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I just received this information from a Title professional and want to share it with everyone. It's too important to not forget our history!
IMPORTANT FEBRUARY EVENTS GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Novel by Dickens
Louis S. St. Laurent, second French-Canadian prime minister of Canada, born 1882.
American writer Langston Hughes born 1902.
By the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico gave New Mexico and California to the United States, February 2, 1848.
James Joyce, Irish novelist and poet, born 1882.
Violinist Jascha Heifetz born 1901.
The last German troops surrendered in the Stalingrad pocket, completing the Soviet Union's victory at Stalingrad, during World War II, 1943.
Horace Greeley, American publisher, born 1811.
Philippine Rebellion against the United States began, 1899.
Charles A. Lindbergh, American aviator, born 1902.
Yalta Conference began, 1945.
Amendment 24 to the U.S. Constitution, banning poll tax, proclaimed, 1964.
Massachusetts ratified the Constitution, 1788.
Home run king "Babe" Ruth born February 6, 1895.
The United States Senate ratified the peace treaty ending the Spanish-American War, February 6, 1899.
Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States, born in Tampico, Ill., February 6, 1911.
Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth IIof Great Britain, February 6, 1952.
Amendment 20 to the United States Constitution, moving Inauguration Day to January 20, proclaimed, February 6, 1933.
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sinclair Lewis born February 7,1885.
College of William and Mary, second oldest college in the United States, chartered, 1693.
John Ruskin, English essayist and critic, born 1819.
William T. Sherman, Union Army general in the Civil War, born 1820.
Jules Verne, French novelist, born 1828.
Russo-Japanese War began, 1904.
Boy Scouts of America incorporated, 1910.
English essayist and critic Charles Lamb born February 10, 1775.
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, born near present-day Hodgenville, Ky., February 12, 1809.
Charles Darwin, British naturalist, born February 12, 1809.
John L. Lewis, American labor leader, born February 12, 1880.
Grant Wood, American painter, born February 13, 1891.
Oregon became the 33rd state to join the Union, February 14, 1859.
John Barrymore, American actor, born February 14, 1882.
Arizona became the 48th state, February 14,1912.
Inventor Cyrus McCormick born February 15, 1809.
Susan B. Anthony, American woman suffrage leader, born February 15, 1820.
Elihu Root, U.S. statesman and lawyer, born February 15, 1845.
John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress was licensed for publication, 1678.
Jefferson Davis took the oath as provisional President of the Confederate States of America, 1861.
Wendell Willkie, American political leader, born 1892.
San Francisco's Golden Gate International Exposition opened, 1939.
David Garrick, English actor, born February 19, 1717.
Thomas A. Edison patented the phonograph, February 19, 1878.
German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer born February 22, 1788.
James Russell Lowell, American poet, born February 22, 1819.
The United States acquired the Florida territory from Spain, February 22, 1819.
English composer George Frideric Handel born February 23, 1685.
W. E. B. Du Bois, American civil rights leader, historian, and sociologist, born February 23, 1868.
Amendment 25 to the U.S. Constitution, on presidential succession, proclaimed, February 23, 1967.
Enrico Caruso, Italian singer, born 1873.
Amendment 16 to the Constitution, authorizing the income tax, proclaimed, 1913.
President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines resigned from office and fled the country, 1986.
Napoleon escaped from island of Elba, 1815.
American frontiersman William Frederick Cody, better known as "Buffalo Bill," born 1846.
Marian Anderson, American singer, born February 27, 1897.
Vincent Massey took the oath as the first Canadian-born governor general of Canada, February 28,1952.
Gioacchino Antonio Rossini, Italian composer, born February 29, 1792.
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Happy Saturday everyone! Here is the list of open houses in Pacific Palisades today. Please do not hesitate to call me with any questions. Thanks and have a blessed weekend!
Pacific Palisades Real Estate Saturday Open Houses
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Westside Properties is a full-service real estate boutique brokerage based in Pacific Palisades serving the entire Westside of Los Angeles. We proudly represent the finest properties throughout the Westside.
We work as a team and combine our extensive real estate experience, powerful resources and connections to benefit you whether you are looking you buy or sell a home in today's exciting and lucrative real estate market.
Call us now to get started on the road to buying or selling your next home.
