Trust contests in California typically arise when beneficiaries or potential heirs believe something went wrong in the trust's creation or administration. While trusts are generally more difficult to challenge than wills, there are several legitimate grounds for...
Veterans in the mountain communities can receive high-quality outpatient care close to home through the VA Community Care Network (CCN), the VA’s direct connection with community providers. As an approved provider, Mountains Community Hospital offers essential...
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...
