temecula: Building Moratorium Defeated by Grassroots Effort (for now). Pray for Rain. - 11/10/09 03:10 PM
Last evening the people of our
community spoke and, for a change, somebody listened. That
somebody, Rancho
California Water District, had proposed a BUILDING MORATORIUM by
eliminating eliminating the issuance of water availability letters and
the installation of new water meters. That would have deleteriously
impacted residential and commercial development in
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temecula: Riverside County Releases 2009-2010 Annual Plan. Read 'em & weep. - 11/03/09 05:57 PM
County
Assessor/Clerk/Recorder Larry Ward has just released his 2009-2010
Annual Report and it's chock full of all kinds of exciting stuff - and
some not so exciting.
I'll
just tease you with a few details but for the full scoop you've got to
follow the link at the bottom
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temecula: 2009 Temecula Valley Legislative Summit - Follow the Water. - 10/02/09 03:48 PM
On
a day when, ironically, the Obama administration summoned state
officials and interest groups to a lecture from the Colorado Cowboy Hat
about California water issues, the Temecula Chamber of Commerce
presented its 2009 Legislative Summit. If the giant water spigot overshadowing everything was too subtle for you, the fact that
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temecula: Banks or the Crooks That Represent Them. - 09/23/09 07:42 PM
It's
not unusual for me to field complaint calls from members - apparently
they are labouring under the assumption that I 1) care and 2) can do
something about it. (For the record I do and I try)
Most
complaints have to do with one of two things - banks or the
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temecula: Each one reach one. Be Somebodys Angel this Saturday. - 08/04/09 03:21 PM
We've got an urgent
challenge right now which requires big vision
for change. Each week 4,250 of our
families are seeking help from Murrieta, Temecula and Menifee
food banks,
and 14,800 of these are our children - every week.
During summer,
school breakfasts and lunches are not available to the children.
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temecula: Riverside County Assessor Releases 2009-2010 Home Value Reports - 07/31/09 12:30 PM
The Riverside County
Assessor-Clerk-Recorders Office has just released a series of reports
providing us more information than we could possibly want to know about
the state of housing in
Riverside County as shown by assessed property values.
If you're curious about 2009-2010
Assessed Values by City, for example,
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temecula: SDSU Showcases Santa Margarita Watershed in Quarry Question. - 04/24/09 12:12 AM
This is one of those
issues where the more information you get the confuseder you become.
I hope you joined us on 4/21 for a presentation by Granite Construction
on the Liberty Quarry project. After a brief overview of the
project, they addressed some issues they have with the City of
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temecula: The Living Last Supper @ The Old Town Temecula Theater - 04/09/09 06:26 PM
At one time or another I
think everybody has seen Leonardo
da Vinci's famous painting of 'The Last
Supper'. But have you ever seen it live? I don't mean the
painting itself - but the actual
Last Supper portrayed live?
Well now's your chance.
Now thru Saturday, you can catch
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temecula: A California Social Experiment - Can You Help? - 04/02/09 07:03 PM
If you live in
California and feel like helping our area get access to a much
needed, already completed, staffed yet un-opened medical center,
taking action only takes a minute. Only California votes count, but it
might be fun to see who responds from the futhest away. Anyway, it's a
serious
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temecula: IRS Hosts Free Tax Prep in Riverside County - 03/20/09 10:57 AM
The IRS is hosting Super Saturday on March 21, 2009 to help provide free tax help. Volunteers will prepare your 2008 tax return free of charge if you have an income of $42,000 or less. See link below for the IRS flyer to read the necessary documentation you will need to provide.
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temecula: Southwest California Legislative Council issues Action Alert on Employee Free Choice Act - 03/16/09 05:37 PM
You may be aware that
the Southwest Riverside County
Association of Realtors has been a supporting
Partner of the Southwest California
Legislative Council since its inception. The SCLC, a coalition of
Southwest California Chambers of Commerce, Legislative Representatives
and business representatives - advocate on behalf of Southwest County
Businesses.
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temecula: Kids Eat FREE - Every Night of the Week. - 03/10/09 07:25 PM
Everybody
enjoys an evening out, a nice dinner with the family after a hard days
work, a break from the routing. But the economy has given everybody a
little case of the shorts and it's not that easy to justify a pricey
meal out if it means dining out or
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temecula: Murrieta/Temecula - Boomtowns in Waiting. - 02/09/09 06:20 PM
Forbes.com
recently posted an article entitled 'America's Post-Subprime
Boomtowns'.
It calls out the top
ten markets in the country
that, in some cases have suffered the most as a result of the sub-prime
melt-down, but that are poised to come roaring back after the fall. Not
surprisingly, California cities are
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temecula: Susan G. Koman - Your ARE the Cure! - 10/20/08 01:25 PM
10-20 komen race
October
is Breast
Cancer Awareness Month across the country. Yesterday our
local Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure event took place at the
Promenade Mall with over 10,000 participants.
I MC'd the first local
race back about seven years ago when our goal was to get
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temecula: It's A Beautiful Day - In Concert. - 10/05/08 02:09 PM
10-5 beautiful day
Last
night Jon & Jane Laskin of the Musicians Workshop
presented another of their fabulous In-Home
Concerts at an estate home in Tenaja. About 150 people
came out on a cool, rainy evening to enjoy the sounds of It's
Beautiful Day.
If you're not familiar with the
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temecula: Wine Country Repo's - October 2008 - 09/30/08 11:36 PM
9/30 wine country repos
As
the Southern
California market adjusts, buyers are finding a selection
of fine
homes on acreage in the midst of the Southern California Wine Country.
However, bank owned
homes represent only 2% of existing inventory in the Wine
Country today, just 7 out of 151 homes
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temecula: Elder Fraud 'Mastermind' Gets 127 Years - 09/27/08 03:18 PM
9/27 elder fraud
The
following excerpts are reprinted from the 9/27/08 issue of The Californian. For
a complete text please go to: http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/09/26/news/californian/riverside/zd68452ea010c7b73882574d10007f10c.txt
For more current articles on Mortgage Fraud,
Foreclosure Fraud and Elder Abuse Housing Fraud.
Elder
Fraud "Mastermind' Gets 127 Years.
RIVERSIDE ---- The largest case of elder
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temecula: Improving Your Credit Score & Payment History Tips - 06/17/08 11:31 PM
6-16 improving your credit score
* AR Members
I
recently participated
in a Housing Preservation workshop with a representative of Springboard, a
non-profit consumer credit management company headquartered in
Riverside, CA. They produce a variety of excellent printed materials, Q
& A's and seminars
and I wanted to pass along
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temecula: What Makes Up YOUR Credit Score? - 06/17/08 11:03 PM
6-16 what makes your credit score
* AR Members
I
recently participated
in a Housing Preservation workshop with a representative of Springboard, a
non-profit consumer credit management company headquartered in
Riverside, CA. They produce a variety of excellent printed materials, Q
& A's and seminars
and I wanted to pass
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temecula: Understanding Credit Scores - How Important is it to YOU? - 06/17/08 07:43 PM
6-16 credit reports
* AR Members
I
recently participated
in a Housing Preservation workshop with a representative of Springboard, a non-profit consumer credit
management company headquartered in Riverside, CA. They produce a
variety of excellent printed materials, Q & A's and seminars
and wanted to pass along their contact information
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