310.459.8191 or email info@wsprops.com
To preview the finest real estate and the best deals on the Westside of Los Angeles including Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Malibu, Brentwood, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, West L.A., Marina Del Rey & Mar Vista please visit our website: http://www.westsidehomefinder.com/ When you are ready to view the properties or just have a question, please contact us: 310.459.8191 or info@wsprops.com
Search for homes in your city:
PACIFIC PALISADES - SANTA MONICA - MALIBU - BRENTWOOD
BEVERLY HILLS - WESTWOOD/CENTURY CITY - MARINA DEL REY
VENICE - TOPANGA - CULVER CITY - PLAYA DEL REY - PLAYA VISTA
WEST L.A. - BEL-AIR - BEVERLY HILLS PO - BEVERLY CENTER/MIRACLE MILE
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Westside Properties is a full-service real estate boutique brokerage based in Pacific Palisades serving the entire Westside of Los Angeles. We proudly represent the finest properties throughout the Westside.
We work as a team and combine our extensive real estate experience, powerful resources and connections to benefit you whether you are looking you buy or sell a home in today's exciting and lucrative real estate market.
Call us now to get started on the road to buying or selling your next home.
310.459.8191 or email info@wsprops.com
To preview the finest real estate and the best deals on the Westside of Los Angeles including Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Malibu, Brentwood, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, West L.A., Marina Del Rey & Mar Vista please visit our website: http://www.westsidehomefinder.com/ When you are ready to view the properties or just have a question, please contact us: 310.459.8191 or info@wsprops.com
Search for homes in your city:
PACIFIC PALISADES - SANTA MONICA - MALIBU - BRENTWOOD
BEVERLY HILLS - WESTWOOD/CENTURY CITY - MARINA DEL REY
VENICE - TOPANGA - CULVER CITY - PLAYA DEL REY - PLAYA VISTA
WEST L.A. - BEL-AIR - BEVERLY HILLS PO - BEVERLY CENTER/MIRACLE MILE
Pacific Palisades California Real Estate ׀ Pacific Palisades Homes ׀ Pacific Palisades Homes for Sale
Malibu California Real Estate ׀ Malibu Homes ׀ Malibu Homes for Sale
Santa Monica California Real Estate ׀ Santa Monica Homes ׀ Santa Monica Homes for Sale
Brentwood California Real Estate ׀ Brentwood Homes ׀ Brentwood Homes for Sale
(15) PACIFIC PALISADES
SINGLE FAMILY
5/ 3.50
17723 CALLE DE PALERMO
$ 1,995,000
N
590/E7
PL/FP/VU/GH/MDS
SF:4577
11-2
5/ 5.50
16754 VIA LA COSTA
$ 2,895,000
N
630/H1
TC/PL/FP/VUSF:6095
11-2
5/ 4.50
950 ILIFF ST
$ 3,598,000
N
631/B5
FP/MDSSF:3991
11-2
5/ 6.00
13555 D ESTE DR
$ 5,350,000
N
631/D3
PL/FP/VU/GH/MDS
SF:5574
11-2
3/ 2.00
875 FISKE ST
$ 1,249,000
R
631/B5
FP
SF:1755
11-2
3/ 2.00
1127 HARTZELL ST
$ 1,635,000
R
631/B4
FP/GH
SF:1622
11-2
4/ 4.50
16673 CALLE HALEIGH
$ 1,799,000R
630/H1
TC/PL/VU/MDS
SF:4451
11-1
4/ 5.50
1361 BEREA PL
$ 1,995,000R
631/B4
FP/VU
SF:3860
11-2
4/ 3.00
1123 TELLEM DR
$ 2,295,000R
630/H4
PL/FP/VU/MDS
SF:2543
11-2
5/ 5.50
1117 KAGAWA ST
$ 2,999,000R
631/B4
PL/FP/VU/MDS
SF:4000
11-2
4/ 4.50
1133 KAGAWA ST
$ 3,150,000
R
631/B4
PL/FP/VU
SF:3428
11-2
6/ 5.50
14974 CORONA DEL MAR
$ 12,975,000R
631/B7
PL/FP/VU/MDSSF:4772
11-2
3/ 3.00
16639 W SUNSET
$ 1,075,000
C
630/H5
FP
SF:1794
11-2
CONDO
2/ 1.75
15515 W SUNSET #A07
$ 539,000
N
631/A5
PL/FP
SF:1181
11-2
1/ 1.00
17368 W SUNSET #PH-5
$ 749,000
N
630/G6
PL/FP/VU
SF:1069
11-2
2/ 2.00
860 HAVERFORD AVE #203
$ 967,000
R
631/A5
FP/VU
SF:1875
11-2
LEASE
5/ 5.50
231 ALMA REAL DR
$ 25,000R
631/A7
FP/VU
SF:6500
11-2
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Friday everyone! I am thankful to have endured another week of recovery on my foot. I had a bunionectomy a couple of weeks ago and had the stitches removed today! Now the therapy begins.
Here are the Westside Weekend Happenings:
A massive pinot noir tasting, photos from around the world, and a time-traveling paradox.
