As you're waiting for election results, read this article to understand the heated battle over El Cerrito's Measure C to fund a new library.
El Cerrito gets little media coverage, so we're very lucky to have wonderful SF Chronicle reporter @rswansf.bsky.social who lives here and wrote this.
Rebecca Saltzman
Hello El Cerrito neighbors! By now you probably know that the most polarizing issue in town is not the governor's race, not climate change, not Cybertrucks, but whether to build a new library. We voted today. Here's a gift link to my story: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
The library debate has become personal and ruined friendships in this Bay Area city. “This is the most divisive measure I’ve ever experienced,” one resident said.
