County Veterans Service Office

If you make an appointment online and you arrive on time with the correct documents, you should…read morehave no issues! I made an early morning appointment (around 8:30am). I didn't even have to sit in the waiting area because they took me right in. Although I heard you could do your TWIC and TSA Precheck enrollments at the same time, I made two separate appointments 30 mins apart just to cover all of my bases. They were able to complete both appointments in one sitting. I received my TWIC and TSA Precheck in the mail about 2 weeks later! I had a fantastic experience, and felt like I needed to share after seeing the bad reviews on this Yelp page.

Absolutely horrible, avoid…read more I signed up for TSA Pre Check here way back in October and it is now January and it still has not been processed. This place does not seem very well-run or organized either.

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Contra Costa County Clerk

4.5

(54 reviews)

I have been on Hold for over an hour to make a ride to Dr…read more Why? I am a senior low vision. Four calls on hold for 10 to 25 minutes and still on hold 30in as I type to You. I am a disabled person trying to get to a Doctor. Roundtrip is difficult every time. The digital record on my phone will show how many times I have to call with No Answer. It's exhausting on I ask for another business to take me to and from doctor etc. roundtrip is terrible .

We got married here. The people that worked here were amazing. Every call we made and everyone we…read moretalked to were so helpful and polite. We were all over the place and couldn't get it together. Theu treated us so nicely and we're very helpful. I wish I remember the main lady that helped us name. I think she was in window 7 and she wore a head wrap. She was such a pleasure to work with. She helped take then tention off and treated us so respectfully. We felt like we had a bond with her. How nice to go to a county place and have a memorial experience.

Pick up your ticket here then wait your turn.

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103 years old witnessing her great granddaughter get married

Contra Costa County Treasurer-Tax Collector

1.9

(7 reviews)

The worst. Staff is incompetent and rude. The old lady who works in the tax office was rude and cut…read moreme off the entire phone call when I was trying to ask questions. Apparently I was bothering her with all my questions and she felt like she did not want to answer any more questions so she hung the phone up in my face. I called back and asked why she did that and she lied and said she doesn't know who hung the phone up in my face...she is the only old white lady who works in her position. Then she hung up in my face again and I ended up speaking to another older man who was just as rude and bothered that he had to do his job. He asked why I was calling and in the middle of me explaining he started loudly talking over me and I had to scream at him to get him to stop! It was insane! They also lied about sending me a letter that I never received and said if the post office lost it or put it in the wrong mailbox then oh well it's not their fault it's my fault. Everyone in this office needs to be fired but it sounds like they are either close to retiring or ending their jobs anyways! Oh yeah they also said they had no manager when I first asked and when I questioned this they changed their mind and said oh actually we do but they aren't here. Refused to give me their managers office number too, like I won't physically go down to their office myself. It's sad that nothing will be done about this and all the upset reviews and clients that have been complaining for years will never receive any justice or apology. If you hate your job, leave. Don't take it out on everyone else.

The staff is helpful... but it doesn't change how I feel about the organization. Cinzia, Reno, and…read moreI go to pay taxes to the man in person twice a year. The building is super cool. Older with the HUGE hallways. Old bank vault parked in the vestibule. Stairs you could drive a double wide up.

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Contra Costa County Dept. of Child Support Services

1.0

0.3 mi

I don't even know how they have one star. So they can't give certain information to people who are…read morealready authorized to receive it on the parents behalf (even if it's to make a payment to the custodial parents) and sometimes they can't find the authorization form so they ask you for it. Then, the agents are super rude, and sometimes don't even know what their talking about. This department is trash. Unfortunately I have to give one star if not I'd just leave a comment

Super slow. I'm the only person waiting and all of the staff is just standing around talking to…read moreeach other.

County of Contra Costa

2.0

0.3 mi

They never know anything . They never want to help . Everytime I call and I get a Spanish speaking…read morewoman, they have the worst attitudes and are too lazy to do their job. How am I supposed to get help if the only thing they say "I don't know anything" or " go to the office to get help" . I can't when i live 1 hour away and get off work late when they're closed. Horrible customer service over the phone .

