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Top Stories, Oct. 3-9: Simulated Drunken Crash, High School Fist Fight, Passing of a Visionary

Check out what made headlines in Piedmont last week.

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR NEWS ARTICLES:

  1. : A program designed to get teenagers thinking about the consequences of driving drunk had Piedmont High School students watching their classmates play out a fatal accident Monday and attending a . A is planned for this Tuesday.   
  2. : A fight Sept. 30 involving students from Piedmont from outside the city was the talk of the town. Police said the incident was touched off by a comment posted to a social networking site and was by no means gang-related.
  3. : For many in Piedmont and beyond, the death of the visionary leader of Apple and Pixar Wednesday unearthed memories of the inventions he brought to the world. Councilman Garrett Keating recalled falling for Apple computers while he was working on his graduate thesis.
  4. : Kevin Anderson, who grew up a 49ers fan and went on to play in the arena league, says football is, "80 percent mental, 20 percent physical."
  5. : City Administrator Geoff Grote admitted Monday that sewer funds might have been misused to fix a trench on Crest Road that was washed out while a utility undergrounding project was under construction. Grote said he wanted to clear up any controversy before the vote on the surtax that is needed to pay for the accelerated rehab of Piedmont's sewer system required by a stipulated order stemming from an EPA lawsuit.

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