The votes are in, and the comments and reviews have been weighed in Patch's "Best Sandwich" poll. Though there were clearly more than one deserving choice – the evident favorite of the public palate is The Junket. Congratulations!
A special thanks to El Cerrito High senior Roschelle Hood for sending us this photo of El Cerrito's wild turkeys on campus Thursday morning. They may have hoped to remedy stereotypes about bird-brained species.
This contest features a photo of something delicious from a restaurant, cafe or other business serving food in El Cerrito or Kensington. Be first to provide the item's name and where it's sold in the article's comments section to win a prize.
Two of the five most popular articles on El Cerrito Patch recently were about the proposed parcel tax for clean water. Also popular were mountain lion sightings and the retirement of TV journalist and erstwhile El Cerritan Belva Davis.
Every report of a mountain lion in or near El Cerrito naturally provokes some level of public alarm, as did the one on Tuesday. It also triggers reader reaction, including our "Comment of the Week."
Belva Davis, whose family chose El Cerrito to buy their first home after migrating to California, spent nearly 50 years as a reporter and commentator for KPIX, KRON and KQED.
Please cast your vote in our reader poll on Contra Costa County's mail-ballot "2012 Community Clean Water Initiative," which would add a parcel fee for local government efforts to reduce pollution in the Bay and creeks.
Is it the ever popular Thin Mint or the newest cookie the Savannah Smiles, a lemon wedge cookie dusted with powdered sugar?
Can you identify where this body of water can be found? Be the first to put the answer in the comments section below the article to win a prize.
![[We Have a Winner] Mystery Photo: Know This Waterway's Whereabouts?](https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/1011501/2012/02/raw/59db085915d39e7ca72e75573cbd9ef4.jpg)
The Bay Bridge reopened around 8 p.m. Sunday (much earlier than the Tuesday morning forecast). Bridge officials thanked the good weather.
Early finish to construction work saves money for Caltrans.
The Bay Bridge reopened around 8 p.m. Sunday (much earlier than the Tuesday morning forecast). Bridge officials thanked the good weather.
Our Comment of the Week comes from Clare McCormick, who reports why a Harding Elementary School third-grader refused her friends' pleas not to cut her hair.
Contra Costa County's LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission) is seeking to fill regular and alternate seats on the seven-member body that manages government boundaries and strives to preserves agricultural and open spaces.
This contest features a photo of something delicious from a restaurant, cafe or other business serving food in El Cerrito or Kensington. Be first to provide the item's name and where it's sold in the article's comments section to win a prize.
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There are several ways to go out and celebrate Valentine's Day in El Cerrito and Kensington the next few days. Here's a sampling.
El Cerrito and Kensington libraries are each hosting story times for kids with Valentine’s themes, and the latter is also having a Valentine-making party.
A snapshot of the most popular recent articles on Patch shows El Cerrito's backyard farm animals receiving the most attention, followed by the swarm of police cars that converged on a crash next to Sizzler early Sunday.
After an uncertain season start, the El Cerrito High basketball team has caught fire, beating Pinole Valley 81-77 Friday night in their 10th consecutive win.