Apparently closing at 4:30 pm actually means 4:15 pm county time. All the clerks are protected…read morebehind bullet proof glass, coincidence? Disclaimer: My sister has been a County Employee for 30 years.... so I know there are stellar County Employee's.... I just didn't happen to get one at 4:15. However another clerk was able to stay and assist me.

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Contra Costa County Assessor's Office

3.8

(4 reviews)

2.4 mi

I was referred to the County Assessor's office from the County Recorder's office. I called this…read moremorning and did not wait long to talk to someone. She was very nice and took down my info then asked me to hold. A new person, Jennifer, came on the line and took over where the previous person left off. She already had up my records and was ready to work. While it's impossible to pinpoint the reason that I had to call in the first place, Jennifer explained my steps from there and I gathered what she told me then emailed her. I received an email back from her within an hour or so, saying she will review my documentation and come back to me with anything else needed. Both of the people I talked to were very nice. Both of the people I talked to were extremely competent. I was very happy with the interaction and in this day and age where I usually need to talk to a robot first, I was so pleased to talk to real people!

No line, no fuss, no muss... plus friendly & helpful employee. Took care of business in less than 5…read moreminutes, pleasantly surprised

Contra Costa Public Health Vital Registration

4.7

(3 reviews)

0.0 mi

I came here on a Monday morning, and the place was empty. There's a directory just as you enter, so…read moreit was easy to find where to go. They have veteran services on the first floor, and vital records on the second floor. It was a little eerie walking through empty hallways with shut doors. But I made my way to the second floor and see the door for vital records. The door was closed, but the sign says to come in. The waiting room is very small with about 5 chairs. The person at the window was very helpful, took my request, accepted my payment, and came out a few minutes later with the documents. Everything took about 10 minutes in and out. They are located in Martinez, across the street from some condos. There's a parking lot, and the place reminds me of the DMV but less cars and people. Overall, a quick and easy experience.

Can you have an inspector come to the bathrooms here at 99 Ranch Market located at 1795 Willow Pass…read moreRd Concord, CA 94520? The bathroom is always filthy, wet, slippery, urine like odor. This is a health hazard, because if the bathroom is this filthy I can't imagined if the employees even wash their hands before they return to work. The employees are not cleaning routinely .

Directory located just inside the entrance

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Filthy bathroom

Af Bray Court Building

3.5

(15 reviews)

1.7 mi

NEW FREE PARKING STRUCTURE NEXT TO THE COURTHOUSE! enter the same way you would for the free…read moreoutdoor lot next to the courthouse, but drive toward the back. if you have an 8 or 9am report time, i think you have a good shot at getting a parking space without getting here super early now. if you have an afternoon summons, you might still need to get street parking. last time i reported here (3 years ago?), i arrived at 7:30am for an 8am report and i still had to park at a metered spot a couple blocks away. this time i got here at 7:30am and i snagged one of the last spots in the original lot. the following day, i was required to be here at 9am and i showed up at 8:40am and there were still 50 spots (according to the board) in the new parking structure. parking was a huge gripe i had with this courthouse. at least now that's one less complaint when i report...

I had to Jury duty again. It seems like get this every year!.....ugg…read moreNot only that, PARKING is hard to find, so get there really early. or park far away.

Jury duty line 3pm

Parking lot map Martinez

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Contra Costa County Human Resources Department

3.6

(25 reviews)

It was a bit difficult when they first told me my benefits would not be approved and I would have…read moreto reapply. However when they called back to complete the interview after speaking with her supervisor I felt a little better. Thank you for all that you do, you didn't have to but you truly made a difference in my life and proved (again, didn't have to) that you cared.

