{"id":328713,"date":"2026-05-23T01:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T01:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/328713\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T01:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T01:18:10","slug":"piedmont-residents-speak-out-on-the-importance-of-measure-h","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/328713\/","title":{"rendered":"Piedmont residents speak out on the importance of Measure H"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cFor almost 40 years Piedmont\u00a0schools have depended on local\u00a0parcel taxes to supplement\u00a0limited state funding. Measure\u00a0H continues this local support.\u00a0Even though many of us no\u00a0longer have children or\u00a0grandchildren in the schools,\u00a0the continued quality of\u00a0Piedmont schools helps\u00a0property values stay strong.\u00a0Whenever we eventually\u00a0decide to sell our homes,\u00a0families will be eager to move\u00a0to Piedmont for the schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ann Chandler (above, far left)
Former PEF Board member and community leader<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Piedmont schools\u00a0receive significantly less\u00a0money from the state\u00a0compared to other school\u00a0districts. Measure H provides\u00a0essential funding for reading,\u00a0writing, and language.\u00a0Measure H also helps fund\u00a0music, visual and performing\u00a0arts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brooke and Andrew Meakins\u00a0and family
Piedmont parents<\/p>\n

\u201cThe quality of our schools is\u00a0the backbone of our\u00a0community. The renewal of this parcel tax \u2013 not an\u00a0increase \u2013 ensures our local\u00a0schools remain among the\u00a0best in the region and the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rick Raushenbush (above, far right)
Former school board member,\u00a0PUSD Budget Advisory\u00a0Committee member, and PEF\u00a0board member<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the years, our\u00a0community has invested in\u00a0the Piedmont schools\u00a0through its support of a local\u00a0parcel tax. Passage of Measure H, a continuation of\u00a0this ongoing support, is\u00a0essential to maintain the\u00a0quality of Piedmont schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cathie Geddeis and\u00a0Ward Lindenmayer (above, center)
Former school board members and\u00a0co-chairs for the successful passage\u00a0of Piedmont\u2019s school parcel tax 25\u00a0years ago<\/p>\n

[SPONSORED POST]
\u00a9 2026 |\u00a0<\/a>Paid for by Friends of Piedmont Schools Parcel Tax
(FPPC# 1474842)<\/p>\n

Who else endorses Measure H?<\/p>\n

Partial list of neighbors supporting Measure H<\/p>\n

Elected Officials:<\/p>\n

Michael Malione, Vice President, Board of EducationRuchi Medhekar, President, Board of EducationConna McCarthy, Vice Mayor\u200bLorrel Plimier, Piedmont City CouncilMax Roman,\u00a0Member, Board of EducationBetsy Smegal Andersen,\u00a0MayorSusy Struble, Member, Board of EducationLindsay Thomasson, Member, Board of Education\u200b<\/p>\n

Community Members:<\/p>\n

\u200bJen & Eitan AnzenbergCourtney\u00a0&\u00a0Mark AzadSasha\u00a0&\u00a0Matt BainerMeg\u00a0&\u00a0Chris BennettBukhin FamilyChris\u00a0&\u00a0Ashley CestaroKatie Castles\u00a0&\u00a0Dan ShafferAnn ChandlerLaura CocasGraham\u00a0&\u00a0Hilary CooperScott\u00a0&\u00a0Valerie CorvinScott L. CunninghamSara Davison DeVriesKat\u00a0&\u00a0Jason Di PiazzaKeri\u00a0&\u00a0Matt ElmquistRiccardo\u00a0&\u00a0Rita Fabi\u00a0Adam FishmanKaty FoulkesJen FriedmanRoxanne\u00a0&\u00a0Roger GaultCathie GeddeisHedi GerkenCathy Glazier\u00a0&\u00a0Mark Glazier \u00a0Nate\u00a0&\u00a0Sarah GlazierNoah\u00a0&\u00a0Rachel GlazierMarco Gonzalez-NavarroGrier\u00a0&\u00a0Linnea GraffIlan Gur\u00a0&\u00a0Sarah Laubach GurChris HartSusan HillSharon Hom\u00a0&\u00a0Lance FongMary\u00a0&\u00a0Doug IrelandAmelie KappesSusan KawaichiMolly & Paul KennedyNairobi KimTeddy KingElaine & Ward Lindenmayer\u00a0\u00a0Reagan Louie\u00a0&\u00a0Robin Wu\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bDana Lung\u200bLaura Maestrelli\u00a0&\u00a0Dustin Frazier\u00a0Michael MalioneSupina MaponBrook\u00a0&\u00a0Andy MeakinsMark McLaughlin\u00a0&\u00a0Shannon PeloquinJune\u00a0&\u00a0Andy MonachSteffi MooersChad Olcott\u00a0&\u00a0Laura PochopLaura ParadaMartina ParroneSarah Pearson\u00a0&\u00a0Evan SeevakRebeccah Pelle\u00a0&\u00a0Justin LaubachRichard Raushenbush\u00a0&\u00a0Barbara GiuffreBetty\u00a0&\u00a0Oscar RojasEileen RubyJulia\u00a0&\u00a0Neil RuthvenScott Sanford\u00a0&\u00a0Tina SkidmoreSaper FamilyTeebie\u00a0&\u00a0Jamie SaundersBridget\u00a0&\u00a0Drew Schreiber\u00a0Cory Smegal\u00a0&\u00a0Tom SmegalSue SmegalKristin\u00a0&\u00a0Ben SpohnChris\u00a0&\u00a0Kim StaleyJennifer Stomberg\u00a0&\u00a0Morry JonesKaren\u00a0&\u00a0Tom SullivanAndrea SwensonAnn\u00a0&\u00a0Larry TramutolaRich\u00a0&\u00a0Barbara ThompsonAlistair ThorntonNellie ThorntonEric\u00a0&\u00a0Brooke WallChristine Wente\u00a0&\u00a0Roland Von MetzschAnne WheelerCameron Wolfe, Jr.<\/p>\n

Organizations that support Measure H:<\/p>\n

Association of Piedmont TeachersBeach Parents OrganizationHavens Parents ClubMillennium High School Parents\u2019 Club\u200bPiedmont Education FoundationPiedmont High School Parents\u2019 ClubPiedmont Middle School Parents ClubPiedmont UnpluggedWildwood Parents Club<\/p>\n

More coming soon!\u200b<\/p>\n

Join us! Click here to endorse Measure H!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a9 2026 |\u00a0<\/a>Paid for by Friends of Piedmont Schools Parcel Tax
(FPPC# 1474842)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cFor almost 40 years Piedmont\u00a0schools have depended on local\u00a0parcel taxes to supplement\u00a0limited state funding. Measure\u00a0H continues this local…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":328714,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-328713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}