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Posted on 08/12/2026 3:52:39 AM PDT by Libloather
A bitter battle has erupted over one of California’s wealthiest enclaves, with activists from neighboring Oakland calling for the predominantly white city of Piedmont to be “canceled.”
Oakland resident Jesse Rosemoore is behind the provocative “Cancel Piedmont” campaign targeting the 1.7-square-mile city of roughly 11,000 people that is surrounded by Oakland but maintains its own schools, police, parks and tax base, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Rosemoore, 44, began handing out “CANCEL PIEDMONT” stickers and selling $10 T-shirts bearing the slogan 14 months ago.
The professional transit planner now regards the campaign as a way to tackle the sharp racial and economic divide between Piedmont and the rest of the city.
“It really is ridiculous that a place like Piedmont even exists,” Rosemoore told the outlet. “I felt like someone needed to bring even more attention to it, because what’s going on there says a lot about our society as a whole.”
The median price of homes in Piedmont is almost $2.6 million, which is more than three-and-a-half times that of Oakland’s.
Census data cited by the outlet shows Piedmont is roughly 70% white and around 1% black, while about one in five Oakland residents is black.
In some places, the divide comes down to a property line, with neighboring households potentially having access to different school districts and police departments depending on which side of the Piedmont-Oakland boundary they fall on.
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Go ahead and hate your neighbor ...
The problem exists because Oakland wants the taxmoney from Piedmont.
Then that's the problem that needs to be fixed. Oakland needs to reduce spending and leave their neighbors alone.
He looks stable. /s
Interesting read about Tom Laughlin the writer/director/actor of the movie “Billy Jack”.
The Guy was an idealist to say the least.
Ran for president several times.
He looks like his mommy did too many drugs when she was pregnant.
There were about 10.9 million foreign-born residents in a total population of roughly 39.4 million.
What is it if you count the illegals?
OK. That tells me all I need to know. Cancel Piedmont. Make them live in the socialist workers' paradise they think is so wonderful.
“Urban Planning” has a track record of destroying everything it touches in Western countries.
They should rename it “Toxic Waste Planning” and the practitioners “Excrement Kickers”.
Lol.
Evil creep looking for a paid day to shut up.
well that covers my nephew then.
He does not work in his field, because no one would hire him based on his brilliance alone. when he had to interview (!!) for jobs, he was shocked and dismayed, and did not pursue it.
a face made for a baseball bat ...
What a freak, exactly as one would expect.
“why don’t the lazy bums work on bringing their area up?”
The demographics makes it too hard, if not impossible
Oh man, that made me laugh for minutes.
Why doesn’t Mr Rosemoore work on making Oakland more like Piedmont rather than trying to destroy Piedmont?! Too difficult I guess.
WTF is this man to decide which municipalities should or should not exist?!
One of the ways the Socialists plan to increase their power is to have the cities take over the suburbs.
“This appears similar to the St. George area of Baton Rouge which seceded to form its own separate town.”
I followed that little drama. They really wanted to keep the White folks in chains.
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