Homeowner's may have to pay for sidewalk repairs

City may need to repeal 1974 ordinance making itself responsible for the broken/ uneven/ "tree trunked" sidewalks, but also back away from the many law suits that are filed every year against the city by people who fall on those sidewalks.
City has been spending it's money elsewhere.

Be Informed Homeowner's Investor's without the fluff

Here are some good places to recieve RSS feeds without so much fluff.
Wall Street Journal
@WSJ
The Wall Street Journal Twitter feed usually contains links and headlines to the most popular and/or relevant articles at the WSJ's online blog. For more focused information about the housing and lending markets, follow @WSJRealEstate.

CNBC
@CNBC
CNBC's Twitter feed is a good place to find general financial news. Here, you'll see tweets that range from rough predictions of national GDP figures to in-depth reports of local financial trends.

Foreclosure Data
@ForeclosureData
Foreclosure Data is a helpful feed for those interested in viewing our current housing recover y through the lens of foreclosure data. Follow Foreclosure Data to s ubscribe to real-time updates of the most recent foreclosure statistics.

N.A.R.
@infocentralnar
The National Association of Realtors Twitter account caters primarily to N.A.R. members (Realtors), but many of the tweets are of value to anyone working in the real estate industry.

American Banking
@AmericanBanking
American Banking tweets exclusively about news pertaining to the American banking industry. Here, you'll find everything from updates about banking job opportunities to detailed financial trends for the big U.S. banks.

Politiconomic
@Politiconomic
Politiconomic is a Twitter feed (and website) devoted to reporting news at the intersection of politics and economic policy. If you're curious about the conflicting political arguments for raising and dropping Fed rates, this is the place to go.

Stock Tweets
@Stock_Tweets
For those who feel the stock market is the most reliable indicator of consumer confidence, Stock Tweets is a nice find. Here, you'll find daily updates about the U.S. stock market and information about specific stocks that indicate larger trends.

Bank of America
@BofA_Help
Bank of America is among the many banks that offer a Twitter customer support option. If you are feeling frustrated with your local branch, consider appealing to the B of A Twitter feed, where you will likely receive an immediate reply from a customer service representative interested in solving your problem.
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Currency News
@currencynews

Fun Events May 2010 Westside of Los Angeles

May 2010 Things to Do on the Westside

Happy Mother's Day, Cinco de Mayo, Memorial Day from your neighborhood realtor Maralee Grantham

