Given the potential life or death stakes, it's not surprising that our reader poll on whether police should enforce the helmet law drew numerous heartfelt responses, including our Comment of the Week.
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.
We invite business owners to claim listings in Patch Places (http://elcerrito.patch.com/places) to promote their businesses and connect with community members.
The beating of an 81-year-old El Cerrito woman topped the recent news drawing reader attention on Patch, followed by the city's new line-up of Democrat representatives and a complaint about the Recycling Center.
A peppery and thought-provoking range of perspectives, including our Comment of the Week, was sparked by a guest column from a resident unhappy with being a neighbor of the El Cerrito Recycling Center.
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.
The cracked gas main the El Cerrito hills tops our most recent ranking of the most popular articles on Patch, followed by the settlement paid to an El Cerrito woman hit by Berkeley police car. Also listed are most popular events listings.
A blog post by Todd Groves on the new math initiative at Portola Middle School elicited a spirited discussion and debate with dozens of comments, including our Comment of the Week.
El Cerrito police arrests on Jan. 5 and 10, 2012
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Our Comment of Week is taken from one of the more lively debates on El Cerrito Patch this past week – the responses to our poll on whether to allow anonymous reader comments.
El Cerrito police log, Jan. 2 – Jan. 7
Front page news in the El Cerrito Journal on this date, Jan. 13, in 1949 included police warnings on teen pinball, paving of Ashbury Avenue and growing excitement over the impending visit of the "Great Snozolo."
JwilThaRealest (aka Jessie Lee Wilson Jr., 16) has a new ode with a modern beat for the El Cerrito High basketball team.
Our "Where Can You This?" contest features a photograph 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 to win a prize!
Recent corrections and clarifications in El Cerrito Patch.
Readers again favored school-related articles in our most recent list of the most popular reads, followed by our panoramic view of San Francisco's holiday skyline and the return of our Who's Who column. Also listed are announcements and event listings.
Few parent worries rival the safety of their children at school. Our selection of the Comment of the Week found several worthwhile candidates in a recent article that prompted extended comments on the safety of West Contra Costa public schools.
The West Contra Costa Unified School District has adopted new requirements for verifying residency for enrolling students. Also changed is the age-5 birthday for kindergarten eligibility: Kids must be 5 by Nov. 1.
An eagerly anticipated visit by screen and radio star Jimmy Durante was front-page, banner-headline news for the El Cerrito Journal this week in 1949. Also big was a milk truck bursting into flames.
