11,454
87%
$250,001
82.8%
America/Los_Angeles
94611 94610
The WikiXM 'Piedmont' platform is your gateway to becoming an active part of our vibrant community, regardless of your age or how long you've called 'Piedmont' home. It's more than just a news platform; it's a thriving hub where the collective wisdom of every 'Piedmont' resident converges to ignite discussions, foster learning, and empower one another with knowledge about our beloved town.
Here in 'Piedmont', we have a diverse tapestry of residents. Some have roots that run deep, their knowledge steeped in the rich history of our town. Others are students, dedicated to keeping us updated on school activities, while many are committed to sharing the ebb and flow of daily life.
What's more, from a civic and political perspective, there are countless opportunities for you to join in. Many in our community offer updates on policies and decisions, offering their unique insights. This platform is where all these local perspectives meld together, creating a better place for everyone to live, regardless of your age or how long you've been a part of 'Piedmont'.
So, whether you're a long-time resident or a newcomer, young or old, WikiXM is your invitation to dive into the heart of our community, to engage, and help us all create a more vibrant, inclusive, and connected 'Piedmont'. Join us and let's make a difference together!
Piedmont, CA - History
We would like to provide the residents of Piedmont a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Piedmont Home page. The Piedmont Home page provides as much information as possible on Piedmont. Knowing Piedmont’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Piedmont’s Home page, you will also find Piedmont’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Piedmont has a population of 11454. 49% of Piedmont’s inhabitants are Male, and 51 are female. 63.3% of Piedmont is married and 87.2% own their own home. The Average Home price is $2,000,001, and the average rent is $3,128. Household median income in Piedmont is $250,001, and the individual median income is $101,311. Piedmont’s Ethnic is the following: White(73.8%), Asian(19.5%), Multiple(4.7%), Hispanic(3.7%), Black(1.8%), Pacific(0.2%), Other(0.1%).
The original neighborhood of Piedmont was larger than the current municipality of Piedmont, with the Mountain View Cemetery considered full part of the Piedmont neighborhood. Residents initially sought incorporation in 1907. Two elections were held among the citizens of Piedmont in 1907, both of which narrowly upheld the decision for Piedmont to become a separate city, rather than become a neighborhood within the city of Oakland. Like surrounding Oakland, Piedmont has a history of racial segregation.
In 1924, the city's first African-American homeowners, Sidney and Irene Dearing, got around the city's restrictive housing covenants by purchasing a home using a white family member as a proxy. They could not count on the city of Piedmont to protect them from violent threats against their lives—the chief of police at the time, Burton Becker, was an active member of the Ku Klux Klan.
While the Dearings initially refused to leave, bombs were left around their property. They sold it to the city for $25,000 after a mob surrounded their home and demanded that they leave. Before 1968, restrictive housing covenants and redlining were used to exclude non-whites in the city for many years.
The American sociologist and historian James W. Loewen identified Piedmont as a "probable" sundown town, meaning that non-whites were not welcome after dusk and could face violence and intimidation. While surrounding Oakland is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse cities in the United States, Piedmont has a less racially diverse population than Oakland.
Attempts to ethnically and culturally diversify the city and allow for higher density and affordable housing are typically met with resistance from the city's residents.In early 2021, the city council indicated that it intended "to move forward with public acknowledgement and an apology for the abhorrent treatment Sidney Dearing and his family received in 1924."According to the city's Web page, "In the Roaring Twenties, Piedmont was known as the 'City of Millionaires' because there were more millionaires per square mile than in any city in the United States." Many of these millionaires built mansions that still stand, notably on Sea View Avenue and Sotelo Avenue/Glen Alpine Road in 'Alta' Piedmont.
Piedmont became a charter city under the laws of the state of California on December 18, 1922. On February 27, 1923, voters adopted the charter, which can only be changed by another vote of the people. Piedmont celebrated the year 2007 as its Centennial Anniversary since incorporation. The Centennial Committee hosted celebratory events along a trail that ran through downtown Piedmont and denoted historical landmarks in the city.
The Committee also created a float for the city's Fourth of July parade.The historical exhibit "A Deluxe Autonomy: Piedmont’s First 100 Years" was on display in the Oakland Public Library from January 5 to March 31, 2007.In August 2017, the mayor of Piedmont, Jeffrey Wieler, resigned after it was revealed he had made disparaging Facebook posts about Black Lives Matter and transgender people.
The Piedmont, CA founder's page is dedicated to those people in the Piedmont, CA area that initially made the Piedmont, CA WikiXM news a reality. Without their initiative, foresight and social fortitude the Piedmont, CA WikiXM news would not have happened. Like all those that have come before us, these founder saw what others... Read More
The Piedmont, CA founder's page is dedicated to those people in the Piedmont, CA area that initially made the Piedmont, CA WikiXM news a reality. Without their initiative, foresight and social fortitude the Piedmont, CA WikiXM news would not have happened. Like all those that have come before us, these founder saw what others couldn't - potential in a new way of doing an old medium - a new way of providing the news to the people around them.