Stopped by and just enough time for the very last 21 minutes before closing…read more The suggestion was to wait over for a 15 minutes duration to buy it. This was a rare opportunity to progress and an intense 30 minutes before curtain to recover my birth certificates. I was so pleased that I could get out of there with some new tips! 45 miles riding my bicycle prior to entering into the building with my navigational skills. On my I-Phone she required me to make a wrong turn and she failed to give the right directions it was a blessing! I finally made a wrong left turn one block before Castro I was so done. My makeup looked okay that everyone was avoiding me because I wasn't trying that hard to be on your team or whatever and miss out! Surely I thought it was just a slice of her negativity and I would be on my way. How positively fitting of her to help me find my record because I was a fighter! The new 21St Century official birth certificates is kind of a legacy. My bus driver told me I would get in there okay. My bus driver knew I live in a world of manipulation and lies and to someone nice would be there to help serve me. It was unkind of her to hold back the right directions to kind of know how it works to how nervous I was to stop and ask strangers if this was it? Shape shifting is a vampire skill to hone over one's mind and no way for children who were adopted to searching for their biological mothers and fathers everywhere! There are a lot of people that want to find the truth to know their real birth mothers! Sorry isn't enough if you were adopted and you don't know who your biological mother or father really is! God makes the rules!I know my two adopted daughters are looking for their real birth mother; me'! "Sierradawn L." Seriously though I called the office when I was ready to come by to get my birth certificates from highly qualified receptionists that wanted to help serve me. I also inquired about a death certificate for my X-husband and according to the receptionist it's a search and rescue mission and only my daughter can request her father's death certificate if she's interested in seeing it. The conventional , beautiful 21St Century new birth certificates look like a Star'! Golden State materials! Just took my bus and made it in on time to win their hearts. Known by only one way the parking lot needs to install a bicycle rack for riders and cyclists. Be honest nobody needs to get hurt what good would that do? It's nobody's fault and everybody meant well and I just got to say sorry but I thought someone said her son's birth certificates cost her like $44? Okay why did I owe $76 for two birth certificates anybody out there? I prefer to keep a low profile and the justice system and the new me searching for honest, friendly people that don't misdirect and misinform running the clock against me to minimize my strategy to find the building coming up. By 4:30PM and a world of wrong directions and random questions about what I see to personalize my danger on the road by bike and missed it. To compensate for all the unnecessary noise about what happened or if I was a confused person with no relevance. She wanted to tell me to turn left to cover the entire street so that happened on my first day so I don't trust her. After taking my left turn left only one block in slow mo with people staring at me and walking in slo motion for a near problem- This bus driver was so disappointed that I couldn't get to my building after guessing in slow motion about rising left turns on wrong left blocks by someone lying to me that knows how to get there. Thank God I didn't have to go down every left turn to keep at it. Odds are big, strong women are definitely about riding bicycles and you can't deny it!

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Contra Costa Juvenile Hall

4.3

(3 reviews)

1.9 mi

I'm not visiting, it's actually business, so it's a little awkward reviewing this place. The…read morelocation was a little off the beaten path but once here there was plenty of parking, though it was a Saturday. The inside was tidy, more like a business office than anything else.

I have no idea why someone would "review" the county juvenile facility! But, since they did, I…read morewill put my two cents in... Unless you are volunteering in the library, visiting family members incarcerated, or have legal business, you won't get in! Located right near a lot of other county offices (not "off the beaten path!), it is easy to find, and in all the time I volunteered in their library I never had a problem parking. Of course it was "neat and tidy," like a "business office!" It is clean, well run. The youth are fortunate to have a library with a librarian, as most Juvenile facilities do not. (That is why I give it a 5) When there are volunteers (hint, hint!) the can have access to the Internet for research for when they get out, on colleges, etc. If you have children sent here, be reassured. The employees I was in contact with were kind and understanding. The kids even attend school.

Mount Wanda

4.7

(20 reviews)

1.1 mi

Now that I'm such a seasoned hiker (tongue firmly in cheek), I can say with some temerity that I…read morefound this mile-long trail a bit, shall we say, short. I don't mind short trails, but I had to fill up my daily step requirement elsewhere and headed over to Briones for that purpose. That's not to say this trail wasn't worthwhile. It most definitely was as the 13% grade wasn't insurmountable. It allowed nice views of the Carquinez Strait and Mount Diablo at the top. The circuitous trails were surrounded by various oak trees and wildflowers. I made an attempt at following the riding trail that goes through a gamey tunnel under the highway, but it made a dramatic climb which deflated my unearned self-image of a seasoned hiker. Regardless you can see why John Muir took pleasure in taking his daughters with him through these hills. Wanda was the name of his eldest daughter. The trailhead is directly to your right at the Alhambra Avenue exit off Hwy 4. RELATED - Up for a hike? Here's a collection of trails I've walked and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2OrC8nU

