BY ALEXIA UNDERWOOD //
The presidential candidates got up close and personal with an audience of 80 uncommitted voters on Tuesday night during their only town-hall style debate, but the audience at the Macaroni Grill bar in El Cerrito remained unmoved.
BY DANIEL MCGLYNN//
An ordinary Sunday night outside of the Cerrito Theater briefly turned into a mobile art gallery. The Art Car Festival rolled into town and made a planned stop in front of the theater in order to catch the premiere screening of Harrod Blank‘s film Automorphosis. Read the full story
BY FERNANDO GALLO//
The Gauchos took on the Alameda Hornets for their homecoming game on Oct. 10. See the action up close in this slideshow.
BY FERNANDO GALLO//
After a seesaw battle all night, El Cerrito High emerged victorious on a late touchdown for the second consecutive week, beating the Alameda Hornets 23-17 on Oct. 10.
After losing the lead in the fourth quarter, backup quarterback Isaac Goins connected with Kenneth Green for a 77-yard touchdown pass with less than five minutes remaining in the game. The long score put the Gauchos up 20-17. Kicker Jose Fuentes then put up a 49-yard field goal that barely cleared the crossbar and gave the Gauchos a 23-17 lead. Read the full story
BY ALEXIA UNDERWOOD //
In the last presidential debate of the 2008 election, both presidential candidates spent much of their time Wednesday night jockeying for the approval of middle-class Americans.
BY SWETA VOHRA //
In the past two years, statistics show that El Cerrito has put a significant dent in crime rates. The most significant reduction has been in larceny-theft crimes, which can include stealing personal property from unlocked cars or houses. Chief Scott Kirkland says this decrease in crime rates is due to “a myriad of factors.”
BY N’JERI EATON AND FERNANDO GALLO//
The Pittsburg Health Center will be offering free breast exams to uninsured women today from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is a part of a larger initiative by the Contra Costa Health Services department for National Breast Cancer Awareness month. Read the full story
El Cerrito Police Officer getting vaccinated
BY DANIEL MCGLYNN AND ALEXIA UNDERWOOD //
October 21, 2008// The Contra Costa Health Department will be administering flu shots today in El Cerrito. The clinic will take place at the Community Center, 7007 Moeser Lane from 1-3 p.m.
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