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Now that El Cerrito has gotten through a tough budget year and we’ve hopefully seen progress on COVID-19, it’s time to finally turn our attention to the center and heart of our community — San Pablo Avenue — and begin assisting and enhancing our businesses and developments so we can improve our city and our long-term financial sustainability.
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Last year, I said that when we get to passing a budget for the new Fiscal Year — I probably won’t have any friends left. Well, this is that time — when no one is completely happy.
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Now that Governor Newsom has opened up the state from COVID-19 restrictions, I want to get back to scheduling regular monthly hours, so El Cerritans can drop by or schedule time to meet with me.
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I voted against the motion to cut library hours at the June 1 Council meeting. I was very upset by the vote, and would support re-establishing the cut library hours from the budget. The financial situation in El Cerrito has presented many difficult decisions for Council members and staff. In order to get to financial […]
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(from May 4 City Council Meeting) Well, we have an adventure ahead of us! It will be a BIG adventure – but I believe it will be a good long term positive for El Cerrito and our residents. A defining time for our city. Make no mistake – there are a lot of hurdles and […]
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A lot of good things are happening up and down San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito and around our two BART stations. The future would seem to look bright. But Covid-19 aside, the last couple of years have been especially tough financially for El Cerrito and other East Bay cities. In 2019, Oakland, Richmond and […]
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