Borris Batanov May 18, 2013 at 09:16 am
City of El Cerrito has decided to spend tens of thousands of dollars on July 4th celebrations,…Read More rather than hire any new police officers, despite the fact that the Bay Area and El Cerrito in particular is experiencing a major rise in crime, far above the national average: http://www.contracostatimes.com/crime-courts/ci_23209963/bay-area-police-departments-report-big-jump-burglary
G.C. May 18, 2013 at 08:56 am
This is great news.
The article also reports a decrease in suspensions and expulsions. I hope…Read More this decrease is the result of better behavior on the part of our students and not the decision to allow disruptive students to remain on campus.
Such students create an environment less conducive to learning, more akin to baby sitting, and also a less safe environment for both their peers and our teachers.
In fact, such a policy shift could possibly contribute to the truancy problem, that the message from the WCCUSD is that school is place to have fun, come and go as you please, and not work. I hope that isn't what is happening.
shirley kirsten May 18, 2013 at 05:11 am
You tube does the same.. makes changes that are eternally hard to adapt to...in the name of…Read More perpetual innovation.
Jill Binker May 18, 2013 at 05:08 am
LOL, yes, this place deeply buried under bazillions of items IS the place to submit and read…Read More comments -- rather than the clear and helpful design of being immediately below the article.
Yes, it's great to see important pieces of the educational system reinstated. Notice, it's because we passed the tax increase that there's money for it.
Libi Uremovic May 18, 2013 at 08:38 am
plus cali adds something to their gas that is suppose to make it burn 'cleaner' - but i found that…Read More it makes the fuel burn about 30% faster.....
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All Boards » gretchen davidson May 16, 2013 at 02:50 pm
Was that what i heard in the middle of the night on Wednesday? I thought i was dreaming. It sounded…Read More like some sort of loudspeaker.
Robin M. Blind May 15, 2013 at 09:16 pm
Gee...are you SURE that alarm IS coming from Portola Middle School? Um...I suppose that you ARE…Read More sure! Yes...it IS turbo-annoying but I had assumed that it was some stupid car alarm.
Rita Wilson April 7, 2013 at 09:51 pm
A neighbor of mine on Colusa tried to give him food when he was on Colusa, but he refused, so I…Read More never tried. Dorothy, is that the shelter near the Berkeley Historical Society/Veteran's Building? Perhaps he would need a ride to it. Perhaps he's concerned about leaving his things there if he can't be there during the day. I'm afraid I don't know enough about it.
Dorothy Coakley March 27, 2013 at 04:36 pm
I did mention that I'm donating 10% of my royalties for "Midnight" to the EC's Open Space…Read More fund, didn't I?
I'm a Down-home Ten Percenter.
Dorothy Coakley March 27, 2013 at 04:31 pm
Lucy, I like the idea in principal, but in reality I think it would just give ECPD more work to do.…Read More "People hanging out" doesn't necessarily translate to a friendly,fun-filled, folksy kind of environment. It *can* mean quite the reverse.
"Midnight On the Ohlone" sounds like a new recording. Something like "I left my little babeeeeee, down by the tracks....and now I want her back....she's a needle in the haaaaaaay staaaaack...'
Arhoolie awaits.
Lucy March 27, 2013 at 12:58 pm
What a great idea for pocket parks!!! I am all for them. Instead of spening a big amount on one…Read More (which we don't have space anyway), I would like to see many mini parks of $20,000 along the Bart tracks. With more visibility and people hanging out, it would make Bart paths safer too, especially the one around fairmont park. Really mini pocket parks just needs some play structures, benches and tables there.
El Cerrito Invited to 'Move Forward' With St. Jerome School
The event kicks off at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, May 19th in the school yard located at 320 San Carlos Avenue, El Cerrito.
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