With various live chat features, you can engage with locals in a virtual conversation.
Create & post topics in "town" you love like Sports, Entertainment
Ask questions about local services, where to find local activies or get other local advice from those that live in your town.
Create a local group in an area of your interest like Mt. Bikiing, Hiking, a book group.
See what we've included about your town and how can get to know your towns history much better and participate in its future.
The Piedmont, CA founder's page is dedicated to those people in the Piedmont, CA area that initially made the Piedmont, CA WikiXM news a reality. Without their initiative, foresight and social fortitude the Piedmont, CA WikiXM news would not have happened.
No Founding Member in Piedmont, CA.
The Piedmont, CA founder's page is dedicated to those people in the Piedmont, CA area that initially made the Piedmont, CA WikiXM news a reality. Without their initiative, foresight and social fortitude the Piedmont, CA WikiXM news would not have happened.
No Articles in Piedmont, CA.
The Piedmont, CA's Reporters play an important role in keeping their communities informed. They investigate stories, write articles, and inform the public about what is happening in their area.
No Reporters in Piedmont, CA.
See More
The Piedmont, CA founder's page is dedicated to those people in the Piedmont, CA area that initially made the Piedmont, CA WikiXM news a reality. Without their initiative, foresight and social fortitude the Piedmont, CA WikiXM news would not have happened.
No Items Found in Piedmont, CA.
See More
The Piedmont, CA founder's page is dedicated to those people in the Piedmont, CA area that initially made the Piedmont, CA WikiXM news a reality. Without their initiative, foresight and social fortitude the Piedmont, CA WikiXM news would not have happened.
No Groups Found in Piedmont, CA.
Start a discussion, not a fire. Post with kindness.
No Live Chat in Piedmont, CA
KNOW YOUR TOWN REPRESENTATIVES
PIEDMONT Representatives
Mayor : Teddy King
Alameda County REPRESENTATIVES
Alameda County District Attorney
Alameda County Auditor-Controller-Clerk-Recorder
Alameda County Assessor
Alameda County Superintendent of Schools
Alameda County Sheriff-Coroner
Alameda County Treasurer-Tax Collector
Vice President
Commissioner
Commissioner
President
Commissioner
ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE REPRESENTATIVES
FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES
The site is protected by reCAPTCHA
Please select the Terms of Service (TOS) that are affected by or relevant to this article. Your selection will help us understand why you are flagging this article.
WikiXM use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Read more about cookies here
Introducing Your Local Garage where you can post and sell everything you have wanted to sell.
Post upto 5 items for free. After that it's just $20 a year to post up to 50 items in your own Garage.
Directly Communicate with buyers.
Get direct feedback from Buyers to improve your postings.
Receive updates and reminders on items posted but not sold to improve sales.
Selling analytics
Your Garage will come with more selling features to help you get your items sold fast!
The site is protected by reCAPTCHA
You need to verify your email to proceed
The site is protected by reCAPTCHA
The site is protected by reCAPTCHA
Welcome to WikiXM. Become the voice of your town.
Sign up now
The site is protected by reCAPTCHA
WikiXM is a local news platform that brings local news back to your town. WikiXM is where users can create, discuss and read the news that's important to them. Your town has 1000's of activities going on every day, with many different viewpoints that make your town unique. On WikiXM, viewers can create articles, read, comment and contribute to other articles to bring out viewpoints that make your town unique. Our goal is to enable each town to gain full insight into every aspect of the news and topics that are impacting it. WikiXM is where civil conversation can be had and insight gained.
The WikiXM news platform promotes the local user audience to monitor the news in ways that fits each town's needs. The users monitor and help keep content civil by a flagging and rating system that promotes positive activity and demotes or removes negative activity.
We also promote those that initiate their towns WikiXM news site through our founder pages. The Founders are forever kept on the town's founder pages and are promoted on a frequent basis.
WikiXM promotes reporters that the town reads and rates highly. Reporters will be highlighted and given higher article ranking as they build their following and ranking. Reporters that achieve certain status levels will be given more privileges and greater status within their town's platform.
As WikiXM grows, articles will achieve higher levels of readership and geography. Whats discussed in one town may be important in others regardless of location. Our goal is to make our reporters rock stars!
There are a million interesting topics going on in your town today, report and discuss them on WikiXM. One day, the world may be following you.
The site is protected by reCAPTCHA
Town Requested
The site is protected by reCAPTCHA
The site is protected by reCAPTCHA
Welcome to , town news page.
The site is protected by reCAPTCHA
Welcome to WikiXM. Become the voice of your town.
Sign up as a reporter
The site is protected by reCAPTCHA