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December 16, 2008 in Uncategorized I was out in Northern California for about a week visiting family and friends ... I went to the open house at the new location for the Judah Magnes Museum in downtown Berkeley ... , the works. Had a few He-Brews and then headed home. I would have stayed to eat but had plans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 18:25:27

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Milo Ray Baughman 1923-2003

Milo was a leading US furniture designers who designed many iconic pieces in the 50’s and 60’s which can now be viewed at Museums and Galleries all over the world. Born in Kansas and raised in Long Beach California Milo’s first commission was to design the interior and exterior of his family’s house which he undertook aged 13. He saw active [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:09:54

Flight Delayed... Sorta

It's a long story, but I was supposed to fly out to Vegas this morning and one thing led to another -- and now I am having crab cakes at my uncle's house in Philly. Instead of flying to Vegas I am going straight to San Diego, California. It doesn't really change my plans much because we were going to drive to San Diego from Vegas anyway [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 03:36:22

Can Corporate Social Responsibility Lead Us Through Tough Times?

by Stephen Jordan As we look back at 2008, we've seen three bubbles pop: housing, energy, and finance. We’ve had an unusually heavy disaster year, with wildfires in southern California, floods in the Midwest, hurricanes affecting the Gulf Coast, and an earthquake and cyclone hitting China and Myanmar, respectively [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 12:29:15

Migration, taxes and work patterns

Mark Perry has an interesting look at how successful taxes and unions are when it comes to attracting a workforce ... his lifetime chasing the California dream. This year he's going to look for it in Colorado. With a house purchase near Denver in the works, the 38-year-old engineering contractor plans to move his family 1,200 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 03:23:58

Eco-Bling: Up Close and Personal

Assortment of Glass Tile Much of environmentally conscious, energy efficient design is invisible ... , California home. One of the first design elements that struck me when I entered the house was the color ... with a colorist, the Gottfrieds used 30 different hues throughout the house; some of them are slight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:20:50

Winners of the Brad Meltzer/The Book of Lies Giveaway + The Siegel & Shuster Society Charity Auction!

Congratulations to Elizabeth Oerther (Kentucky), Michael Spencer (Colorado), Marcella Hugentobler (Florida), Joseph Hyde (California), Mary Kaufmann ( ... Siegel in Cleveland, Ohio, where Superman was created. As Meltzer says, “The house where Google was founded is preserved. The garage where Hewlett Packard was founded is protected. But the house wher [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 14:18:00

Californication

They've wrecked their home state with their left-liberalism ... Reilly spent his lifetime chasing the California dream. This year he's going to look for it in Colorado. With a house purchase near Denver in the works, the 38-year-old engineering contractor plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:30:00

Super Bowl Champ Tom Brady Buys 3.6 Acres in Brentwood Section of LA

Tom Brady is buying 3.6 acres of expensive land in California ... is total B.S. There were blueprints for a 20,000-square ft. house already drawn up, but Brady nixed those [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 03:00:17

Too Many Shoes To Drop In California

The Press Enterprise reports from California. “Foreclosures could continue to depress the Inland economy for years because of mortgages popularized during the housing boom that are starting to haunt homeowners. Already these mortgages, called option ARMS, are showing high default rates [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 19:19:41

Many of you have seen interior designer Vanessa De Vargas's Venice Beach, California home before: ... :"The architecture here is relatively plain, and when I moved in ten years ago the house was sort ... of forced me to choose lighter furniture. I moved almost everything in the house to my retail business [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 15:30:00

Whitman to Testify at Economic Hearing

Meg Whitman, the former chief executive of eBay and a potential candidate for California governor, will join Mitt Romney at a hearing Republicans are holding this week on the economy. House ... to submit questions via YouTube. (In addition to posting on YouTube, you can send the raw video file [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:16

Noodles Chill Out

Noodles Chill Out Lots of Asian restaurants in the Bay Area offer cold noodle dishes, and most can also be made at home. Learn how! ... American/Latin (13) Southwestern (3) Spanish (19) Steak House (24) Sushi (57) Tapas (11) Teahouse ... ; Phan's plans Food takes backseat to MarketBar's locale California's blue-ribbon cheeses [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 15:29:14

Clean Up Your Room

Watershed Books 305 N. Main St. Lakeport, California June 2, 2006 Friday 3-5 p.m. Listen to this phrase with your poet’s ears: “Clean up your room.” Memories come up, no? Since we are in Northern California, metaphysical correspondences come up too, no doubt. What is cleaning? Which room? The room of our house? Of our body? Of our lives? [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 06:05:17

Great News: Prices Have Fallen In California!

