Letter: Broken Street Lights Dangerous, City Should Fix

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To the Editor:

Has anyone else noticed that there are up to four burned street lights at the corner of San Pablo and Lincoln Street? Not one but four. This is a serious situation as there are many pedestrians crossing in this area. I nearly missed hitting someone whose clothing was dark enough to not be visible in the dark.

Dark streets also can hide and invites other types of crimes. We do not want unsafe streets in El Cerrito.

I worry that there are a lot of lights that are out in El Cerrito. In front of our house the light was out for more than a year.  It seems that the multiple calls and messages to City Hall were just like the bucket being passed from one department to the next.

If you see a light that is out in your street, call or write to The City; let’s see how many people complain.

Antonio Wong
El Cerrito