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At our February 21, 2023 meeting, the El Cerrito City Council directed staff to proceed with plans to possibly build a new public library at the Transit Oriented Development planed at the El Cerrito Plaza BART station. This is great progress!
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The passing of former-Mayor and Councilmember Janet Abelson has been a big deal for our town.
The event at the El Cerrito Community Center on February 25, brought together a full house of regional leaders and public admirers to celebrate her 23 years as a public servant here.
Mayor Abelson was an inspiration in the ways she made our city better and spurred others to public service.
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Please join the campaign against hate by putting an “El Cerrito Stands United Against Hate” poster visibly in your window. Let everyone see! Posters can be picked up in the entry of City Hall. I can also deliver a sign to you if you contact me at: pfadelli@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us
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It’s great that we’ve reached our fundraising goal for the July 4th Festival. Thanks to our generous local sponsors and donors, El Cerrito can hopefully celebrate again this year.
Good news too, in this frugal time for our city, is that we will be saving more than $55,000 from our General Fund.
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We are seeking proud sponsorship partners for the July 4th event and will provide corporate branding opportunities for those who contribute at specific contribution levels. If you’re a local business or retailer who cares about this community, please consider reaching out to your customers in this pro-community way by sponsoring a very visible event that has defined El Cerrito over the past couple decades. Your investment will be felt and cherished by thousands of grateful local residents and neighbors who look forward to this event each summer.
Can you help? Or can you recommend someone who will?
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What a year it’s been!
It’s included a range of problems resulting from Covid-19 and its economic and social impacts; the constant threat of wildfires in the East Bay hills; racial tensions and debates on police accountability; an unstable economy; and El Cerrito making the top ten list of the State Auditor’s financially troubled cities in California. We were in a bad financial place in El Cerrito last January. We ended up better — but we still have a long way to go.
When I was sworn in a year ago, I presented my 5 top priorities for 2021 that I would focus on. Some progress has been made. Let me give a brief update on the goals I mentioned:
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