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🌱 Patch AM: Why El Cerrito is backing away from Flock license plate cameras.
Coming up: The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde on the El Cerrito Patch calendar
Good morning El Cerrito! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why El Cerrito is backing away from Flock license plate cameras.
Also on today's calendar: The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde and 9 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Kevin B.!
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Fog in the a.m., then breezy, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 76, low: 57.
- Friday: Fog to sun, with a high of 70 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Judge dismisses constitutional challenge to San Jose license plate readers (eastbaytimes.com) — El Cerrito is cited among several Bay Area communities that have dropped or sharply restricted their use of Flock license plate cameras, even as a judge just upheld San Jose's broad ALPR program against a constitutional challenge. The ruling highlights a growing split between cities embracing these systems for crime-fighting and others, like El Cerrito, that are pulling back over privacy and potential abuse concerns. 
📸 Around El Cerrito
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🗓 Upcoming Events in El Cerrito
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★ Featured events ★
- The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
7:30 pm - El Cerrito Free Folk Festival →
El Cerrito Community Center, 7007 Moeser Ln, El Cerrito
12:00 pm - The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
Live Oak Theater,
7:30 pm - The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
2:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
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Other local events
- El Cerrito City Council Candidate Forum →
Veterans Memorial Association, 6401 Stockton Ave, El Cerrito
5:30 pm - Live Music With Silver City (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area) →
Kensington Circus Pub, 389 Colusa Ave, Kensington
8:00 pm - Live Music with Clifton Street Regulars (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area) →
Kensington Circus Pub, 389 Colusa Ave, Kensington
8:00 pm - Live Music with South Fork of the River (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area) →
Kensington Circus Pub, 389 Colusa Ave, Kensington
8:00 pm - Live Music with West Coast Sidecar (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area) →
Kensington Circus Pub, 389 Colusa Ave, Kensington
8:00 pm - Live Music With Good Emotions (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area) →
Kensington Circus Pub, 389 Colusa Ave, Kensington
8:00 pm - Live Music With Sunny Rah Rah (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area) →
Kensington Circus Pub, 389 Colusa Ave, Kensington
8:00 pm - Live Music With Beatles Thingy (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area) →
Kensington Circus Pub, 389 Colusa Ave, Kensington
7:30 pm
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Friday October 23
Saturday October 24
Sunday October 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Yesterday evening Sunday 10.
04.26 about 5:00 PM, my partner and I witnessed a car perhaps trying to do a U turn at San Pablo Avenue and Cutting Blvd. The driver, I believe didn… (Nextdoor El Cerrito del Norte (Inner))
- Crossroads Trading posted a job opening for Security Associate / Customer Service Greeter in Berkeley. Apply here.
- Ametek posted a job opening for CNC Machinist in San Pablo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near El Cerrito here.
🗞 Nearby News
Richmond
- It's Pinole mayor vs. Richmond education equity advocate in Contra Costa College board race (richmondside.org)
- I Love Richmond. To Afford the Life I Want, I Think I Have to Leave (ccpulse.org)
- Air District fines Gold Bond $188,500 over dust from Richmond wallboard plant (grandviewindependent.com)
Berkeley
- A UC Berkeley undergraduate's research leads to an astronomical first (berkeley.edu)
Alameda
- Police Arrest Robbery Suspect Weeks After Shootout At Oakland Store (patch.com)
Ok El Cerrito! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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