When the dog and I need a good hike that isn't too far from home and we can do in a reasonable…read moreamount of time, we come to Mt. Wanda. My man and I are hiking here every other weekend at least. The dog loves it. We recently did the Full Moon Hike that is put on by the Rangers. The kids tagged along. Its free and one of the few times you're allowed on the Mt. during the night. The kids had a wonderful time meandering around in the dark. It was fun to be out of our element with flashlights. The moon was beautiful. The only negative is ticks. We went hiking on Thanksgiving morning with our dog and proceeded to pull seven ticks off our dog. The most yet. Wear bug spray and make sure that your dog is properly protected. Morning, noon or night this is a great hike to take.

Staging area entrance

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Mare Island Historic Park Foundation

(5 reviews)

10.6 mi

Lots of details about this interesting corner of the Bay Area provided by our guide Dan G. He was a…read morewealth of information, pretty funny and as a local was able to share a lot of perspective on the islands changes. Great day trip and I wish we had more time to poke around.

Wonderful tour led by Jim. History + nature! A great morning spent on the island…read more For people who are looking to visit the Naval Museum on the island, it is no longer open, but this tour is operative and you get to see the naval chapel and walk around the area. I was originally looking for information about the museum and arrived at this page: https://www.mihpf.org/tours. I hope this will help you find their tour options and dates! All digitalized, no fuss. And it turns out I was the only who signed up for today's tour, and they did not cancel on me because of that. I really really appreciated it. One last thing, the money you spend on the tour goes into helping this foundation : ) Yay!

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Contra Costa County Human Resources Department

3.6

(25 reviews)

It was a bit difficult when they first told me my benefits would not be approved and I would have…read moreto reapply. However when they called back to complete the interview after speaking with her supervisor I felt a little better. Thank you for all that you do, you didn't have to but you truly made a difference in my life and proved (again, didn't have to) that you cared.

Stopped by and just enough time for the very last 21 minutes before closing…read more The suggestion was to wait over for a 15 minutes duration to buy it. This was a rare opportunity to progress and an intense 30 minutes before curtain to recover my birth certificates. I was so pleased that I could get out of there with some new tips! 45 miles riding my bicycle prior to entering into the building with my navigational skills. On my I-Phone she required me to make a wrong turn and she failed to give the right directions it was a blessing! I finally made a wrong left turn one block before Castro I was so done. My makeup looked okay that everyone was avoiding me because I wasn't trying that hard to be on your team or whatever and miss out! Surely I thought it was just a slice of her negativity and I would be on my way. How positively fitting of her to help me find my record because I was a fighter! The new 21St Century official birth certificates is kind of a legacy. My bus driver told me I would get in there okay. My bus driver knew I live in a world of manipulation and lies and to someone nice would be there to help serve me. It was unkind of her to hold back the right directions to kind of know how it works to how nervous I was to stop and ask strangers if this was it? Shape shifting is a vampire skill to hone over one's mind and no way for children who were adopted to searching for their biological mothers and fathers everywhere! There are a lot of people that want to find the truth to know their real birth mothers! Sorry isn't enough if you were adopted and you don't know who your biological mother or father really is! God makes the rules!I know my two adopted daughters are looking for their real birth mother; me'! "Sierradawn L." Seriously though I called the office when I was ready to come by to get my birth certificates from highly qualified receptionists that wanted to help serve me. I also inquired about a death certificate for my X-husband and according to the receptionist it's a search and rescue mission and only my daughter can request her father's death certificate if she's interested in seeing it. The conventional , beautiful 21St Century new birth certificates look like a Star'! Golden State materials! Just took my bus and made it in on time to win their hearts. Known by only one way the parking lot needs to install a bicycle rack for riders and cyclists. Be honest nobody needs to get hurt what good would that do? It's nobody's fault and everybody meant well and I just got to say sorry but I thought someone said her son's birth certificates cost her like $44? Okay why did I owe $76 for two birth certificates anybody out there? I prefer to keep a low profile and the justice system and the new me searching for honest, friendly people that don't misdirect and misinform running the clock against me to minimize my strategy to find the building coming up. By 4:30PM and a world of wrong directions and random questions about what I see to personalize my danger on the road by bike and missed it. To compensate for all the unnecessary noise about what happened or if I was a confused person with no relevance. She wanted to tell me to turn left to cover the entire street so that happened on my first day so I don't trust her. After taking my left turn left only one block in slow mo with people staring at me and walking in slo motion for a near problem- This bus driver was so disappointed that I couldn't get to my building after guessing in slow motion about rising left turns on wrong left blocks by someone lying to me that knows how to get there. Thank God I didn't have to go down every left turn to keep at it. Odds are big, strong women are definitely about riding bicycles and you can't deny it!

