El Cerrito

Police release surveillance video of Walgreens armed robbery suspect

El Cerrito police are searching for a man who robbed a Walgreens drug store last week, threatening employees as he…

3 years ago

Man faces hate crime charges for assault on victim of Middle Eastern descent

Police in El Cerrito have arrested a suspect in connection with what is being called a hate crime, and the…

3 years ago

West Contra Costa Unified ratifies agreement for limited in-person classes

Underscoring the patchwork of reopening plans emerging even among adjoining districts, West Contra Costa Unified School District students will be…

3 years ago

West Contra Costa unveils in-person summer school plans to bridge learning gap

West Contra Costa Unified School District plans to confront widespread learning loss and prepare students of all grades for the…

3 years ago

Police make arrests after traffic stop turns up catalytic converters, saws, meth

Two Oakland men were arrested after a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon turned up four catalytic converters, El Cerrito police said.…

3 years ago

Police arrest man at El Cerrito BART station for weapons, stolen property

A 51-year-old San Pablo man was arrested on weapons violations Saturday night at the El Cerrito Plaza BART station. Moishe…

4 years ago

County says youth, essential workers driving elevated Covid-19 cases

Contra Costa County health officials are working to address elevated Covid-19 case rates in several communities, with more testing and…

4 years ago

El Cerrito extends deadline for City Council nominations

The deadline for filing nomination documents for the El Cerrito City Council in November's election has been extended to Wednesday…

4 years ago

El Cerrito High School locks found cut for field, court access

The El Cerrito Police Department advises the public to remember the fields at El Cerrito High School are off-limits during…

4 years ago

El Cerrito cancels July 4 festival amid Covid-19 concern, budget shortfall

The largest event of the year in El Cerrito, the annual Fourth of July/worldOne Festival at Cerrito Vista Park, has…

4 years ago

El Cerrito resident fatally shoots burglary suspect

An El Cerrito resident fatally shot a suspected burglar apparently trying to break in to a home on Cutting Boulevard…

4 years ago

Estuary coalition works to reduce East Bay urban pollution runoff into SF Bay

The San Francisco Estuary Partnership is working on a project this year to reduce how much polluted water flows into the…

4 years ago

PG&E announces planned Saturday shutoff for Contra Costa County

About 48,000 PG&E customers -- meaning more than 120,000 people in all -- will lose power in Contra Costa County…

5 years ago

Five schools close Thursday in Contra Costa County hills

PG&E's Public Safety Power Shutoff has prompted four East Bay elementary schools and one high school to close on Thursday,…

5 years ago

El Cerrito celebrates local band legends of Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival, the band that displaced the Beatles from the top of the charts, is being celebrated with events…

5 years ago

Five-city power outage strikes 40,000 customers, Downtown Berkeley BART, traffic signals

Traffic signals are not functioning and the downtown Berkeley BART station is closed during a major outage Sunday morning has…

5 years ago

El Cerrito City Council repeals just cause eviction ordinance

El Cerrito has repealed it just cause eviction ordinance less than two months after it was enacted as part of…

5 years ago

Sale preserves cinematic future for Cerrito Theater

The Cerrito Theater, a popular restored 1937 Art Deco theater in the heart of El Cerrito, will be sold to…

6 years ago

Fitbit workers charged with trade secret posession

Six current and former employees of the Fitbit Inc. fitness tracker company are due to appear before a U.S. magistrate…

6 years ago

Replica grenades prompt evacuation

The discovery of what appeared to be three military hand grenades prompted the evacuation of five homes in El Cerrito.

6 years ago

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