Activities/Events/Issues in or around Southern California (Los Angeles and Orange Counties)

imagesThe yearly Korean Festival started last night and ends on Sunday. Located in the heart of K-Town at Seoul International Park located at 3250 San Marino, 90006. With over 200 booths, here you will

find a variety of Korean food you may never come accross at a regular Korean restaurant. There is also much music to be heard; from Jaz to K-Pop.

Saturday is the highlight however, with the Korean Parade down Olympic Blvd, starting at Catalina and ending on Western Ave.

 

 

 

The Parade begins at 3pm, so be sure to get there early to get a prime spot. 

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glow_picture-1Walk, run, get covered from head-to-toe in neon paint, and benefit Gremlin's Kids, an Athletes for Education program. On September 27, you can do all of those things at one time! Los Angeles is hosting the Neon Dash 5k at the StubHub Center. The Neon Dash is an evening race that promises both to be a lot of fun and to do a lot of good. The gates will open to the public at 6pm, and the festivities continue until 10:30 that night.

Throughout the race course there will be multiple "Glow Zones," inspiring stations with pumping music. These are where the Neon Dash earns its name. As they pass through the "Glow Zones," race participants will be splattered head-to-toe with vivid colors. Another portion of the course will also be covered in "glowing foam" for the…

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The fun begins on September 19th 2014 with the Ketchum YMCA Stair Climb, a very exciting event where participants from all over the country will race each other up to the top of the U.S. Bank Tower in Downtown Los Angeles. Towering above the city at 1500 steps, the U.S. Bank Tower is going to be filled with 4-person teams and individual contestants as they scratch and crawl their way to the top. The goal of the campaign is to raise $375,000 from participants.

The first race will be made up of 4-person teams from the public who have signed up to participate in the challenge. The second race will be composed of police officers, firefighters, rangers highway patrol, and other public safety employees who will be competing for the coveted title of High-Rise…

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I recently visited phase 1 of Lennar Homes latest project on Cahuenga Blvd in Hollywood. This gated community will feature 42 detached, 3 story, single family resident homes. Adjacent to the 101 and super close to all the Los Angeles hotspots, not to mention walking distance to the Hollywood bowl, these properties are sure to go as quickly as they are completed.

 

 

The beauty of these homes are that all the extravagant amenities are included in the sales price. If you want that modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances and Caeserstone counter tops, it's yours. No need to shell out for upgrades.

 

 

 

There are 3 residences to choose from. Residence 1 is approximately 1,394 sq ft and has 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and also a 2 car garage.

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287139_416222628434937_413869744_o_400For those of you stuck in L.A. this Labor Day weekend, no need to fret for there are many things going on in our own back yard. The Queen Mary is host to not one but two festivals on this holiday. Kicking off the weekend is the Shoreline Jam which is a two day event, August 30-31 featuring the bands Dirty Heads, Pepper and many others. Each day is a different line-up of eight bands so I suggest you take advantage of both days.                      

The Long Beach Funk Fest will complete the Labor Day weekend festivities with the funkilicious groove of George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic and Karl Denson's Tiny Universe to name a few. 
Advanced  tickets for Shoreline Jam are $25 ($35 at the door) per day, $45 for both days. The Long Beach…

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1With over 30 of the hottest restaurants participating, this is a pancake lovers dream and definitely a not to miss event!  Advanced tickets are $40 ($45 door pricing) which include 40 plus food samples, juice, Beer, wine, and cocktail samples and a take home mug. Not a bad deal, come out with a belly full and a buzz. Good way to end the weekend. tickets can be purchased at:

www.laweekly.com/pancakebreakfast 

 

 

 

A portion of ticket sales will be donated to Food on Foot,  a non-profit organization dedicated to providing the poor and homeless of Los Angeles with nutritious meals, clothing, job opportunities, and assistance in the transition to employment and life off the streets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 **Update 8/22/14

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Great blog post on DoctorHousingBubble.com recently discussing the true cost of commuting long distances to work:

 There is a lot more than just price of gas at hand:

 

  • Maintenance
  • Insurance
  • Car Payments
  • Parking
  • Express Lane/Toll Road charges
  • Opportunity cost of Time Involved (post brings up that people commuting far distances i.e.- travelling from outlying areas like lancaster, palmdale, san bernardino, riverside are essentially using an extra 8 hour day/week driving that they don't get paid for
  • This is time that could be spent with family, friends, exercising, doing your hobby or actually working for pay
  I focus on selling city of Los Angeles Real Estate in the area from Hyde Park to Mount Washington, specifically these 11 zip…

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With the economy leaving many areas throughout the nation to take a hit, the Long Beach area has been no different. However, California homebuyers looking to purchase a home in the area have ample reason to celebrate as the Long Beach real estate trends for fall 2011 continue to favor buyers. 

The most recent release of real estate statistics in Long Beach showed that the average listing price in for the area was $423,611, which is a 1.2 % decrease in the average sale price from the week before. In layman’s terms, the average home price in Long Beach dropped more than $5,300 in the course of 7 days. Also, since October 19, the average price for a home for sale in Long Beach dropped from $430,000 to less than $424,000. 

 

An additional factor which could…

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Whats the one good thing about dropping home values?

Getting your property taxes re-assessed.

Today, June 1st 2010 is the begginning of the period that the LA County Tax Assessor will begin to review appeal applications for decline in value.  The Assessors office has automatically begun to proactively review values from January 1 to June 1, to see if you Los Angeles County property assesment has been reduced click here .  If you disagree with the value, the last day to file for a formal assesment appeal is November 30th, 2010.

 

This process can be done online now and there is no charge to have your property reviewed for re-assessment.

 

 

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