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Benicia Clock Tower

4.0

(10 reviews)

3.6 mi

Came here for my cousin's Baby Shower this place is beautiful on the inside and outside, it has a…read morelot of history. The inside was very spacious it had two bathrooms and a full kitchen along with a bar a stage and a dance floor, there was so much room which was a great thing cause we have a huge family. The baby shower turned out amazing delicious food and drinks and you know when alcohol is involved and we haven't seen each other in a while we turnt up lol. If you are planning a wedding or baby shower or a birthday and want it to be amazing book this place you will not be disappointed.

IMHO We came here…read morefor a private event, a family baby shower. This venue is huge! Before entering the building, a nice security guard greeted us and gave us options to get to the second floor, either elevator or stairs. We chose the wooden stairs! The whole venue has a cool, rustic feel with its wood and brick facades. My first impression was that they must've just freshly varnished the entire floor because that's what it smelled and looked like. Thankfully the smell didn't overtake the venue. The floor looked great! LOL The family did all the decorating and provided the food. There is a small kitchen to do prep work. In the back there is a long bar area and a small stage. Table and chair storage holders are big and cumbersome and can't be camouflaged during your event. Bathrooms were slightly dated but brightly lit. They should update their bathroom stall latches to something other than hook and eye closures. Overall, a nice spacious area for your event.

Back bar area

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6 years ago

I am a veteran and am working with the Contra Costa County Veterans Service Office. My contact there is Buck Carmichael. Buck is doing a great job for me in getting my disability claim processed through the VA. With COVID 19 all Contra Costa County offices are closed but the the veteran services office has set up a Zoom system for contact for veterans. It is fantastic and makes it extremely easy to connect when I need to connect with Buck. I would highly recommend veterans to use this to connect with their VSO. The link is https://zoom.us/j/97925016051?pwd=V0xvU2Y0YzVVR2syZUVRM3R1dmQ3dz09&status=success. read more

Amerigo V.

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9 years ago

This service office is good to go. There are very informed individuals who have cultivated collective years of experience. They can assist you. It is ultimately the diligence of the veteran that will get you heard. Essentially if there is merit the VA should work. Semper Fidelis. Stay the course of honor and all things transpire accordingly. Operation Resolute Sentinel USA proudly supports VA Martinez Service Office and Vet Center Concord and Home for our Troops. GOD Bless America read more

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I visited on 2/25/26 for some assistance, My experience at…read morethis location was pleasant, the wait was a little heavy, yet the place was tranquil, clean; the staff friendly and aware of everyone's needs. Their security guard on point, alert and in great service, he called me out when I was too close to the check in, unaware, he pointed to the red sign and politely asked me to wait further back to respect the privacy of others, he would assist the elderly when they couldn't hear the muffled audible calls or see the screen. I was deeply moved by all of this, and am grateful for the security and experience. Since I came in a little late I wasn't able to complete my appeal due to consideration for closing, yet I believe her name was Betty or Becky printed out all the steps and paperwork needed, I am grateful for she have the best service due to her limitations.

