Every year for the past 12 years or so, Santa Claus visits the City of Murrieta. But he doesn't just visit the mall or the City Center, Santa climbs aboard a city sleigh and visits EVERY neighborhood in town - nearly 400 stops. When you're driving clients around town they invariably ask - "What'
...
12/24/2008
There used to be a place in Nevada you might have heard of. It was called the Mustang Ranch and it was a legal brothel - had been in business for years, had people lining up to visit. Well, in 1990 the government seized the Mustang Ranch for tax evasion and, as required by law, they tried to run
...
12/20/2008
12/19 Update: As if this weren't bad enough, the bill also contains a provision that would tax independent contractors up front. That means Realtors would have 3% of every commission check automatically withheld. At the end of the year of course, you get to fight to get that back but in the mean
...
12/18/2008
Readers familiar with my rants are aware of the sad state of affairs in California - our Democrat controlled legislature, our RINO Governor and the fact that we are facing an escalating budget shortfall. As recently as last Tuesday when I participated in a 2 hour webcast of a historic joint sess
...
12/16/2008
The City of Temecula Redevelopment Agency Home Improvement Loan Program for First Time Home Buyers The City has determined that many homes eligible for the First Time Homebuyer Program are in need of some repair. In the current market many of these affordable homes are Bank-Owned properties that
...
12/10/2008
The City of Temecula Redevelopment Agency First Time Buyer Program The City of Temecula FTHB Program is designed to provide loan assistance to lower income persons in the purchase of their first home. The amount of assistance available depends on the buyers qualifications and the price of the ho
...
12/10/2008
I received this email today and felt the message was worth passing along. Sometimes when I read the political posts & comments on here I get downright scared. There are so many both on the right and on the left who are grossly intolerant and who are blindly obsequious to their own political demag
...
12/10/2008
I sat in on a 2 hour webcast today of a rare convening of both houses of our Legislature in a joint session to discuss what passes for a budget on the left coast. As Harold Hill might say - we got trouble, right here in Californee, that starts with T and it rhymes with B and that stands for budge
...
12/08/2008
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute has just released study results that point out a disappointing, but not surprising, lack of knowledge by Americans about some of our most basic civic literacy. During the past 2 years ISI has quizzed 14,000 Freshmen and Seniors at 50 colleges nationwide with
...
12/03/2008
This morning I attended a 'Murrieta State of the Community' address by Mayor Rick Gibbs. Today is Mayor Gibbs last day on the job as he will hand over the gavel to Gary Thomasian at tonights City Council Meeting. Rick has done an outstanding job for us this year, bringing a high level of decorum
...
12/02/2008
