El Cerrito News

Police are looking for a man they say is responsible for a Saturday morning shooting and is considered armed and dangerous.

El Cerrito police police today, Tuesday, released descriptions of three men who robbed a resident at gunpoint next to his home Friday.

Families can find a wealth of summer fun and learning opportunities for young and old alike in online guides from the West Contra Costa school district, the City of El Cerrito and the Kensington Community Council.

The next time you're on the platform at the del Norte BART station in El Cerrito, you may notice some unusual posters mixed in with the usual advertisements.

Steel-gray morning skies gave way to a brilliant afternoon sun and both bowed out to make way for a spectacular Sunday evening fireworks display that properly celebrated the 75th birthday of the Golden Gate Bridge, arguably the most iconic structure in all of California.

Among special events marking Memorial Day on Monday will be a dedication ceremony by the El Cerrito Garden Club and the Richmond Museum of History of a Blue Star Marker at the SS Red Oak Victory in Richmond.

Three males with guns robbed an El Cerrito resident in the 1300 block of Contra Costa Drive, near Buckingham Drive, on Friday afternoon, according a report in the Arlington Neighbors email list that was confirmed by El Cerrito police.

Three days after the Japanese surrender ended World War II, the destroyer USS Davison dropped anchor just off Yokosuka.

BART is considering adding an hour of service on weekdays to the Daly City-Richmond line, meaning direct service between El Cerrito and San Francisco would continue until 8 p.m. The extended hours are included in the budget proposal for BART's 2013 fiscal year beginning July 1, according to BART spokesman Jim Allison.

If you go to theA Shadi Historical Room A at El Cerrito City Hall and turn to the now yellowed front page of the weeklyA El Cerrito Journal A for today, May 26, in 1949, you can find a snapshot of our community in its post-war growth years.

The City of El Cerrito is auctioning off an electricA guitar autographed by all the members of the classic rock band Foreigner to help buy instruments for the school-band programs in the city's three elementary schools.

There's no doubt that most of us find kittens to be adorable. Equally true is that they also grow up to become cats.

Your donations of canned and other nonperishable food can go a long way to feeding the needy in Contra Costa and Solano counties while helping a Boy Scout earn his Eagle Scout rank.

If you'd like a taste of police training - such as instruction in police bike patrol, firearms or vehicle operation - you might get a chance at the new " Citizen Police Academy " in El Cerrito.

We're happy to note that Dave Weinstein - a resident author, lecturer for the El Cerrito Historical Society and occasional contributor to El Cerrito Patch - will give an illustrated presentation tonight, Thursday, at the El Cerrito Library: " Gambling Halls to City of Homes.

A Richmond woman with her 11-month-old son in a stroller was arrested for investigation of robbery and other charges after she allegedly brandished a knife at employees of a business at El Cerrito Plaza who tried to detain her for theft, El Cerrito police said Tuesday.

The halls where many El Cerritans spent their middle-school years will soon come crashing down, school district officials say.

Few local clothing stores can match the longevity of Foley & Bonny , the retailer of quality men's and women's clothing in El Cerrito Plaza.

El Cerrito police have nabbed a man suspected of robbing a store at knife-point after connecting him to a similar incident last month.

About 1,100 West Contra Costa school district students and their families assembled Monday night for a rite of passage signifying that the task of learning English is behind them.