Lt. Okis from BPD is Kind, Insightful, Gracious, Open, Honest, Transparent, Positive Energy Good…read moreVibes, Inspiring and with Great World View. If you have real Concerns or Questions about your experience with BPD i highly recommend talking to Lt. Okis about your concerns. Lt. Okis helped to raise my BPD experience from the bad first time experience it was to a very good BPD experience, he did not talk down to me he spoke with me on a more human to human level and with the level of integrity many of us hope for in our law enforcement leaders. Not one moment did he make me feel like I was wasting his time. He differed in a100 ways good from the negative police stories we are reminded of. I greatly appreciate the good guys like Lt. Okis who work in this tough profession fighting the good fight. Hopefully so do you. God Bless Lt. Okis and all of the Good Guy Police out here coming to work everyday putting it all on the line to help make our world a better place.

The Berkeley Police Department is admirable! An officer patiently listened to me about my son's…read morehealth condition and a misunderstanding that occurred in front of Sutter Berkeley. She offered compassionate advice with her professional insights. Another officer who drove by Sutter Hospital also helped my son and me navigate a safer living situation. I'm truly grateful for the Berkeley Police Department and feel blessed to live in Berkeley!

The Kensington Police Department has a long history of keeping Kensington one of the safest…read morecommunities in the state of California. In addition, KPD officers are ethnically diverse, of both genders and incredibly respectful to everyone, regardless of race or economic status. Much of the Arlington is NOT in Kensington so other cops are sometimes mistaken for Kensington cops. They go above and beyond to do Community Policing, checking on older citizens, befriending difficult kids who run away and bringing them home time and again, and even doing pro bono hospice work on the job. Do not believe negative reviews. A great deal of inaccurate information has been circulated by those who have an agenda to destroy the department. An article was published a few years ago based on inaccurate information illegally leaked to the press. The true information could not be corrected because the investigation had to remain confidential. The officer in question may actually have been the victim of a crime. The KPD is a department anyone would want in their community. They feel like a part of the community. It's too bad more departments elsewhere don't offer this kind of service centered policing. Why am I writing this? I grew up in Kensington and have lived in many other communities around the bay. I know a good and rare thing when I see one.

Moved------The police department has moved - temporarily to El Cerrito and the building is being…read moredemolished and a new location is TBD. It's important to tell people that no services are available at this location, which I discovered. Here's a photo of the new sign on San Pablo. However, you'll still see plenty of squad cars roaming Kensington, so beware if you try speeding through town.

San Pablo City Hall moved to Gateway Ave., the same location where Walgreen's is at, a block away…read morefrom Church Ln. I will say that this is a better location compare to being near Las Montañas Supermarket. Parking is alot better since there is a Parking Garage. The building itself is nice. A two floor building where different departments are at. My Yelp review is the comment the City Hall building and not the cirty of San Pablo. If there are complaints about San Pablo contact the city.

So this is what is looks like outside some food establishments with A ratings. In front of Jamba…read moreJuice and Starbucks, looks like someone dumped the trash and not the crowd are having a field day not to mention probably rats and other rodents. I know this is on a weekend but trash didn't seem to be picked or these businesses don't give a shit about their outside appearance. Health concerns especially around food establishments are supposed to be a priority as well as basic hygiene. Dont be surprised if some jangled up Virus or a resurgence of a pandemic variant pops up because this type of laziness and irresponsibility for the city and public areas are basically tax dollars not going to where they are meant to.

I got a speeding ticket several months ago, and I called right away to find out what my fees were,…read moreand wanted to get things processed promptly, the woman I spoke with told me it could take up to four weeks for the ticket to be processed by CHP and get to the traffic court. At first I was livid, I just wanted to get the process started and over as soon as possible, but it was a lesson in patience. A few weeks later I received paperwork in the mail about the fines and options available; since I live in another county, I was able to do everything by mail. I sent all of my requests in, proof of everything they asked for, and a short time later, I got more paperwork, but something was missing, so I called, and the woman told me they didn't get everything I sent to them. I didn't believe it, but I sent the same proof AGAIN and still nothing was happening. I went with the original payment plan, and started making monthly payments, and over the weekend I knew I had one payment left, and had finished traffic school (Best Online Traffic School check them out on Yelp), but when I tried to make a payment, it was going to be late. I tried to do it over the phone but the third party company was stating I had a zero balance, and I knew this was impossible. On Monday I called and spoke with Vanessa, she helped me tremendously, but the other company was still trying to say they didn't get my second payment, and told me to call the court, I called back and spoke with KJ, and we had a good laugh about it all, turns out they're sisters and have both worked at the court for a long time. Those two seem to be running things fairly efficiently and with grace and kindness when others in the same positions in other counties have no idea how to work with the public. In the end, one payment is still lost, but their finance office is working on it; Allan who works in finance has been very helpful. It seems that if the angry person on the other end of the phone can just take a minute to breathe, and remember that the people in this office are doing the best they can, and there are only two women working those phone lines, life would be more pleasurable. Vanessa T and KJ certainly turned my anger in to joy and laughter by the end of my four hour ordeal. I wish more courts allowed people to utilize the mail instead of going in person. I've never had a ticket, but dealt with court clerks for many other things in my lifetime, the women here have such poise.

