🌱 Patch AM: Can El Cerrito’s unbeaten Gauchos keep their shutout streak alive?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can El Cerrito’s unbeaten Gauchos keep their shutout streak alive?
• How new ICE-free rules will affect El Cerrito school campuses

Also on today's calendar: A Community Christmas Eve Service! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 61 and low of 54 degrees.
• Monday: Rain; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 61, low: 53.
• Tuesday: Cloudy, showers around; windy, with a high of 61 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Soccer Recap: Make It Three in a Row for El Cerrito (maxpreps.com) — El Cerrito High’s boys soccer team stayed unbeaten with a 3–0 shutout of Albany, capping a three-game run where they’ve allowed just one goal. The Gauchos are now 5-0-1 and heavily favored in state rankings, with their next test coming against Livermore on January 6, 2026.
   

• ICE agents banned from using West Contra Costa schools, Pinole city property (mercurynews.com) — New rules from the West Contra Costa school board now bar ICE from using any district property, including campuses in El Cerrito, as staging grounds for immigration operations. Alongside a similar move by Pinole, the policy aims to reassure immigrant families, strengthen trust with local government, and align with broader Bay Area sanctuary-style protections amid concerns about large-scale federal enforcement actions.
   

📸 Around El Cerrito

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🗓 Upcoming Events in El Cerrito

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 24

• A Community Christmas Eve Service!
  The Church On the Corner, 1319 Solano Ave, Albany
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Live Music with The Rough Edges (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area)
  Kensington Circus Pub , 389 Colusa Ave , Kensington
  8:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Read to a Dog
  El Cerrito Library , 6510 Stockton Avenue , El Cerrito
  5:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Live Music with Flowers for Angela (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area)
  Kensington Circus Pub , 389 Colusa Ave , Kensington
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Live Music With Andrew Potter Band (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area)
  Kensington Circus Pub , 389 Colusa Ave , Kensington
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Live Music with Beatles Thingy (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area)
  Kensington Circus Pub , 389 Colusa Ave , Kensington
  7:30 pm

Friday January 2

• Live Music with Rocky Michaels (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area)
  Kensington Circus Pub , 389 Colusa Ave , Kensington
  8:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Live Music with Blue Alley Cats (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area)
  Kensington Circus Pub , 389 Colusa Ave , Kensington
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Polly Genius (PJ Harvey) x Conspiracy of Beards (Leonard Cohen) x Trillian Welch (Gillian Welch)
  Ivy Room , 860 San Pablo Ave , Albany
  5:00 pm

Monday December 22

• StoryWalkÂŽ with Dougherty Station and San Ramon Libraries
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
• Homework Help
  San Pablo Library , 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D , San Pablo
  3:00 pm
• After School Meals
  San Pablo Library , 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D , San Pablo
  3:00 pm
• Dungeons & DragonsÂŽ
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost Dog - Grey Shihzu Pomeranian, 16 yrs old, Last seen around Madera ct and madera circle.
  Goes by Snickers. Please reach out if you seen him anywhere 925.324.3363 (Nextdoor El Cerrito del Norte (Outer S))
• 👀 Searching for Roxy‼️
  Have you seen her? The stray dog I named Roxy was last spotted near King Elementary School on 41st in Richmond. Winter has arrived, and she needs to… (Nextdoor El Cerrito del Norte (Inner))

• Walgreens posted a job opening for Shift Lead in El Cerrito. Apply here.
• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for American Airlines Gate Agent in Albany. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near El Cerrito here.

🗞 Nearby News

Richmond

• Richmond student enters city council race, cites youth as strength (grandviewindependent.com)
• Richmond police say no charges will be filed in fatal November shooting (grandviewindependent.com)
• WCCUSD business chief's retirement announced on heels of no-confidence vote (richmondside.org)

Berkeley

• How a UC Berkeley group project sparked two decades of TV hits (berkeley.edu)

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