The LA Times reports from California. “The median sales price for homes in the region fell to $300,000 in October, ... a house for less than what existing homes are selling for,’ he said.” The Union Tribune. “San Diego [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 17:33:27

People Do Things They Shouldn’t In California

A report from the Salinas Californian. “Laura Beltran, 22, said she wasn’t surprised to learn that the house she rents from her mother in-law ... the help of a housing counselor isn’t enough, Beltran said. After the value of their house dropped [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 20:45:59

Ty Pennington: Behind the Scenes!

Ty begins the show by saying that he has an amazing job. Tonight he is going to show some things that viewers don’t normally see ... is at Long Beach Airport, arriving home. He says there are some people in California that need his help, so he has called his friends at Sears. First, he shares a typical day doing a house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 01:08:39

Calif. home prices down 26%, nation’s worst — again

California home prices fell by the biggest margin in the nation for a 19th straight month in November, ... resales were foreclosures Housing in O.C. beach towns slumps, sales off 28% Bay Area home prices ... . house on busy street worth $508k? Renovating in the recession? A Realtor’s warning In other [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 02:00:59

Inland Empire and Construction Employment

Bloomberg has an article on the Inland Empire: California Finds Public-Works Spending No Unemployment Cure-All ... with the highest levels of construction employment during the housing boom are now suffering ... of the state’s new jobs. Today, unemployment reigns in the sprawling region east of Los Angeles [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:29:06

No Major Health Reform in 2009?

That’s what Rep. Pete Stark, chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, implied today, according to The Hill. The California Democrat said that the economic troubles facing the country — as well as “deferred ... reform his first two priorities from the White House, with health care reform a near third [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 22:58:40

It Was Getting Like California

The East Valley Tribune reports from Arizona. “The mortgage crisis is emptying out East Sierrita Road ... there was a bundle of houses selling for around $200,000 down south on Hunt Highway. Dora and Tony liked ... , Dora said she saw nearby houses going for $170,000. Then $150,000. Property records show the houses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:18:09

The Rich And Famous Are Joining The Joe Six-Packs

The Press Democrat reports from California. “After selling just 16 homes in an entire year, ... homes, some as large as 5,400 square feet.” “‘I built this house to sell, but I haven’t gotten [more...]

Date: 2008-06-08 17:18:19

Tom Brady: California Dreamin’

Tom Brady: California Dreamin’ August 29th 2008 Viewed 179 times, ... , because according to TMZ, There were blueprints for a 20,000-square ft. house already drawn [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 16:23:43

Foreclosure / Short Sale Mess in Tacoma

We’ve seen plenty of these kinds of articles and news reports about the foreclosure situation down in southern California, ... about the Seattle area: Foreclosures mean work for “trash-out” specialists Contractors who specialize in cleaning ... taking out their anger at this whole mess. … We are very disenchanted with the whole house-buying [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:45:17

From worse to horrific in California

#fullpost{display:inline;}News from Sacramento this morning has the Democrats attempting an end-run around their Republican rivals in the latest ... s collapse.“California’s fiscal house is burning down,” Treasurer Bill Lockyer said in a statement ... and rebuild the house on a solid, lasting foundation. Until that happens, the infrastructure work so vital [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 17:06:00

California Dreaming

So, anyway, I’ve been doing the due diligence on getting that tailwheel endorsement, just for the novelty that’s in it ... walk to a small house. (Which, by the way, if you’re from tidewater Virginia - and, strangely, most ... master, and asked him what he had brewing. Told me there was a lovely 300 HP Stearman on sale [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:52:48

CA-32: Who Will Replace Solis?

