El Cerrito

Dec
01

33 Revolutions in El Cerrito is Closing

Posted In: Community, El Cerrito, Good Eats
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33 Revolutions in El Cerrito is closing its doors.  They just couldn’t make it.  Another local gem… g o n e.  I have commented on them here in this blog, yelped them, and freqented them for their valuable wi-fi and tasty food.  It is a great place, shows true community.  The economy turned and that didn’t help.  It was too [...]
Sep
18

How Much Have Prices Dropped?

Posted In: Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, General Real Estate News, Local Market Statistics, Oakland, Richmond
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One of the biggest questions I get lately is “how much have prices goine down?”  This is pretty easy to answer.  If you look at the statistical date from the height of the market (2006 – 2007) and compare it to today’s numbers you will see that Richmond has taken the biggest hit, primarily because of foreclosures.  Because of the [...]
Jun
27

Fourth of July Happenings

Posted In: Berkeley, Community, El Cerrito, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Oakland
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EL CERRITO El Cerrito hosts the 11th Annual WorldOne Festival featuring live reggae, dub and world music. On Saturday from 10am to 6pm there is a family festival with games for children, food, arts and crafts as well as live entertainment on two stages, Circus Imagination will amaze young children with an interactive animal-free circus show and Carnival Rides.  This [...]
Jun
26

The Cerrito in El Cerrito and The Parkway in Oakland Expected to Reopen

Posted In: Community, El Cerrito, Oakland
A reader tuned me in to this article posted at SFGate on 6/18- looks like The Cerrito and Parkway will reopen! (06-18) 18:55 PDT — Beer, pizza and “Rocky Horror” drag shows are likely to light up the East Bay movie landscape once more, as two shuttered theaters approach resurrection. The Cerrito Theater in El Cerrito and its former sister theater, the [...]
Jun
04

Four Operators Want To Take Over Cerrito Speakeasy Theater

Posted In: Community, El Cerrito
Four operators want to take over Cerrito Speakeasy Theater By Chris Treadway West County Times Posted: 06/04/2009 02:46:49 PM PDT Updated: 06/04/2009 04:16:38 PM PDT Four potential operators are interested in taking over the darkened Cerrito Speakeasy Theater. The city of El Cerrito said this week that the four candidates have until Monday to submit proposals for operating the movie [...]
May
20

El Cerrito Speakeasy to Close Indefinately

Posted In: Community, El Cerrito
Another favorite spot, closed… By Shelly Meron West County Times Posted: 05/19/2009 01:58:38 PM PDT Updated: 05/19/2009 02:00:07 PM PDT EL CERRITO – The Cerrito Speakeasy Theater is closed indefinitely, with the operators saying they have run out of cash for movies, food and payroll. “We don’t have any money to go forward,” said Catherine Fischer, who has been operating [...]
Feb
25

Days On Market, Last 2 Years: Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, Kensington, Richmond and Oakland

Posted In: Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Kensington, Local Market Statistics, Oakland, Richmond
Let’s take a look at what the average days on market has done over the last two years in each of our neighborhoods.  Percentages are from Jan/07 vs. Jan/09. Albany, down 66% Jan 2007  24 Jan 2008  43 Jan 2009  8 Berkeley, all, down 7% Jan 2007  45 Jan 2008  43 Jan 2009  42 Berkeley Hills, up 7% Jan 2007  [...]
Jan
10

Contra Costa County Homeowner Repair Loans

Posted In: El Cerrito, General Real Estate News, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Kensington, Mortgage & Finance, Richmond
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          Did you know that there are programs out there to help low-income homeowners fix up their homes?  In Contra Costa County there is a program called the Neighborhood Preservation Program which is operated by the CCC Building Inspection Department.  The program, created in 1975, makes loans to very-low and low-income homeowners to help fix up [...]
Jan
06

Future of Point Isabel in Richmond

Posted In: Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Richmond
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A developer is proposing to amend Richmond’s general Plan Land Use Map from Light Industrial to a Regional Commercial District, demolish all buildings at 2700 Rydin td and 4903 Central Ave., and construct a 99,000 square foot Kohl’s department store with almost 400 parking spaces near Costco on Pt. Isabel.  The plan also inclsudes reservation of a 76,000 square foot pad [...]