Sheriff's deputies searched the building Monday morning for anything suspicious and then allowed it to be reoccupied after nothing was found.
It's baseball time again for the longstanding El Cerrito Youth Baseball league. Tryouts were held Saturday and Sunday. We'd like to thank Lisa Tsering for her photo of the Pinto division (ages 7-8) tryouts at Cerrito Vista Park.
The El Cerrito Police Blotter for Jan. 7-10 includes an armed robbery of a business, three more stolen Hondas, and arrests for alleged indecent exposure, stealing a Starbucks tip jar, felons in possession of firearms, and DUI on a bicycle.
Reader Kevin Proctor sent us these iPhone photos of what looks exactly like a coyote perched on a rock Thursday next to Moeser Lane where the annual Shadi Holiday Display goes up every December. He said it's a coyote, and it looks like one to us.
The El Cerrito police blotter for Jan. 4—6 also includes two residential burglaries and three domestic batteries.
We're not sure what this is, but we do know where it is. If you are first to tell us in the comments below where it can be found in Berkeley, you'll win a prize.
Being kept behind a chain-link fence and colored blue and purple doesn't keep this creature from waving and smiling. If you are first to tell us in the comments below where it can be found in Albany, you'll win a prize.
Grazzy Burgers on San Pablo Avenue in Albany near the El Cerrito border will feature grass-fed beef, bison and more than 200 beers.
Appearances notwithstanding, this sign was not photographed in Los Angeles. If you are first to tell us in the comments below where it can be found in El Cerrito or Kensington, you'll win a prize.
El Cerrito residents can leave Christmas trees next to green waste bins on pick-up days until Jan. 18, the city says. Trees must be unflocked and without decorations. The hauling company prefers they be cut and placed in the bins if possible.
The El Cerrito Police Blotter for Dec. 31-Jan. 3 includes three Hondas stolen, 2 stolen Hondas recovered, a home break-in through an unlocked window, an arrest at Safeway for alleged shoplifting and a road rage incident with a baseball bat.
In two years, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has collected $800 in fines for illegal residential wood burning.
You can help the El Cerrito High bands buy new instruments, while at the same time enjoying their music, joining a performance and even directing the Gauchos Marching Band during a 12-hour "Play-a-Thon" fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 5.
The El Cerrito Police Blotter for Dec. 25-30 includes the Christmas Day arrest of an city resident who allegedly grabbed his girlfriend by the throat and threw her to the ground, two home burglaries, and two 1994 vehicles stolen.
Even as it pours cash into Richmond, the oil company is encountering push back in city hall as it seeks to rebuild a damaged crude unit.
These photos by Stefan Klocek show that a misty morning at El Cerrito's Hillside Nature Area can be a world of enchantment conducive to reverie.
El Cerrito's representative in the House called the deal a "solid agreement that paves the way for important, although, difficult decisions in the next few months ahead."
In two years, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has collected $800 in fines for illegal residential wood burning.
Metro will offer free rides from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. The Automobile Club of Southern California will also offer free Tipsy Tow service for intoxicated motorists until Wednesday.
The El Cerrito Police Blotter for Dec. 14-16 lists minor injuries for an elderly driver who crashed at El Cerrito Plaza and a man stabbed by an ice pick in a dispute, plus three home burglaries, two stolen cars and recovery of four stolen vehicles.
