El Cerrito's Week: Car Crashes, Cannabis Consulting, BART Fatality ID, Inexpensive Homes

These were among the most-read stories by El Cerrito Patch viewers this past week:

Car Crashes into Podiatry Office on Fairmount

A Subaru plowed into the glass front of the Fairmount Podriatry Group office on Fairmount Avenue across the street from Fatapple's restaurant in El Cerrito Monday afternoon. No injuries were reported.

Man Fatally Shot at Richmond BART Station Identified

The victim in the March 14 shooting was a 34-year-old San Pablo man, according to the county coroner's office.

Motorcycle vs. Car in Accident Sunday

Patch reader Steve Crawford sent in a photo following a motorcycle vs. auto accident the morning of Sunday, March 17, at Carlson Boulevard and San Jose Avenue in the Richmond Annex area.

Steven Davenport: From ECHS to Cannabis Consultant

The former El Cerrito High School and Kensington Elementary School student made the news this week as one of the consultants who will advise Washington officials about regulating the state's legal marijuana industry.

What's the Least Expensive Home for Sale in El Cerrito?

With home prices rising quickly, it might be difficult to find a real estate bargain these days. Here's one possibility in El Cerrito.

Local Director, Writer Wraps Up World-Wide Film Screening Tour in El Cerrito

Native Justin Tipping will show "NANI," a Student Academy award-winning film he wrote and directed, in El Cerrito on March 29 as a benefit event for the El Cerrito High School Archiving Project scholarship fund.

And the week's most popular blog: The Suzuki Piano Method: pros and cons by Shirley Kirsten.

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