As we enter 2025, several important legislative changes are poised to affect estate planning in California. From federal tax revisions to new reporting requirements, it’s essential to stay ahead of the curve to protect assets and ensure smooth wealth transfer. Federal...
Once again, the rain gods have smiled down upon us and our mountaintop communities and have replenished them handsomely. Not since Lake Gregory was replenished by a single downpour in 1938 have we witnessed so much H2O in such a brief interval. Why, it was raining so...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Benjamin Davis Wilson was born in Tennessee in 1811. He traveled to Los Angeles in 1841 as part of the Workman-Rowland Party whose plan was to take a ship to China. The Republic of Mexico wouldn’t permit them to leave. (Daniel...
It’s 6 a.m. and my husband has just left for his commute down the hill. I take my first sip of coffee – hot, sweet, topped with Italian sweet cream foam – just as I check my emails for any overnight transaction fires. One email immediately catches my eye. A client had...
I have at least one conversation like this every week: "Theresa, you’re a pro at asset mitigation. Where are the foreclosures? Can you put me on a list so I can swoop in and grab a sweet deal?" Sorry, folks. That list is pretty bare – here’s why. As of the fourth...
Caltrans, in the interest of public safety, decided abou14 years ago to close forever the dirt segment of State Highway 173 between Lake Arrowhead and Hesperia. Having driven this road several times in the past, it’s easy to see why they would want to close this...
