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3 Feb 2012

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FS West

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Mozgov refuses to be Griffin's poster child
FS West
He has contributed to The New York Times, The Los Angeles Daily News and The Long Beach Press-Telegram, covering events including NCAA Men's Final Four, Super Bowl, World Cup, Rose Bowl, BCS National Championship Game and NBA Finals.
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2 Feb 2012


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Rescued Hearts for Hounds dogs won't be euthanized
Contra Costa Times
(Kyle Kurlick / The Associated Press) LONG BEACH -- A chapter in the saga of Hearts For Hounds closed Thursday as the last group of the 140 dogs held near Memphis, Tenn., was transported off to a new agency and eventually to new homes.
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2 Feb 2012


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Birmingham wins on half-court shot
ESPN (blog)
Tim Haddock is a writer and radio broadcaster who has covered preps, college sports and motor sports for the Los Angeles Times, LA Daily News and Long Beach Press-Telegram. Follow him on Twitter. Martin Henderson is a local editor for Patch.com.
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1 Feb 2012


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Health Calendar: Week of Feb. 2, 2012
Long Beach Press-Telegram
By Long Beach Press Telegram California Telephone Access Program. Informational meeting about the program that provides free telephone equipment to people who have difficulty hearing, seeing, moving, speaking or remembering. Free. 10-11:30 am today.

1 Feb 2012


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UW announces signing of Brandon Beaver
ESPN (blog)
Tim Haddock is a writer and radio broadcaster who has covered preps, college sports and motor sports for the Los Angeles Times, LA Daily News and Long Beach Press-Telegram. Follow him on Twitter. Martin Henderson is a local editor for Patch.com.
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1 Feb 2012

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Mississippi Press (blog)

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Long Beach's Richie Brown chooses Mississippi State
Mississippi Press (blog)
By Creg Stephenson Long Beach linebacker Richie Brown, who also played fullback in high school, signed with Mississippi State on Wednesday. (Mississippi Press file photo) Long Beach linebacker Richie Brown, the No. 1 college football prospect on the ...
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30 Jan 2012


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Tim Grobaty: Long Beach's Bernie Pearl is all about the blues
Long Beach Press-Telegram
(Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram) Etta James performs at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (File photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images) The world has lost two great musicians already in this young year. We talked about Johnny Otis and ...
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24 Jan 2012


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Former Long Beach Fire Captain Serving Time For DUI Found Drunk In Jail
CBS Local
The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports Hines had a blood alcohol level of .22 -- nearly three times the legal driving limit -- when he was discovered staggering around in jail. Hines was originally sentenced to more than four years behind bars for a hit ...
Former Long Beach Fire Captain convicted in DUI busted for probation violationLong Beach Press-Telegram
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20 Jan 2012


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Homeless man charged in attack on California police officer
Fox News
LONG BEACH, Calif. Authorities say a homeless man has been charged with assault for allegedly attacking a Long Beach police officer with her own baton and trying to grab her gun. The Long Beach Press-Telegram says the officer spotted 38-year-old ...
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18 Jan 2012

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2 Long Beach women charged with 128 counts of animal cruelty
Los Angeles Times
Two Long Beach women who operate a dog rescue shelter were charged with animal cruelty in Tennessee after they were found with found more than 100 dogs crammed into the back of a truck with no food or water. Bonnie Sheehan, 55, and Pamela.
Long Beach Rescuers Arrested with 107 Dogs in U-HaulKTLA
Roanoke animal rescuers react to seized animalsWSLS
Dog seizure outside Memphis linked to new Roanoke area animal rescue groupGoDanRiver.com
Patch.com -LAist -Daily Breeze
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31 Jan 2012

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Celebrity Real Estate
Curbed Hamptons
Known best for their domination on the field, the following NFL stars also attempted to master the world of real estate, building elaborate personal palaces that match their stardom. Then, of course, as the contracts and salaries run dry--or they leave ...

31 Jan 2012


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From Curbed Marketplace
Curbed National
Here now, From Curbed Marketplace, highlighting an intriguing real estate listing from the many thousands of properties found in the Curbed Marketplace. Browsing the Marketplace and spot a property worthy of being featured? Send it to the tipline.
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30 Jan 2012


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Intense Fire Guts SoCal Warehouse
KCRA Sacramento
Firefighters were called to the large, one-story building at 7:58 am and a second alarm was called after the first engines arrived. Numerous fire units are on the scene. Property records show the tenant is a packaging materials firm.
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25 Jan 2012

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KCET (blog)

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Why L.A. Has Clashing Street Grids
KCET (blog)
When the Americans conquered the city in 1847, one of their first tasks was imposing American cartographic standards on the Spanish-Mexican settlement patterns--a prerequisite for converting city lands into private property. US Army engineer EO Ord was ...
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24 Jan 2012


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Live Like a Rock Star in a Rock Star's Rockin' SoCal Pad
Curbed National (blog)
Here now, From Curbed Marketplace, highlighting an intriguing real estate listing from the many thousands of properties found in the Curbed Marketplace. Browsing the Marketplace and spot a property worthy of being featured? Send it to the tipline.
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23 Jan 2012

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KCET (blog)

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Switching to a Connection: The Limitations of Building Rail in L.A. County
KCET (blog)
When it's done, the connector will give rail transit some of the reach and relative convenience it once had when Henry Huntington's Pacific Electric cars ran to his far-flung real estate holdings. It also will create a light rail hub downtown mirroring ...
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18 Jan 2012


