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The Granny Flat Debate

Paul Hatfield wrote 1 week ago: The City Planning Department wants to give R-1 homeowners the power to construct an auxiliary dwelli … more →

Special Thanks to Krekorian and Essel

Paul Hatfield wrote 4 weeks ago: Paul Krekorian and Chris Essel appeared at an appeals hearing at Van Nuys City Hall concerning the 1 … more →

SB1818 Hits the Seas

Paul Hatfield wrote 4 weeks ago: Density hits a new high, or is it a new low? The trend in everything seems to be to pack them in lik … more →

An Economic Message to Our CD2 Candidates and Other Officials2 comments

Paul Hatfield wrote 1 month ago: I want to thank Monica Harmon for the links to the two articles referenced in this post. These artic … more →

Tags: California and Los Angeles Finances

An Innovative Housing Concept

Paul Hatfield wrote 1 month ago: I could not pass up providing a link to this article. Just as there are housing developments for act … more →

The Future of the Mortgage Interest Deduction: Part 2 of Very INTERESTing

Paul Hatfield wrote 2 months ago: Facing projected deficits in the trillions of dollars, the Federal Government must look for ways to … more →

Tags: California and Los Angeles Finances

If You Care About Density, Read This1 comment

Paul Hatfield wrote 2 months ago: I am well acquainted with the activists who created this ad in the Daily News.  I only wish I could … more →

Ideal marriage: secret fridge of Greek yogurt & he lives across the street2 comments

Saya wrote 2 months ago: I love having house guests.  And I love “Barb.”  But “Barb” made me seriousl … more →

Tags: Pet Peeves, Money Issues, Food, Grammar, houseguest, Marriage

The Fire and The Need for New Strategies1 comment

Paul Hatfield wrote 2 months ago: I just returned from being away for several days.  Of course, I followed the news of the Station Fir … more →

Tags: California and Los Angeles Finances

Essel and SB1818- her position is at odds with neighborhood character1 comment

Paul Hatfield wrote 3 months ago: Those of you who are concerned with over-development in your neighborhoods should know where Chris E … more →

Tags: state and local politics, Valley Village

State Pension Losses- Bad Assumptions Make it Worse

Paul Hatfield wrote 4 months ago: According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, CalPers will be writing off around a billion dolla … more →

Tags: California and Los Angeles Finances

Questions to Ask the CD 2 Candidates

Paul Hatfield wrote 4 months ago: There will be a number of candidate forums scheduled from now until September.  The Neighborhood Cou … more →

Tags: California and Los Angeles Finances, state and local politics

Habitat for Humanity Visits VANC

Paul Hatfield wrote 4 months ago: At the last meeting of the Valley Alliance of Neighborhood Councils, held on July 9th, the local cha … more →

More Woes in the Exburbs1 comment

Paul Hatfield wrote 5 months ago: As I stated in my earlier post, “Growing Wheat in the Tundra”, the increasing number of … more →

Growing Wheat in the Tundra1 comment

Paul Hatfield wrote 5 months ago: Before I studied accounting, I earned a degree in economics from the University of Richmond.  I stil … more →

Shoe Immigration4 comments

theislandshoegirl wrote 7 months ago: Like many Americans today, I am concerned about housing issues. While you may think I am referring t … more →

Tags: Its All About the Shoes, Key West, shoe closet, Stiletto, Michael Kors, Wedges, lady liberty, Manolo Blahnik, Humor

Findings from disaster recovery subcommittee

equaljusticeworks wrote 8 months ago: Equal Justice Works Alumnus Reilly Morse, who was deployed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to assis … more →

Tags: public interest law, Public Interest, Disaster Relief, Hurricane Katrina, Reilly Morse, Mississippi Center for Justice, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Govern, Disaster Recovery Subcommittee, fema

Drywall from China blamed for problems in homes3 comments

mhanna43 wrote 8 months ago: Real estate agent Felix Martinez thought he’d found his dream house when he bought the 3,500-s … more →

Tags: 1, China, International Markets, Real Estate News

Infrastructure?...What About Housing?

dpwllc007 wrote 10 months ago: While it was a good day for the Republican Party yesterday, I’m a bit puzzled at the lack of talk ab … more →

Tags: taxes, Mortgages, President Obama, Infrastructure, stimulus package, The Boston Globe, Político, Mortgage Applications, Tax Relief


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