City administrative offices will be closed in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.

The Design Review Board meets in the Council Chambers at City Hall on the 1st Wednesday of each month. Click on the link to the right for more information about the Board.

The El Cerrito Recreation Department Office at the Community Center and City Hall are open for business as follows:
•Monday, Wednesday, and alternate Fridays: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
•Tuesday and Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
•Closed every other Friday and major holidays

The Urban Forest Committee meets in the Hillside Room on the 2nd floor of City Hall on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 pm. Click on the link to the right for more information about the Urban Forest Committee.

Regular meeting agendas are typically available at least 3 days prior to the meeting. An icon will appear in the lower right corner of this page when the agenda for this meeting is available for download.

The Friends of the Cerrito Theater and Rialto Cinemas Cerrito present a screening of "Raiders of the Lost Ark," a movie of glorious imagination and breakneck speed that grabs you in the first shot, hurtles you through a series of incredible adventures, and deposits you back in reality two hours later. Moviegoers are strongly urged to buy advance tickets at the Rialto box office or online, as many shows sell out. Arriving early is a good idea, in order to choose your seat and also order food and wine or beer.

Compost Giveaway: Free compost made from your yard waste and food scraps. El Cerrito residents and businesses ONLY. Bring proof of residency and containers for take home. Limit 5 cubic feet per household. Available while supplies last. A shovel is available; however, you may want to bring one of your own. Questions? Contact City staff at 510.215.4350.

Our 6-week, 8 session program is designed to help our community members understand our department’s functions, capabilities, and limitations. This course helps to increase the level of trust, respect, and sense of understanding and awareness between the department and the community we serve. Participants will be presented with a variety of topics, including; patrol operations, communications, evidence collection, hiring and recruitment, traffic, laws of arrest, search and seizure, use of force, investigations, crime analysis, police procedures, ethical issues, and many others. We will also be going on two field trips. Overall, it is really fun and we would love for you to participate. The session starts September 19, 2018.

The El Cerrito City Hall Gallery Space currently features "Nostalgic Stretch," acrylics and mixed medium artworks by Joy Cai. The show runs through September 20.

The El Cerrito Recreation Department Office at the Community Center and City Hall are open for business as follows:
•Monday, Wednesday, and alternate Fridays: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
•Tuesday and Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
•Closed every other Friday and major holidays

A Red Flag Warning has been issued for the East Bay Hills including the Kensington today through 5:00 PM tomorrow night (9/25/18). This warning is due to predicted gusty offshore winds up to 35 mph tonight into the late morning with low humidity (5%-15%) and poor recovery during the night. Daytime humidity for Tuesday predicted to be high single digits to low teens.

The next Regular Meeting of the Park and Recreation Commission will be on Wednesday, October 24, 2018.

The Parks and Recreation Commission meets at City Hall on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm. Click on the link to the right for more information about the Parks and Recreation Commission.

Regular meeting agendas are typically available at least 3 days prior to the meeting. An icon will appear in the lower right corner of this page when the agenda for this meeting is available for download.

The Economic Development Committee meets on the 4th Thursday of the month at the El Cerrito City Hall in the Hillside (upstairs) Conference room. Click on the "Download Agenda" button to view the agenda.