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Solano’s assessed property value rises 5.3% to nearly $70.3B Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — The value of Solano County taxable properties climbed for the 11th straight year, reaching nearly $70.29 billion. That is $3.5 billion, or 5.3%, higher than the2022-23assessed value, AssessorRecorder Glenn Zook announced Friday. “For the 11th year in a row, the total assessed roll value increased c o u n t y w i d e , ” ZOOK Zook said. “Real estate market values showed steady growth up to the middle of 2022, when higher interest rates began to slow the pace of sales. New construction throughout the county continues to add value to the property tax roll as well.” This “net roll” is used by local agencies as a starting point to calculate the distribution of property taxes for

the benefit of the cities, schools, special districts and local programs, the Assessor-Recorder’s Office reported. The assessment roll “consists of all assessable property discovered, valued and enrolled by the county assessor, less those properties that are exempt from taxation. It is separated between the ‘secured assessment roll’ – generally land and improvements, such as structures – and the ‘unsecured assessment roll’ – primarily business/personal property, such as machinery and office equipment,” the Assessor-Recorder Office said in a statement. The county also reported that the number of properties on Proposition 8 status, a temporary reduction in a property value below the established Proposition 13 base See Value, Page A9

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Satya Soviet Patnaik shields himself from the sun while waiting in line to take a photo at the historic Welcome to Las Vegas Sign during a heat wave in Las Vegas, Friday.

Nearly a third of US under extreme heat advisories Tribune Content Agency The “dangerous” heat affecting large parts of the country is expected to stick around through the weekend and beyond, the National Weather Service said Saturday. Around 113 million people – or roughly one-third of the U.S. population – were under excessive heat warnings or heat advisories as of Friday evening, NWS officials said. And the situation is expected to linger into early next week. “This weekend, the sweltering and dangerous heat will remain in the forecast, especially across much of the West,” NWS said in a tweet, urging the population to “practice

heat safety.” Early on Saturday, the NWS’s Weather Prediction Center said the heat wave currently plaguing several Western states – from Washington to Arizona – “would remain anchored over the West this weekend,” while temperatures in the South would increase by early next week. “Numerous recordhigh temperatures” are expected, and multiple areas across the U.S. will also deal with air quality issues. Some residents across Arizona have endured temperatures higher than 110 degrees Fahrenheit for over two weeks See Heat, Page A9

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The New Hope Band members entertain at a small concert in the Fairfield Civic Center Library, Saturday.

NEW HOPE BAND ROCKS AT FAIRFIELD LIBRARY

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FAIRFIELD — The six-piece band played familiar tunes for visitors Saturday at the Fairfield Civic Center Library. This performance was a rare treat for people listening to The New Hope Band, which is made up of players with a variety of learning disabilities. Not every member was able to make it on Saturday but the members who did entertained the humble crowd for an hour. Netta Anderson, president of The New Hope Band board, was happy to share the infectious joy and excitement of the young people as they sang. Anderson joined the band in 2008; it has been

The New Hope Band members Amy Qing, left, and Ashley Cousino sing during a concert in the Fairfield Civic Center Library, Saturday. 15 seasons that the band has been going strong. They have played at weddings, barbecues, pretty much wherever they are called. They don’t do it for the money. If someone wants to pay, that is great, but they do it for the expe-

rience of it. “I raised two grandchildren with autism,” Anderson said. “People need to stop telling other people what they can’t do.” The focus of the group is finding the sweetspot for the talents that

the youths do have and playing to those strengths. “Every single member has their strength and we work with that,” Anderson said. “They can really shine when they perform, and people really love that and get into it.” The library floor was cleared in front of the band so anyone who felt the need to get up and dance could indulge. Only one band member can read music: drummer Andrew Wilson, who is also a guitar player, bassist and vocalist. The rest have learned by just hearing the music and then practicing. “The keyboardist is blind and has delayed development,” Anderson said. “The goal is to find See Band, Page A9

Pimp’s tip last year steered cops to accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Tribune Content Agency NEW YORK — A Long Island pimp’s tip, coupled with chilling web searches and pizza crust DNA, steered authorities to serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann before his arrest in the notorious Gilgo Beach murders ended years of mystery in the long-cold case. The unidentified pimp for murder victim Amber Lynn Costello didn’t know the suspect’s name, but described his car to authorities as a green Chevrolet Avalanche during a spring 2022 meeting with investigators – adding “you might want to look at him,” Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison told The New York Daily News in a Saturday interview. “The turning point was the car,” said Harrison, who made the investigation a priority last

‘The turning point was the car. Once we got that car, who it connected to, that’s when the investigation got legs.’ — Rodney Harrison, Suffolk County police commissioner

year. “Once we got that car, who it connected to, that’s when the investigation got legs.” The pimp crossed paths with Heuermann in September 2010 during a planned robbery of the now-accused murderer, but quickly backed off because the 6-foot-6, 270-pound suburban dad was “the size of a mountain,” said Harrison. The pimp also described the serial killer suspect as “being into prostitutes.” For more than a decade, Heuermann was hiding in plain sight: Walking from his

Long Island home to catch the train and working in his Manhattan office, his gruesome secrets untold as the years passed without suspicion – much less an arrest.

But once police connected the vehicle to Heuermann, the investigation intensified, Harrison said. Court papers detail how investigators used cellphone site data to track the defendant’s whereabouts during the times of the slayings, and discovered burner phones employed by Heuermann to arrange his meetings with the victims. See Killer, Page A9

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