The training teaches police officers how best to respond to worst-case shooting scenarios when they can't wait for the arrival of specially trained SWAT teams.
Harding Elementary School is hosting its third annual ReCycle bike festival on May 11.
Waggoner's work will be on display through May 31, with an artist's reception planned for April 6.
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Compost will be available on a first come, first served basis at the El Cerrito Recycling Center.
The former El Cerrito High School and Kensington Elementary School student made the news this week as one of the consultants who will advise Washington officials about regulating the state's legal marijuana industry.
A new policy by CVS Pharmacy says employees must provide information about their weight, body fat composition and other personal health details or pay a fine.
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The El Cerrito Police Blotter for March 15-18 also includes two cases of battery on a police officer, two home burglaries, multiple car break-ins, a stolen vehicle with foot chase and arrest, and a "bicycling while intoxicated" arrest.
Come to Playland-Not-at-the-Beach on Thursday, March 21 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the Relay For Life of El Cerrito’s Kick-Off Party.
Native Justin Tipping will show "NANI," a Student Academy award-winning film he wrote and directed, in El Cerrito on March 29 as a benefit event for the El Cerrito High School Archiving Project scholarship fund.
The joint powers authority ovesees workers' compensation and health and safety services for 20,000 employees in 21 school agencies.
A Subaru plowed into the glass front of the Fairmount Podriatry Group office on Fairmount Avenue across the street from Fatapple's restaurant in El Cerrito Monday afternoon. No injuries were reported.
The victim in the March 14 shooting was a 34-year-old San Pablo man, according to the county coroner's office
The juveniles were linked to earlier robberies, police say. The El Cerrito Police Blotter for March 11-14 also includes two muggings, a jewelry store burglary, a hate crime involving graffiti and a speed contest on San Pablo Avenue.
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Next week, Monday through Friday, bikes will be allowed on all trains all day at all stations
Weekend action is part of a safety push in advance of the St. Patrick's Day holiday.
The shooting took place about 6:22 p.m.