Sunday: Partly to mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 8 California Mexican Restaurants Where Rich, Complex Mole Steals The Whole Meal (newsbreak.com) — El Cerrito diners get a special shout-out in this statewide roundup, with Los Moles on Potrero Avenue praised for its richly layered, slow-cooked moles and playful flavor twists like mango and habanero. The piece also suggests how to sample multiple sauces with friends and notes additional locations in Emeryville and San Rafael if you are exploring beyond town.
• Bay Area News Group high school football predictions: Week 6, 2026 (mercedsunstar.com) — El Cerrito High's football team edged California High 20-16 in Week 5, highlighted here among Bay Area prep results and predictions. The roundup also previews a full slate of Week 6 matchups, tracks how the Bay Area News Group pickers are doing, and shows where local powerhouses like De La Salle and Pittsburg stand.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
EL CERRITO WIRE: WCCUSD partners with other districts, Conscious Kitchen for organic food purchasing [from press release] Conscious Kitchen Sept. 29, 2026 announced the official launch of the Conscious Organic School Food Purchasing Cooperative … (Nextdoor El Cerrito del Norte (Inner))
Jack In The Box posted a job opening for Team Member in El Cerrito. Apply here.
Taco Bell posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in El Cerrito. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near El Cerrito here.
🗞 Nearby News
Richmond
Watch the Richmond mayoral candidate forum live at 6:30 p.m. (richmondside.org)
Remembering Richmond's Mike Kinney: A 'whip-smart' flash of energy and a 'barrel of laughs' (richmondside.org)
Contra Costa Continuum of Care offers success story for homeless single mother from Richmond, Antioch (antiochherald.com)
Berkeley
Towering sound system named for Black folk hero John Henry comes to Berkeley library (berkeleyside.org)
Alameda
Alameda Police Release Pink Patch To Benefit Breast Cancer Nonprofit (patch.com)
Community Tip Leads To Major Ghost Gun Bust, Arrest In Oakland: Police (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!