Mayor of Concord California » Pleasant Hill

Contra Costa County Assessor – Re-evaluates Home Values Again

DustyHawes64 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:15:05 +0000

I got a letter from the Contra Costa County Assessor’s office. Last year they did an audit of the area and adjusted home values for tax reasons. It’s not a good feeling to seee my home price shrinking away but on the flip side it is nice that I am not going to pay taxes on an inflated home price.

We will complete this proactive review by June 30th, 2010. We will notify qualifying property owners of the drop in their value in writing by July 31st, 2010. If you do not hear from us and think you qualify for a decrease in assessed value, you can file for a free review.

If you have questions about how your home price is going to be assessed and would like to know more about it, the letter I have says to contact them directly. You can go to their website or give them a call at (925) 313-7400.

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Pleasant Hill Shooting Standoff Over. Suspect Dead.

DustyHawes64 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:17:23 +0000

Long day for Pleasant Hill Police. They responded quickly to reports of a man with an AK47. When the police arrived, the suspect started shooting at them. After a long standoff. As tragic as this is, we don’t know why this guy went nuts. In the end, police deployed tear gas through the front door, and the man retreated to the backyard with an assault rifle when the sharpshooter killed him, said Pleasant Hill police Lt. Dan Connelly. No others got hurt in the process.

Not only was the CoCo Sheriff quick to notify people on Twitter and their calling alert system but people in the social media space were sharing information also. From video to conversations in Facebook, anyone with family and friends in the area were talking about the police standoff in Pleasant Hill.

Video from earlier in the day. Videos by Ryan Olson

This is some of a conversation from a friend on Facebook that has family and friends in that area.

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Active Shooter in Pleasant Hill

DustyHawes64 — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:03:50 +0000

A shelter in place has bee activated for residence in the Audry and Baylor Lane neighborhood of Pleasant Hill. I was playing with the boy when I got an alert on my phone from the Contra Costa Sheriff, Community Warning System.

I got to a computer and saw that the news was beginning to spread. Claycord had this information on his site.

Officers have cordoned off Audrey Lane. Area residents have been evacuated or advised to shelter in place.

Efforts are underway to apprehend the suspect and the suspect is believed to be confined to a specific area of Audrey Lane.

Traffic closures are in effect on Contra Costa Blvd from Taylor Blvd to Golf Club Road. Baylor Lane and Audrey Lane are also closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

Last word I got was that the police were begining to evacuate parts of the Sunvalley Mall. The Sheriff’s Dept’s last statement was thet the shooter was confined to the Audry Lane area so they are either evacuating the Sunvalley Mall as a safety precausion or the suspect has moved.

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Pleasant Hill Community Focus Newspaper

Mayor Concord California — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:29:43 +0000

I was interested in the latest post by The Frugal Find about free haircuts and see that there is also a new paper for the Pleasant Hill community. It’s like the Concordian but for Pleasant Hill. The paper is going to be direct mailed to 30,000 homes an businesses and will have stories about the area related to local sports, education and a number of other topics.

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