Community Corner
Week in Review: Dear Dome, RIP; 7-Eleven Stick-Up; Parcel Taxes
Here are some of this week's headlines from Pleasant Hill.
Armed Robber Steals Cigarettes From 7-Eleven on Pleasant Hill Road. Read full story and suspect description here.
Pic of the Day: Aerial View of Downtown. Thanks to Kevin Kennedy for sharing this bird's-eye view of downtown Pleasant Hill on the Pleasant Hill Patch Facebook page. See it here.
Who's Hiring in Pleasant Hill: Leslie's Pools; Carrington College; Hyatt House. Learn more here.
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Experts Ponder What Trapped the Limo Victims. The death of five women in a limousine that erupted in flames on the San Mateo Bridge Saturday night has left auto safety experts puzzling over why they were not able to escape. Story here.
Limo Fire: Survivor Tells KGO That Driver Could Have Done More. An Oakland woman who survived the limo fire said in an interview published Monday night that the limo driver didn't do enough to help the women in the car. Read more here.
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'Dome' Theater Demolished. The CinéArts "dome" theater in Pleasant Hill was demolished along with The Loaded Hog bar on Wednesday morning. Read more.
'Dome' is Doomed: Appeal Denied. After three hours of public comments in support of saving the "dome" theater, the Pleasant Hill City Council decided to deny the appeal and allow SyWest to move forward with the development of the Crossroads Shopping Center. Story is here.
Should It Be Easier To Pass School Parcel Taxes in Pleasant Hill? Some lawmakers in Sacramento want to lower the threshold for approval to 55 percent. Read more.
