'd the names come from?

Aric Crabb / Bay Area News Group

When it comes to naming Bay Area infrastructure such as the MacArthur Maze, Nimitz Freeway and Caldecott Tunnel, all's fair in love, politics and vital signs.

Group proposes naming part of Bay Bridge for Willie Brown

Death rates at Bay Area hospitals vary widely, new report reveals`

While some hospitals excelled at keeping patients alive, more than half of institutions around the Bay Area had worse-than-average death rates for at least one medical procedure or patient condition in 2010 and 2011, a new state report reveals.

Database: California Hospital Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rates

Oakland: Volunteers renovate St. Vincent de Paul's men's center

The donations and volunteer work of the companies and the help from Rebuilding Together Oakland has transformed the center, according to St. Vincent's, from a drab place with repair needs to a bright, fully functional place.

DVDs: Willis' "Die Hard" franchise still not dead

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Oakland: East Bay Performing Arts names new chief

Steven Payne, a British native, previously led Youth Orchestras of San Antonio, Texas.

Oakland Planning Commission upholds College Prep expansion

The Oakland Planning Commission was not swayed by neighbors' arguments about the environmental impact of the school, especially the noise and congestion.

Park It: East Bay trails a treat for Dad this Father's Day

Just a reminder: Father's Day is this Sunday. And after presenting Dad with the card and the tie, consider taking him out to a regional park for a trip back in time.

I'm not in the habit of endorsing political candidates, but I'll make an exception this time. I urge you to vote for Ballari the dog for Pet Mayor of Piedmont.

Park It: East Bay trails a treat for Dad this Father's Day

Just a reminder: Father's Day is this Sunday. And after presenting Dad with the card and the tie, consider taking him out to a regional park for a trip back in time.

Oakland/Piedmont: Mountain View Cemetery draws criticism over trees, ponds

The privately owned cemetery is removing 100 to 200 eucalyptus trees around three ponds in the northeast corner, cemetery General Manager Jeff Lindeman said.

College Notes: Check out Peralta Colleges' TV, radio stations

Skyline senior is National Merit Scholarship winner

Town Crier: Remembering dad the golfer this Father's Day

West County What's Happening: Salesian High girls basketball clinic, June 15, grades 5-9. Salesian High School, 2851 Salesian Ave., Richmond.

Piedmonter youth sports results for Friday, June 14

Piedmont/Oakland What's Happening: Registration for 14th annual Piedmont High summer basketball camp

Oakland: Grand Lake resident's memoir a Northern California Book Award finalist

Woman celebrates her 105th birthday in Oakland

Piedmonter/Montclair letters: Oakland shouldn't shirk public safety

Pleasanton: Alameda County Fair starting new century

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