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Piedmont's Week: Shopping Center Approved, School Board Candidacy Announced

Some of the news on Piedmont Patch during the past week.

New Safeway-Rockridge Shopping Center Approved—Oakland's Planning Commission certified the EIR and approved the necessary permits for the project. Read more

Amal Smith Announces Run for School Board—Read more about the candidate here

Piedmont Burglaries Spiked in 2012—The FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report released last week shows Piedmont with 134 burglaries in 2012, up from 88 in 2011. Read more

House Burns on Maxwelton Road—The Oakland Fire Department also responded to the blaze. See pictures

Police Blotter: Stolen Bikes and Cars, Suspicious Dog Walker—Read the entire blotter. 

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