El Cerrito is located just across the bay from San Francisco, and the hilly areas of El Cerrito provide spectacular views of its famous neighbor. El Cerrito is a well-educated community, with 70 percent of people 25 and over having attended college.
The city was formerly called Rust, after one of its founders. In 1917, it was incorporated, and the named changed to El Cerrito, which is Spanish for "Little Hill".
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- City of El Cerrito News, job opportunities, community guide and history, related links, business information and directory, municipal code, and extensive recreation and parks information.
- El Cerrito Focus Local news site authored by UC Berkeley Graduate Journalism students. Offers both professionally written and user contributed content.
- Friends of El Cerrito Trees Community group interested in tree planting, care, maintenance, protection and preservation.
- San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan Documents City of El Cerrito and Richmond's San Pablo Avenue Redevelopment Plans. Find meeting dates and proposals.
- El Cerrito Wire Local news link board operated by local journalist Betty Buginas. Find posted by editor and the community.
- El Cerrito Municipal Code Provides access to the general and permanent ordinances and building codes in a searchable, easy to read format.
- El Cerrito Patch News Locally reported news and events. Includes both blogger and professional journalism. Operated by AOL.
- East Bay Times: El Cerrito Local edition of the newspaper.