Directory of El Cerrito Resources

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El Cerrito is located just across the bay from San Francisco, and the hilly areas of El Cerrito provide spectacular views of its famous neighbor. El Cerrito is a well-educated community, with 70 percent of people 25 and over having attended college.

The city was formerly called Rust, after one of its founders. In 1917, it was incorporated, and the named changed to El Cerrito, which is Spanish for "Little Hill".

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Resources in This Category

• City of El Cerrito

  http://www.el-cerrito.org/
  News, job opportunities, community guide and history, related links, business information and directory, municipal code, and extensive recreation and parks information.

• East Bay Times: El Cerrito

  http://www.eastbaytimes.com/el-cerrito
  Local edition of the newspaper.

• El Cerrito Focus

  http://elcerritofocus.org/
  Local news site authored by UC Berkeley Graduate Journalism students. Offers both professionally written and user contributed content.

• El Cerrito Municipal Code

  https://www.municode.com/library/ca/el_cerrito/codes/code_of_ordinances
  Provides access to the general and permanent ordinances and building codes in a searchable, easy to read format.

• El Cerrito Patch News

  http://patch.com/california/elcerrito/
  Locally reported news and events. Includes both blogger and professional journalism. Operated by AOL.

• El Cerrito Wire

  https://www.facebook.com/elcerritowire
  Local news link board operated by local journalist Betty Buginas. Find posted by editor and the community.

• Friends of El Cerrito Trees

  http://www.ectrees.org/
  Community group interested in tree planting, care, maintenance, protection and preservation.

• San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan

  http://www.el-cerrito.org/index.aspx?NID=396
  Documents City of El Cerrito and Richmond's San Pablo Avenue Redevelopment Plans. Find meeting dates and proposals.

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