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Sergeant first class Cardoso worked tirelessly to assist me in getting my first pick job in a…read moretimely manner and Staff Sergeant Romero assisted in making sure all forms were all filled out completely.

The staff here in Pleasant Hill help my son navigate enlisting in the Army and getting his first…read moreduty station. Thanks so much to the men and women who serve our country.

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The Fairfield-Suisun Chamber has been renovated and is looking so nice and updated with new…read moreexterior paint, signage, and updated inside as well. This building looks beautiful. There are several office spaces that sometimes become available for rent. The Chamber serves as a great resource for the community for local businesses it's a great advocate. This is an amazing investment if you want to grow your business and get involved in the community. Limitless quality and value!

The chamber is very helpful and do many great things for our community of business owners.read more

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Do the people here return phone calls? After calling periodically for two weeks for non-emergency…read moreservices available to the public, I finally entered a time crunch and took my business elsewhere. The folks who work here had better be too busy responding to fire calls or providing emergency paramedic assistance.

I had the worse experience. They were so rude and unprofessional. I know people have bad nights but…read morewow, I am in shock that the fire department would ever have this type of attitude.

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(180 reviews)

I recently renewed my drivers license that required an inperson visit. I completed the elearning…read morecourse, I had an appointment no wait, didn't know I had to bring a lot of documents so I came back the same day as walk in, waited few mins then finish everything so smooth and fast. I also had a question to the guy taking photos and he was able to answer it even if not related to my visit. So much better and improved service as long as you complete all the requirements and documents.

Every worker I encountered here was not only efficient, but was friendly and had big smiles. I…read moredidn't have an appointment but my wait was well under an hour. I'm sorry I didn't time it so I could report on it! It was short enough I didn't pull out my book. This was a totally painless and pleasant experience to renew my license.

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3.7

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I go to college near by and they constantly calling and texting. Say no and they come back in a…read moremonth or two with another person to bother and do the same thing. I'm at school bruh leave me alone!

If you're looking to join the marine corps, these guys can definitely help answer any questions you…read moremight have!

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I grew up here. The downtown area has experienced a huge overhaul in the last ten years. You can…read morestill find countless antique shops, mom and pops and bums fresh out of county hospital. It is always fun to grab some lunch and watch the trains or stroll through the marina. A delightful, quaint town. Home, sweet home.

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Travis Air Force Base (KSUU) is located in Fairfield, California. The base has its origins all the…read moreway back to 1942. It is named after Brigadier General Robert F. Travis who died in a B-29 crash there in 1950. Both of its offset runways area quite long at 11,000 and 10995 feet. Travis, is the home of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, part of the USAF Air Mobility Command. It is primarily a home to C-5's, C-17's, and KC-10's. In addition as the "Gateway to the Pacific" it hosts a variety of units just passing through on they way East or West. In addition there is a USN detachment of E-6B Mercury (TACAMO) aircraft as this is considered one of their West Coast outposts (Normally they are based at Tinker AFB, in Oklahoma). The David Grant USAF Medical Center, a 200+ bed hospital is also on the base. Unless you have business or stationed on the base there is no visiting. However, it is a phenomenal place to plane spot as the various aircraft there practice touch and goes, and are in such demand you are guaranteed to catch a few. In addition ot the plethora of Cargo and refueling aircraft, you also can get lucky on occasion and get other interesting transients like the Blue Angels, RAF, RAAF, LC-130H's, T-38's and the odd fighter aircraft

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Okay, so... I'm not just giving this place a 5-star rating because I work here, but honestly... the…read morefolks that work here are truly kind people and always put forth best efforts to provide outstanding customer service and help. I know sometimes public agencies get a bad rap, because let's be real-- you know sometimes folks at the DMV are totally not helpful!! But~~ rest assured, if you have problems with your sewer-- West County Wastewater District (as well as Oro Loma Sanitary District) are Wastewater Kings. :) ** Update: okay, okay... I've been getting some slack on this... I MUST state: Not all government-employed DMV personnel is lacking... there are some outstanding, hard-working, dedicated folks at the DMV. Kudos for representing the positive. :) **

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