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Public hearingAgenda, City of El Cerrito“PUBLIC HEARING: Conditional Use Permit – 611 Norvell St Application” was listed under Commissioner Communication/Conflict Of Interest Disclosure on the Planning Commission Regular Meeting agenda for August 19, 2026 at 1
Public hearingAgenda, City of El Cerrito“PUBLIC HEARING: Tier IV Design Review – 6501 Fairmount Avenue Application” was listed under Ceqa: on the Planning Commission Regular Meeting agenda for August 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM (City of El Cerrito). The item is sched
Regular City Council Meeting (City of El Cerrito) is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM at 10890 San Pablo Ave, City of El Cerrito, El Cerrito, CA 94530.
Regular City Council Meeting (City of El Cerrito) is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM at 10890 San Pablo Ave, City of El Cerrito, El Cerrito, CA 94530.
Special City Council Meeting (Interviews) (City of El Cerrito) is scheduled for Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM at 10890 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530.
Special and Regular City Council Meeting (City of El Cerrito) is scheduled for Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM at 10890 San Pablo Ave, City of El Cerrito, El Cerrito, CA 94530.
Planning Commission Regular Meeting (City of El Cerrito) took place on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM at 10890 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530. Public hearings: PUBLIC HEARING: Conditional Use Permit – 611 No
Special and Regular City Council Meeting (City of El Cerrito) took place on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM at 10890 San Pablo Ave, City of El Cerrito, El Cerrito, CA 94530. true
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The biggest of 42 updates to El Cerrito’s public record this month; 1 project under review.
Above the US median of 48 · CA median 56
Steady. Records are moving at a typical pace for an area this size.
The next public meeting in El Cerrito is the Library Task Force on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM at City Council Chambers, 10890 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530.
El Cerrito has 1 active development records - building permits, land-use applications and environmental reviews - of which 0 are under review and 0 are open for public comment.
0 public hearings are scheduled in El Cerrito; 2 took place in the last 90 days.
1 zoning or land-use policy change is in progress in El Cerrito: rezonings, code amendments and comprehensive-plan updates, from the city's official records.
Records updated Sep 2, 2026 · every record names its official source · elcerrito.gov.
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What the council decides, from the minutes - counts and roll calls, never a rating.
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West Contra Costa Unified School District spends $25,956 per student, from the Census Bureau's own survey of school district finances. The schools section on this page compares it with similar-size districts.
51 (Limited). It describes what official records show about responsiveness, safety and spending; it never ranks governments or predicts anything. For scale, the median across covered US cities is 48 and across covered CA cities 56.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM, 10890 San Pablo Ave, City of El Cerrito, El Cerrito, CA 94530.
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Most upcoming meetings list City Council Chambers, 10890 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530.
The largest open records right now: Local Road Safety Plan.
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None are published as of September 5, 2026.
A public hearing is the part of a meeting where anyone can testify on the item. The agenda gives the sign-up and written-comment rules; AreaMatter shows them on the hearing page and links the official notice.
Yes - PUBLIC HEARING: Conditional Use Permit – 611 Norvell St Application.
Rezonings go through a public hearing before the planning commission or council; the hearing notice states how to testify and the written-comment deadline. AreaMatter shows the deadline and the official notice on each item.