The six candidates vying for two open seats on the El Cerrito City Council faced off Wednesday at Veterans Memorial Association hall, where much of the discussion focused on the city budget. Before an audience of about 100 people, the candidates responded to questions submitted by residents and posed by a moderator with the West Contra Costa County League of Women Voters. They sat before walls covered in plastic sheets because the building is under renovation. Mayor Gabe Quinto, the…