🌱 Patch AM: How El Cerrito football rose from sanctions to state champions

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In today's newsletter:

• How El Cerrito football rose from sanctions to state champions

Also on today's calendar: Pet Pictures with Santa and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A brief morning shower or two, with a high of 60 and low of 48 degrees.
• Thursday: Fog in the morning; some sun, temps: high: 56, low: 52.
• Friday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., with a high of 57 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How El Cerrito football emerged from a program in crisis to state champion (sfchronicle.com) — El Cerrito High’s football team just capped a remarkable turnaround by winning the CIF Division 4-A state championship, finishing 13-2 after last year’s sanctions and forfeits. With a tiny roster, new head coach Tim Johnson, and breakout stars like Gary Youngblood and DeJuan Compter Jr., the Gauchos rebuilt their culture and powered into the Chronicle’s final Top 10 rankings.
   

📸 Around El Cerrito

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🗓 Upcoming Events in El Cerrito

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Pet Pictures with Santa
  400 Colusa Ave, Kensington
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• El Cerrito Gauchos vs Hercules Titans
  El Cerrito High School , 540 Ashbury Ave , El Cerrito
  4:00 pm
• Live Music With Hydra-Matic Drive Bluegrass Band (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area)
  Kensington Circus Pub , 389 Colusa Ave , Kensington
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Meditation in the Park
  Arlington Park & Clubhouse , 1120 Arlington Blvd , El Cerrito
  10:00 am
• Live Music with The Rough Edges (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area)
  Kensington Circus Pub , 389 Colusa Ave , Kensington
  8:00 pm

Monday December 22

• (Dec 22 - Dec 26) Winter Math Camp for Kids ages 6-16
  Kehilla Community Synagogue , 1300 Grand Ave , Piedmont
  9:00 am

Tuesday December 23

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

Wednesday December 24

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• TecHub: Tech Exchange @ the Library
  San Pablo Library , 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D , San Pablo
  10:00 am
• Storytime for Littles
  San Pablo Library , 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D , San Pablo
  10:30 am
• Baby Bounce
  Temescal Branch Library , 5205 Telegraph Avenue , Oakland
  11:45 am
• Art Therapy with the Library Wellness Team
  San Pablo Library , 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D , San Pablo
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ⚠️ Magnitude 3.06 earthquake reported
  Dec 16 - 5:53 AM PST: 2.99 magnitude aftershock occurred near San Ramon, CA. Dec 14 - 10:47 PM PST: 2.66 magnitude foreshock occurred near San Ramon… (Nextdoor )
• ⚠️ Magnitude 2.8 earthquake reported
  Dec 14 at 10:46 PM PST: 2.8 magnitude earthquake occurred near San Ramon, CA. 128 neighbors felt it. (Nextdoor )

• Kaiser Permanente posted a job opening for Senior Manager, Optical Laboratory - Manufacturing in Richmond. Apply here.
• Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. posted a job opening for Transportation Dispatcher in Richmond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near El Cerrito here.

🗞 Nearby News

Richmond

• Richmond city attorney is resigning (richmondside.org)
• Group behind Richmond Arts Corridor asks City Council for more time and money to put a plan together (richmondconfidential.org)
• Contra Costa County water bills rise to pay for drought-ready purification (richmondside.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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