To my surprise, the court house is easy to navigate, employees are very nice and helpful, from…read moresecurity to window service. Easy peasy and quick service. Bravo to the employees !!

Police office Amanda Vasquez pulled me over while I was pulling out of a parking lot for forgetting…read moreto put my lights on immediately. I have a clean record and have never gotten a ticket. I was also only two minutes away from home, she asked me if I was drinking. It felt very harsh and unnecessary.She issued me my very first ticket at age 31. Seems like there's more important issues to pursue the harassing local citizens for small mistakes.

Well managed and supported, clean city And well respected…read morein our community , we have lived here for over 20 years and are very proud of the police department

This review is purely for the paramedics/EMT's and ambulance policy if you live in the city of El…read moreCerrito, it is NOT about the firefighters. El Cerrito residents: As of 2023, if you call an ambulance and ask to be taken to ANY other hospital except Alta Bates in Berkeley or Richmond Kaiser, you will be refused. El Cerrito ambulances will NO LONGER bring you to the County hospital in Martinez or John Muir in Walnut Creek, even though it's in our County! Even if your health insurance ONLY covers John Muir, the ambulance staff does not care. And they will CHARGE YOU JUST FOR CALLING, EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE. Even if no blood pressure, no nothing, you will receive a bill for $550 and change. How come they don't charge old people for getting them off the floor, but charge a sick person for walking into your bedroom? Plus they treat you like some kind of criminal. And they love making inappropriate comments to women. If you're on Medicare, remember Medicare WILL NOT pay for an ambulance unless you're taken to the hospital. So, I guess the EC Fire Department wants to make their money and if you don't go to the hospital they know Medicare won't pay so they charge you, a sick and disabled person. I wonder how much more it would have been if I had let them force me into an EKG, even though my problem had nothing to do with the heart? Up-selling at its finest. Shame on the Fire Dept administrators! Praise for the ACTUAL firefighters risking their lives.

A great fire department with great guys who are always ready to serve their citizens with pride and…read moreintegrity, and if the need comes up, provide mutual aid to neighboring cities. As our local fire department says "when I doubt call us out!"

A great fire department with great guys who are always ready to serve their citizens with pride and…read moreintegrity, and if the need comes up, provide mutual aid to neighboring cities. As our local fire department says "when I doubt call us out!"

A great fire department with great guys who are always ready to serve their citizens with pride and…read moreintegrity, and if the need comes up, provide mutual aid to neighboring cities. As our local fire department says "when I doubt call us out!"

This review is purely for the paramedics/EMT's and ambulance if you live in the city of El Cerrito,…read moreit is NOT about the firefighters. El Cerrito residents: As of 2023, if you call an ambulance and ask to be taken to ANY other hospital except Alta Bates in Berkeley or Richmond Kaiser, you will be REFUSED! El Cerrito ambulances will NO LONGER bring you to the County hospital in Martinez or John Muir in Walnut Creek, even though it's in our County! Even if your health insurance ONLY covers John Muir, the ambulance staff does not care and will NOT take you. And they will CHARGE YOU JUST FOR COMING, EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE. Even if no blood pressure, no nothing, you will receive a bill for $550 and change. How come they don't charge old people for getting them off the floor, but charge a younger disabled (paralyzed limb) person for walking into your bedroom? Plus they treat you like some kind of criminal. And they love making inappropriate comments to women. Questionable billing practices: they sent me only one bill. I called the billing department and explained I was charged even though no services were performed. The billing lady was shocked and I assumed she took care of it. Then, A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, I get a bill from a collections agency. No second bill or warning or anything. Other Yelpers are reporting the same thing. If you're on Medicare, remember Medicare WILL NOT pay for an ambulance unless you're taken to the hospital. So, I guess the EC Fire Department wants to make their money and if you don't go to the hospital they know Medicare won't pay so they charge you, a sick and disabled person. I wonder how much more it would have been if I had let them force me into an EKG, even though my problem had nothing to do with the heart? Up-selling at its finest! SHAME on the CCC Fire Dept administrators! Praise for the ACTUAL firefighters risking their lives.