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Pools in Palm Springs
LA Weekly
But why specifically Southern California? Fung says to chalk it up to nice weather -- something California has in spades -- and the ability to easily move from living indoors to outdoors. "That's how we sold real estate in the '50s and '60s," she says.
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17 Jan 2012


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Forecast: Cash buyers a force in real estate
OCRegister
By JONATHAN LANSNER / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER All-cash buyers recently gobbled up three SoCal strip malls, says broker Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors from Irvine. Citrus Foothill Retail Center 24624-square-foot center at 16119 ...
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13 Jan 2012

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FROM THE REAL ESTATE TRENCHES
East County Magazine
by Charlotte Reed January 13, 2012 (San Diego's East County) In today's column, we cover the latest hot topics in real estate locally and nationwide. This week's topics are: After many months of preparations, discussions and input from the San Diego ...
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10 Jan 2012


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Live a Few Doors Down From Mitt Romney on the SoCal Coast
Curbed National (blog)
Here now, From Curbed Marketplace, highlighting an intriguing real estate listing from the many thousands of properties found in the Curbed Marketplace. Browsing the Marketplace and spot a property worthy of being featured? Send it to the tipline.
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3 Feb 2012

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Obama housing chief Edward DeMarco under fire from California Democrats
89.3 KPCC
More than a dozen California Democrats wrote to President Barack Obama, asking him to replace DeMarco with a permanent recess appointment. Congressman Dennis Cardoza of Modesto says the mortgage agencies' acting director "simply doesn't get it.
Obama should take cue from California's congressional Demos on housing crisisSan Jose Mercury News
Freddie Mac's Regulator 'Completely Puzzled' By Allegations Of ConflictNPR (blog)
Marine Fights Freddie Mac to Save His HomeHuffington Post
PoliticalNews.me (press release)
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3 Feb 2012


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With Role Lessened, Loan Chief Exits BofA
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Lewis tapped her to run the mortgage business in 2008, after the purchase of troubled California mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. Ms. Desoer moved from Charlotte to California so she could oversee operations first hand.
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3 Feb 2012


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Thomas D. Elias: State Democrats talk tough to Obama on housing
Colusa County Sun Herald
In some California counties, the scene is exponentially worse: Fully 51 percent of mortgages in San Joaquin County (65230 homes) were "upside down" in that manner in the third quarter of last year. The crisis may be worse in a few other places, ...
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3 Feb 2012

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89.3 KPCC

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Obama housing plan gets lukewarm reaction from Democrats and Republicans
89.3 KPCC
President Barack Obama's proposal to help homeowners refinance at lower interest rates is getting a lukewarm reception from California lawmakers from both parties. The president proposed a simpler mortgage form, a Homeowners' Bill of Rights and ...
California Dems wary of President Obama's new housing planThe Hill
Obama Uses Housing as Foil to Romney's 'Hit Bottom' StrategyBusinessWeek
Obama Seeks Relief for U.S. Housing MarketExaminer.com
msnbc.com -GlobeSt.com
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3 Feb 2012

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Financial Times

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New York sues banks over electronic mortgage system
Reuters
Schneiderman is also a central figure in widely publicized negotiations to reach a federal-state settlement with the top US banks over mortgage abuses. A key question is whether holdouts, including Schneiderman and California Attorney General Kamala ...
New York sues 3 banks, alleging fraudulent foreclosure practicesLos Angeles Times
New York lawsuit accuses banks of misusing mortgage databaseSacramento Bee
Finally, A Foreclosure Settlement (Maybe)KCCI Des Moines
Bizjournals.com (blog)
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3 Feb 2012


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Mortgage Rates: Low Mortgage Rates Stable, But At Risk As Investors Send ...
FreeRateUpdate.com
Today's Wells Fargo California 30 year fixed mortgage rates are at 3.875% (4.054% APR). MBS prices (mortgage backed securities) are down -16/32 (FNMA 30 yr 3.5 at 103.18) which is lower than earlier pricing of -13/32. MBS prices affect mortgage rates ...
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3 Feb 2012


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Finally, a foreclosure settlement (Maybe)
CNN
If all 50 states sign on, the mortgage servicing settlement has the potential to offer the largest housing relief program available to ordinary Americans since the financial crisis began. However, attorneys general from California and Delaware have ...
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2 Feb 2012


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California REALTORS(R) Applaud Obama's Proposal to Help Troubled Homeowners
MarketWatch (press release)
LOS ANGELES, Feb 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS(R)' (CAR) applauds President Obama's proposal to help millions of underwater homeowners who are current on their mortgage to refinance. "We are pleased that President ...
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2 Feb 2012


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A homeowner who fought foreclosure and won
Kansas City Star
A borrower can't pay a mortgage, loses a home and moves on. But Karen Mena, a 38-year-old county worker, never gave up. Mena fought even after her San Bernardino home, Calif., was no longer hers. And she won the three-bedroom house back - at least for ...
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1 Feb 2012

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Los Angeles Times

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Obama Seeks Refinancing Aid to Lift Housing
Wall Street Journal
By NICK TIMIRAOS And LAURA MECKLER President Barack Obama is expected to announce a fresh bid to revive the housing market Wednesday--despite likely congressional opposition--by letting millions of homeowners refinance their mortgages, ...
Obama Uses Housing Market Crisis as Foil to Romney's 'Hit-Bottom' StrategyBloomberg
Cardoza applauds Obama's new housing initiative, says will help ValleyMerced Sun-Star
White House details mortgage refinancing plan for homeownersLos Angeles Times
Inside Bay Area
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