MUSEUMS: Getty Sat 5/27 all day Family Festival to enjoy the rich culture of Aztec Mexico; Sun. 5/30, lecture on the rivalry between Da Vinci and
Michelangelo, 3 pm. Getty "Sat Night's off the 405" concerts starting in May, 7:30 in the main plaza; Getty Villa celebrates the Empire of the Aztecs at the
main Getty with their offering of the Theater Lab's Proyecto Azteca from the Cal. Institute of the Arts showing the first encounter between Europeans and
the Aztecs, begins Fri 8 pm, Sat 3 and 8 and Sun 3 pm, tickets' $7. Cinco de Mayo, of course Olvera Street downtown but also Museum of the
American West, The Autry in Griffith Park, begins May with a free day Sun May 2 and the same day, celebrates El Cinco with a museum celebration. Los
Ang. County Mus. Of Art (LACMA) Secret Stairs Book Signing Charles Fleming, author of the brand new book Secret Stairs: Walking Guide to the
Historic Staircases of Los Angeles will be on the Plaza for a special book signing event. Annenberg Comm. Beach House, at bottom of Ca. Incline. 5/9
Mon 6:30 to 8 pm showing, Marion Davies silent film free make reservations; Pool opens 5/3, $10 adults, open 8:30am to 8 pm,
www.annenbergbeachhouse.com.
FUN: Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival: 5/16 Sun. at Paramount Ranch (where some of the great Westerns' were filmed) in Agoura
( take 101 Freeway near Westlake take Kanan Rd. s .to Cornell way Blue Grass fans experience a night of fiddling hoe downs , line dancing, great food.
Flamenco Guitar and Dancing, with celebrated dancer Assieh LaMora and Turkish Saz player and Flamenco Guitarist Fri. 5/15 7:30 1503 Abbott Kinney,
Venice 310 452 2842 G2 Gallery,
FOOD Make it Fun: understand your eating habits—enter the subliminal Nutrition Nibbles, subscribe to newsletter of highly regarded nutritionist: Eve
Lahijani: vitamineve@gmail.com
NEIGHORHOOD Assoc.'s Live in Santa Monica/ Westside-join one of our local assoc.'s, annual dues are $10 to $15, such as Wilshire Montana or Ocean
Park or Sunset Park RENTERS: Seminar on SM Tenant rights 5/11, 6:30 to 9 pm, at SM public library put on by the SM Rent Control Board. VOTING: Want
to find out the issues and skip the personalities- receive information from the League of Women Voter's, their newsletter provides pros and cons on issues
then you decide. League is for men and women and celebrating its 90th year-the same number of year's women can vote in the USA. Try Santa M. League
for example: http://www.lwvsantamonica.org/
LECTURES: Decoding Dating: A Face-off Between the Sexes Tues5/4 4 6:00p at UCLA Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, CA Decoding Dating: A Face-off
Between the Sexes Moderated by Relationship Expert and Author of Menu Dating: Taste Test Your Way to the Main Course, Tristan CoopersmithSanta
Monica Public Library Thurs., May 20 Thursday evenings with the LA Opera, the sixth of a free series of presentations about five upcoming operas
(before heading out to see them) is Specialty Ring Talk, 7 p.m. at the Main, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 458-8600 or www.smpl.org/.5/20
BIKE: Watts Happening Ride – To Watts Towers and back with various stops at a couple dramatic shootout spots, a Nobel Peace Prize winner’s childhood
home, and the Central Avenue Jazz District. Lunch King Taco. 30 miles, total or go halfway option available via Blue Line return. Leaves at 10 am Sat. 5/8.
The Frank Lloyd Wright ride – A tour involving the famed architect’s four Hollywood Hill's residences: Ennis, Hollyhock, Freeman and Storer. There will be
climbing. Probably a stop on the way for nun-baked pumpkin bread from The Monastery of the Angels, with Musso & Frank’s after for flannel cakes, , 20
miles. Leaves at 10 am Sat.5/15, http://la.metblogs.com/category/transportation/biking-in-la/
dan@fridaynightskate.org. HORSE SHOW: Fiesta of the Spanish Horse for charity –starts after lunch official how at 8 pm. 5/8 Saturday at the LA Equestrian
Center, near the 134 Freeway, exit at Freeway 134 or 5, at Zoo/Autry exit follow signs- 818 842 8444 tickets $20 www.fiestaspanishhorse.org POW WOW:
25th Annual UCLA Pow Wow N. Athletic Field, Sat/Sun 5/1-2 noon to 10 pm ww.uscpowwow.com; Bear Springs Northern Drum Also, Pow Wow at the
LA State Historic Park, 5/7-9, Fri., 6 pm, Sat and Sun 10 pm, call 323 252 8070, 1245 N. Spring St., n. of the 101 and Union Station, free. CONCERTS:
Hollywood Bowl 5/2 Tickets go on sale 323 850 2000. UCLA Student talent Spring Sing in its 40th year, 5/14, Fri. 8 pm, celebrity judges, $18-44,
uclaalumni.net; USC events see visionsandvoices@usc.edu; FESTIVALS: 5/8 Sat 11 to 6pm annual Sta. Monica Clover Park festival (26th and Ocean
Pk.), concert games, booths, for festival schedule-www.smgov.net/events; PARADE: Hollywood 5/1 Doo Dah-http://www.pasadenadoodahparade.info/ 11
am to 2 on Colorado
ENVIRONMENT: Green Building expo, at Santa Monica Civic Aud. 5/7-8, Fri. and Sat. then Fri. 5:30-7:30 go to World Café, cocktails in support of
Altbuild, 2028 Main St. eco gift bag, all free. MARKETS: Sta. Monica Antique and Collectible sale in parking lot near Bundy, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. each 4th
Sunday; Farmer's Markets-2 in Sta. Monica on Sat earliest 8 a.m. Pico and Cloverfield and 9:30 on 3rd and Arizona; Sun. on Main St. and Brentwood at 9
am on San Vicente and in Hollywood the big one at 8a.m. on Sunday, south of Hollywood and Vine, at Ivar and Selma.
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Maralee Grantham and Associates In Pursuit of Your Dreams
Sotheby’s INTERNATIONAL REALTY maralee@maraleegrantham.com cell 310 570 6100