Let's have a brief respite from the coming California apocalypse to try and figure out which politician will beat a fast retreat out of Sacramento ... or Romero would be great additions to the House. I would give Romero the edge because it's actually ... . I would imagine that both of them would join the House Progressive Caucus. As long as the Calderons [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 17:53:53

It’s A Different Good In California

The Ventura County Star reports from California. “With the influx of foreclosures flooding the market, ... possessions. They originally listed their 1,831-square-foot, five-bedroom, 2.5-bath house for $650,000.” “ ... or foreclosure, you’re just not going to get a lot of people to your house,’ Howell said. ‘You’ve just got [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 22:38:21

Schwarzenegger is pathetic

... from the frying pan and all that is left is cold fat waiting to be scooped out during the house cleaning ... s opportunity to galvanize public opinion to pressure lawmakers try to get a deal worked out; to give poor tax [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 00:54:51

building dreams.

My Aunt who is a real estate Agent in California and Vegas was telling me that she is thinking of switching career ... to buy homes at this time where in fact it is the best time to invest in houses. She even told me about Schumacher Homes which builds quality, custom dream homes in many parts of the Country [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 00:06:31

Post Modern Update: The Pasinetti House

Simplicity and elegance in a modern setting. A kitchen remodel even a dog could love. ( ... architects. Today many of his modernist buildings in Bucharest are landmarks. Despite designing dozens of buildings in Southern California, Georgescu never gained the same level of fame [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 04:53:21

California Health Bills Pass to Require 85% of Premium to Go to Patient Care; Regulate Rescissions; Foster a Public Insurer; Discourage "Never Events," Encourage Hospital Community Benefits

Health legislation heard in final policy committees before July break ... deadline for legislation to have cleared policy committees in the second house, lawmakers heard a battery ... plans and insurers to offer coverage for durable medical equipment, such as wheelchairs and shower [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 12:25:35

University of Southern California Extension by Christopher Megowan Design

This is the first project realized by 25 year old recent graduated Christopher L. Megowan. It is a modern 1200 square foot addition onto the rear of a hundred year old Victorian home ... becomes denser given the increase in demand for housing, many older homes are being demolished to make [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:30:11

"Serious Trouble" Ahead

From News10: A big presence in the Northern California home-building industry says it could be shutting down some projects ... been posted on multiple listings services (MLS), the industry databases of homes for sale. Those homes ... are overwhelmed and can't get the houses on the MLS [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 10:06:00

California Fire News - Updates in your mail box

h1 a:hover {background-color:#888;color:#fff ! important;} div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist tr td div ul { list-style-type:square; padding-left:1em; } div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist ... Floor In House FireTwo firefighters fell through the floor of a burning two-story home in Los Feliz [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 11:07:00

Kohler LivingHome Announced as Idea House for TED 2009

The good news for prefab keeps coming ... assembled over the next four days for IBS 2009, will make a second stop in Long Beach, California ... influential thinkers.  So after a brief stint at IBS, KT1.5 will be transported to Long Beach, where [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:36:54

The Turkey Of The Year In California

The Press Telegram reports from California. “Delfa Robles, 68, a Long Beach resident and a member of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform ... the business and got behind on her house payments,’ she said through ACORN organizer David Mazariegos. ‘ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 18:51:45

Polar Bulls: U.S. Plans to Lay Claim to Arctic Oil Resources

When California’s gold rush petered out, 49ers headed north to the Klondike ... lay claim.” The U.S. can’t afford to be left behind in the Arctic race, the White House told ... interests in the Arctic region,” White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said. “Many countries [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 18:42:00

Last Day of California Legislature Session Ends With Passage of Major Bills—But No Budget as Republicans Reject Appeals From Governor of Their Own Party and Democrats

Assemblymember Ted Lieu presenting the most important bill on foreclosures and the sub-prime mortgage mess in ... . The Assembly, at 6 p.m. was the last house to adjourn, after passing dozens of bills that on any other day [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 17:09:26

The Sellers Aren’t People, They’re Banks

The Monterey County Herald reports from California ... Attorney Annie Michaels.” “O’Meara, reached at his Pebble Beach home, said he plans to fight ... on the project, with O’Meara losing his Pebble Beach home, a house in Bass Lake and two houses in Fresno.” [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 22:28:53

I love Sunny California Weather

We have been having the most beautiful weather in Sacramento for the last several days ... . Fortunatley non of our stuff was damaged other then smoke damage but now we have everything in our house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:27:00

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