Local Flavor
County Tax Sales
From the sddt.com: The San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s office is scheduled to auction off hundreds of tax defaulted properties next month. Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister announced Friday that 469 tax defaulted properties are scheduled to be sold at...
Sports Celebrities in North County
From the nctimes.com: Two weeks ago, as Aaron Rodgers stood on a Texas football field covered in red, white and blue confetti and cradled the Lombardi Trophy in his arms, the Green Bay Packers quarterback and Super Bowl MVP was the most celebrated athlete in sports....
Grow Houses Are A Menace
From msn.com: When Mikey and Zeina Kostelny found their first home in the suburbs of Altadena, Calif., it appeared to be a buyer's dream, complete with fresh paint, carpet and fixtures. But that dream quickly dissolved into nightmare after the sale closed in late 2008...
Valentine’s Heartache
osidebuyer snapped this photo at Bressi Ranch today:
Navy’s Parade of Flight
This youtube captured the Navy's Parade of Flight yesterday with extra zoom - go full screen:
Drywaller Bandit
W.C Varones has insight on the Drywaller Bandit, who was apprehended Thursday: The drywaller bandit has been identified as John Leendert Oskam, a 1989 graduate of Pasadena's John Muir High School. He appears to be the son of Leendert and Carol Oskam of Pasadena....
La Jolla Strategic Default on CBS
Hat tip to Stormin Norm for sending this CBS video along - here is the printed version, which includes a bump in drama. In the video the homeowner says that his La Jolla home is worth $500,000 to $600,000 less, and in the printed version they call it "6 to $700,000...
Encinitas – Pacific Station
Last night Richard caught the grand opening of the new mixed-use complex in downtown Encinitas:
Phoenix Canariensis
We talk to the operator at the end:
