"Piedmont has often been described as a small city with an abundance of residential character. It's just 1.7-square-miles in size and independent by choice. In 1907, residents refused to annex with Oakland. That spirit of self-determination has never faded. So when a group of residents in both Piedmont and Oakland decided to take on City Hall over a housing plan, no one was surprised, not even the planning department."
""We're all for housing for people, that is not the issue," insisted Jane Holland, an Oakland resident who would be affected by the proposed plan. MORE: New Sophie Maxwell Building to open, offering affordable, essential housing for middle class SF Here's the issue: the Piedmont City Council approved a plan to add a minimum of 132 residential units, right here in a narrow stretch of Blair Park -- 60 units must be affordable."
Cities in California face a state mandate to build more housing. Piedmont, a 1.7-square-mile enclave surrounded by Oakland, approved a plan to add a minimum of 132 residential units in a narrow stretch of Blair Park, with 60 units designated as affordable. The city will open the site to developers and anticipates starting the process early next year, aiming for building permits issued by the end of 2027. The city notes the number of units could rise to 199 at developer discretion. The proposed location off Moraga Avenue has generated opposition from residents in Piedmont and neighboring Oakland.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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