Established in 1941,
 in continuous operation ever since

Piedmont Pines wins praise from civic leaders as being one of Oakland's most organized and productive voluntary neighborhood associations. 

When we speak, we're listened to.

Why?  Decision makers know our residents care and stay engaged. They know we exercise our loud voice. We pitch in on beautification projects, keep one another informed, protect against crime, gain emergency preparedness skills, and the list goes on.  And we vote.

 

If you're not in our roster, send us this email. 
 

We count on your voluntary dues

Are we worth your dues?  We sure think so. Just take a look at the next column for a small peek at what we do and how we work to keep our community informed, engaged and in touch.

Our dues, which are completely voluntary, begin at only $35 for an entire calendar year. MANY pay more because of the value they get from having a strong, vocal association working on their bahalf.  Help keep us strong: Visit the PPNA Projects  tab to see how we engage to make our neighborhood special, inviting, welcoming and FABULOUS. We can only do it with your support. Our dues year begins January 1, and all memberships expire on December 31. Keep your dues current so you don't miss out on important information.

How to pay dues:  two options

  1. Online through our Member Center--Click the Pay your dues here button above to enter your user name(generally your email address) and password. To set a new password, click Forgot Password.  The system will send you a link to set your password. For help,  email us. If you're not in our roster, send us this email. 

  2. Mail a check to       

PPNA 
PO Box 13292
Oakland, CA 94661-3292

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How PPNA keeps our neighborhood of nearly 1400 home informed 

As many of you will remember, in the days of old, PPNA would host an annual community meeting in late January at Chabot Space and Science Center.  When COVID struck, we switched our format for our business meetings to Virtual Town Hall format, mostly on Zoom. It turns out virtual meetings bring significant advantages:

  • Allows us to produce more meetings and events. By spreading out the topics and speakers, we can take a deeper dive into the issues we care most about.

  • Allows members with small children who would need child care to attend in person

  • Favored by our speakers who can Zoom with us even if they're out of town or home for the evening

  • Saves $2,000 in rental and other facility costs

  • Saves hours and hours of PPNA time setting up the in-person event with the expo, wine and food stations, registration table

  • Allows those who can't attend to review meeting tapes shortly after the meeting.  A link to the Webinar is available within a couple of days after the event.

But we know how much our members value in-person gatherings. Starting in 2022, we launched our first-ever Family Fun Day Picnic at Lake Temescal. The event brings people together of all ages for an old fashioned barbecue, kid-friendly games and adult socializing.

We think we're worth your annual dues, which start at only $35 a year. Do you agree?

Photos from our first Family Fun Picnic in 2022. Click on the first photo to scan through shots of your neighbors and their families.

 

 

2025 PPNA Exclusive Events

Coming soon--our busy year continues

June 28-30 2025: Our third and final PPNA Green bin for your yard's fire fuel will be at Ascot and Chelton intersection on 6/28-30

August 2, 2025 from 9 to 1: Salvation Army Donation Day at Joaquin Miller Elementary School.  Click here for a list of acceptable and unacceptable donations. 

August 5, 2025:  National Night Out (learn more here) is an annual event aimed at enhancing the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while fostering a sense of community. PPNA encourages residents to coordinate with their MON to engage in activities such as block parties, cookouts, and other gatherings to promote neighborhood camaraderie and safety.  Register to host a party by July 28, 2025.

August 24, 2025 from 11:30 to 2:  Family Fun Picnic  at Lake Temescal. Old fashioned barbeque, kid games, adult socializing.  Registration required (details to follow). Free for paid members.

The goats are coming. Here's the schedule for goat munching on our nearby public lands.   

  • Joaquin Miller Park's 240 acres will be grazed over 40 days between 7/1 and 8/10

  • Shepherd Canyon's 33 acres are slated for 8/10 to 8/14

  • Beaconsfield Canyon's 4.4 acres will get gnawed from 8/24 to 8/28

  • East Bay Regional Parks' Oakland property is going on now and will wrap up 6/30

Vegetation Management Inspections continue. Finding your inspection date in Accela is tricky. If you're a paid PPNA member and want to know your inspection date, send us this email. Your address is needed to look you up.

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What we hope you didn't miss so far this year

June 2, 2025: Fire Safety

Video of webinar now available.  on You Tube.  Here's the link: 

https://youtu.be/6NLzEtmsEyQ

*Insurance matters-- a summary of Joel Lasher's (United Policyholders) presentation now available

In quick review: Our seven esteemed speakers  covered a wide range of fire safety topics and answered nearly 50 questions from our audience of 141 viewers.  Nearly all viewers stayed on for the entire program. A dozen paid PPNA members took us up on the offer to dig their vegetation management inspection date out of the Accela database. 

March 5, 2025  First Quarter Town Hall

Crime trends and strategies, infrastructure essentials (paving, slides, etc.) and how the city's budget crisis will affect both of these priorities. 

Speakers: OPD Chief Mitchell, Transportation and Public Works Director Josh Rowan, and our Councilmember Janani Ramachandran.

View this webinar here:  

https://tinyurl.com/1Q2025TownHall

Passcode: N!#3.?Ld

March 15, 2025  from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m: Mayor Candidates, Sales Tax Pro/Con

PPNA parntered with the Oakland League of Women Voters to review candidates and the sales tax ballot measure, along with rank choice voting.

We think we're worth your annual dues, which start at only $35 a year. Do you agree?

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2024 Recap of PPNA-hosted events

First Quarter 

Webinar exploring core city services. Speakers included our new City Administrator and Councilmember 

Second Quarter

Webinar exploring fire prevention, vegetation inspections, evacuation plans

Third Quarter

Family Fun Day with a picnic at Lake Temescal

Fourth Quarter

In person and televised forums on 2024 local  candidates and issues.  Produced in conjunction with Oakland League of Women Voters