John Street Jumble Sunday August 21 from 9AM to 1PM

On August 18, 2022 By Joe JohnstonIn Piedmont Ave NeighborhoodLeave a comment

Upper Broadway Advocates hosted an info table about the Home Depot & CCA projects at the August 13 RocknStroll on College Ave

On August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 By Joe JohnstonIn CCA Oakland campus, College Ave, Home Depot 5100 Broadway Proposal, Upper Broadway AdvocatesLeave a comment

Upper Broadway Advocates table at the August 13 RocknStroll on College Ave

https://www.ubaoakland.org/home

An Oakland billboard displaying a photo from Thomas Broening’s “The End of the Dream” project has been graffitied.

On July 23, 2022July 24, 2022 By Joe JohnstonIn Billboards, Graffiti, Pleasant Valley Ave& Broadway neighborhood1 Comment

Billboard#1651 on Broadway and Whitmore St has been graffitied.

Vehicle and Trailer covered in things parked at the Shops on the Ridge on July 12

On July 17, 2022July 19, 2022 By Joe JohnstonIn Shops at the Ridge Phase 1, VehiclesLeave a comment

It could be an Art Car.

I saw this vehicle again on Monday July 18.

Looks like the number of things covering the vehicle has increased over 2 months. The owner seems to have a fondness for plastic containers.

Horseman crossing Pleasant Valley Ave

On July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 By Joe JohnstonIn Pleasant Valley Ave&Gilbert St intersectionLeave a comment

On Sunday July 10 at 12:48PM, I didn’t expect to hear the sound of a horse’s hooves and see a man in Indian costume riding a horse across Pleasant Valley Ave to Gilbert St.

Horseman on Gilbert St crossing Whitmore St. A man can be heard exclaiming “I’m sending that (a photo of the horseman) to everyone I know!”

The city of Piedmont will celebrate Independence Day with a Parade on Monday July 4 starting at 11am at the corner of Highland Avenue and Park Way

On July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 By Joe JohnstonIn Piedmont,Ca July 4rth ParadeLeave a comment

Bruce Wolfe strikes an Uncle Sam pose at the 2019 Piedmont Ca July 4th Parade

https://www.ci.piedmont.ca.us/government/city_news___notifications/2022_4th_of_july_parade_and_pancake_breakfast

Site Plan of Proposed Home Depot at 5100 Broadway Oakland, Ca

On June 29, 2022 By Joe JohnstonIn Home Depot 5100 Broadway Proposal, Pleasant Valley Ave& Broadway neighborhood2 Comments

Site Plan submitted with the Pre-Application to Oakland’s Planning department

Illustrations of proposed Home Depot at 5100 Broadway Oakland Ca

Map showing the location of a proposed Home Depot at 5100 Broadway Oakland Ca

A message sent to Oakland’s SeeClickFix obtained good results: a sidewalk bench was moved from the old bus stop to the new location!

On June 27, 2022June 29, 2022 By Joe JohnstonIn Pleasant Valley Ave&Gilbert St intersectionLeave a comment

People waiting for the No 12 Bus now have a place to sit down.

A selection from the 61 slides of the developer’s CCA Oakland Development Updates slide presentation for neighborhood groups

On June 10, 2022 By Joe JohnstonIn Califorina College of the Arts Oakland Campus1 Comment

Thank You, Broadway Pet Hospital, for coming to the aid of an injured bird!

On April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 By Joe JohnstonIn Broadway Pet Hospital, Pleasant Valley Ave& Broadway neighborhoodLeave a comment

A technician at Broadway Pet Hospital helps a neighbor who walked in with an injured bird on 4/22/2022.

The staff at Broadway Pet Hospital freed this bird from a thread that that the bird had tightly knotted around its leg in its frantic efforts to free itself. It took a lot of skill, care and just the right cutting tool to remove that knot without injuring the bird.
That knot was so tight it must have been very painful and constricted blood circulation to his foot. Before the knot was removed, by the tech at Broadway Pet Hospital, the bird had been lying on its back & was breathing very heavily. After the painful restriction was removed, it sat upright.