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real estate Archive
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“Green Technology” Not So Green
Posted on October 31, 2011 | 37 Comments. . . Emitting virtually zero direct emissions and producing enough energy to power a large city with a small plant, this clean energy source was thought to be revolutionary... -
OC Fire Sprinkler “Mandate” Has Big Brother Going One Step too Far.
Posted on January 3, 2011 | 2 Comments. . . . Tonight’s Mission Viejo City Council agenda features a proposal to mandate hugely expensive fire sprinkler systems for private residents wanting to remodel their homes under many... -
Santa Ana Masonic building bought by Church of Scientology still empty, after four years
Posted on November 8, 2010 | 7 CommentsA reader asked me recently for information about the purchase of the old Masonic temple in downtown Santa Ana, by the Church of Scientology. I did not know much about... -
Santa Ana City Council responds to criticism of Transit Zone project
Posted on June 10, 2010 | 1 CommentThe Santa Ana City Council has responded to criticism of their newly approved Transit Zone project with a thoughtful article posted on their website. In years past, the City Council... -
The Lorri Galloway Experience: Monterey County
Posted on May 10, 2010 | 2 CommentsBefore she blessed us here in OC with her Presence, Lorri Galloway lived in Monterey County. There, according to State Superior court records, Galloway and her husband Mike were sued... -
Fess Parker has left the building..
Posted on March 19, 2010 | 4 CommentsTim McCoy and Iron Eyes Cody were our first heroes…on Channel 5 in 1952. Tim used Indian sign language and explained the life of the great American plains Indians in... -
Santa Ana’s Twin Towers are now available for rent!
Posted on March 7, 2010 | 9 CommentsA few years back there was much ballyhoo about the fact that so called high-rise condominium buildings were going up in Orange County. Advertisements pictured happy couples enjoying the “good... -
Blinked? Don’t! The Derailment proceeds apace…
Posted on December 7, 2009 | 7 CommentsAs Costa Mesa Councilwoman Katrina Foley memorably texted Wednesday morning, “Things are moving fast. Don’t blink!” And sure enough, all six of these developments in the Derailment of the Sale of our... -
Smart investor buys prime Santa Ana property at a 62% discount
Posted on October 16, 2009 | 2 CommentsPicture courtesy of the L.A. Times “Los Angeles real estate investor Highridge Partners bought a Santa Ana office building Wednesday as it launched a program to purchase $500 million worth... -
State Senator Correa applauds approval of legislation to prevent loan modifications scams
Posted on October 13, 2009 | No CommentsState Senator Lou Correa is quite pleased about the passage this week of SB 94, which “will protect vulnerable and distressed home owners from becoming victims of predatory mortgage scams,”... -
O! The Bitter Irony! Will FIES Create Homeless People?
Posted on September 10, 2009 | 15 CommentsThe Fullerton Interfaith Emergency Services (FIES) is a non-profit collaboration of local folks whose mission is to help people of marginal means subsist, learn job skills, and for some, transitional housing is... -
Santa Ana used affordable housing grants to relocate families – now a developer will reap the profits!
Posted on June 26, 2009 | 30 Comments(Picture Courtesy of the O.C. Register) Santa Ana “City officials have begun meeting with private developers to talk about building as many as 200 homes on a swath of mostly... -
Will lawsuit against Assemblywoman Diane Harkey’s husband bring her down too?
Posted on May 4, 2009 | No CommentsWill the lawsuit against Assemblywoman Diane Harkey’s husband Dan bring her down as well? There is an excellent article in today’s L.A. Times, O.C. edition, highlighting the lawsuit against Assemblywoman... -
Ask Tamathy!
Posted on February 23, 2009 | 7 CommentsShort Sale/Foreclosure Deficiency Judgments Tamathy Solomon Hello All! A little bit today about going through the pain of foreclosure and whether you have any other “better” options. I’m still putting...
