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El Cerrito's Week: Off the Grid Coming to El Cerrito, Same-Sex Marriage Allowed in California And More

Mobile Food Truck 'Market' Coming to El Cerrito: Off the Grid – the roaming mobile food market – is coming to El Cerrito. 

Nutrition Center Continues to Feed Children During the Summer: The West Contra Costa Unified School District Nutrition Center is still open for business and makes sure students don't go hungry during the summer break.  

US Supreme Court Allows Same-Sex Marriage in California, Overturns DOMA: The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday morning that the backers of California's same-sex marriage ban couldn't appeal a lower court decision allowing gay marriage in the state. The Supreme Court also ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act violated the Fifth Amendment and was unconstitutional. 

Celebrate the 4th as 'One World' at City's Official Independence Festival: The city and WorldOne radio invites the community to the 2013 July Fourth Festival from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 4. The fun actually kicks off on Wednesday, July 3, with the 15th annual WorldOne festival.  

BART's Unions Ask Gov. Brown to Stay the Strike: BART's union leaders on Friday morning asked Gov. Jerry Brown to use his powers and issue a 60-day cooling off period, possibly delaying a threatened strike for another two months.


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