All-Star Snapshots: Photo LA
Fine art photography show and sale brings important work, including a sneak preview of the Museum of Latin American Art's new exhibit.
Big shots: Tonight's opening night party is hosted by David La Chapelle.
Thru Sun. Gala opening tonight 6-9p. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St. (310-390-2930). $20-80 here. Nearby: Cora’s Coffee Shoppe; Capo; Anisette Brasserie
Beer and Ballads: Suds and Songs Sundays
Check out singer-songwriter Austin Hartley-Leonard with $2 beers at chef Eric Greenspan's eclectic American.
Monday music, too: Get Latin jazz and three kinds of gorditas for $3 each.
Sun 8p-12a. The Foundry on Melrose, 7465 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood (323-651-0915). Nearby: Bar Lubitsch; Formosa Cafe; 8 oz. Burger Bar
Drive-In Movie: Donnie Darko
Catch the Jake Gyllenhaal cult classic through your windshield while Angel City Derby Girls carhop with drinks and snacks.
Walk-ins welcome: BYOB and chill on the Astroturf.
Sat 7:30p (gates open at 6p). Devil's Night Drive-In, 240 W. 4th St., Downtown (second floor roof parking lot). $10 per person. Nearby: Seven Grand; Takami; The Edison
Wine Time: Pino Days
Sample 200 wines from every important domestic pinot noir producer, from the Russian River Valley to Oregon.
Why are you so into pinot? It's a hard grape to grow.
Sun 1-5p. Barker Hangar, 3021 Airport Ave., Santa Monica (310-390-8751). $50. Nearby: Baby Blues BBQ; Typhoon; The Arsenal
Westside Properties is a full-service real estate boutique brokerage based in Pacific Palisades serving the entire Westside of Los Angeles. We proudly represent the finest properties throughout the Westside. We work as a team and combine our extensive real estate experience, powerful resources and connections to benefit you whether you are looking you buy or sell a home in today's exciting and lucrative real estate market.
Call us now to get started on the road to buying or selling your next home.
310.459.8191 or email info@wsprops.com
To preview the finest real estate and the best deals on the Westside of Los Angeles including Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Malibu, Brentwood, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, West L.A., Marina Del Rey & Mar Vista please visit our website: http://www.westsidehomefinder.com/ When you are ready to view the properties or just have a question, please contact us: 310.459.8191 or info@wsprops.com
Search for homes in your city:
PACIFIC PALISADES - SANTA MONICA - MALIBU - BRENTWOOD BEVERLY HILLS - WESTWOOD/CENTURY CITY - MARINA DEL REY VENICE - TOPANGA - CULVER CITY - PLAYA DEL REY - PLAYA VISTA WEST L.A. -BEL-AIR - BEVERLY HILLS PO - BEVERLY CENTER/MIRACLE MILE
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Happy Tuesday everyone. It is another gorgeous day in Southern California! While the rest of the country is dealing with terrible ice storms, we are bracing ourselves for temperatures in the 60's today!!! How the heck are we going to survive?! :D
I found this article extremely interesting as I was one of the very disgruntled taxpayers wondering why our tax dollars was going to these ridiculous bank execs as bonuses. Here is the article from the Wall Street Journal....
JANUARY 12, 2010
Banks Brace for Bailout Fee
White House Seeks to Recoup Cost of TARP; Big Bonuses Put Lenders on Defensive
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is aiming to hit banks with a fee to recoup losses associated with the government's bailout of financial firms and the auto industry, administration officials say.
The White House hopes the fee will soothe the public's anger at financial firms. Most big banks that received public funds have repaid the government, but the industry is seen by many as having survived thanks to taxpayer support, and is now enjoying a profit rebound as the economy struggles. This month, many large banks will resume paying big bonuses to employees.
Much remains uncertain about how such a fee would work. The administration is wrestling with who should pay, when it should be implemented and what would happen if banks pay more than the government-bailout program ultimately loses. Auto makers aren't currently targets of the fee idea.
Even though the proposal is still under discussion, it is expected to be included in the White House's budget, due next month, if only conceptually. It's expected to cost large banks billions of dollars and could also affect bank customers if firms pass along the cost.
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Call us now to get started on the road to buying or selling your next home.
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One option under consideration involves placing a fee on a bank's liabilities, a number that theoretically represents the amount of risk a bank takes on, according to officials familiar with the matter. That approach would also have the effect of tamping down banks' risky behavior, another administration goal. Another option would be to target bank profits, these people said.
It's unclear precisely who would be subject to the fee. A person familiar with the matter said it's unlikely for now to target auto companies or American International Group Inc., all of which are still struggling. Homeowners who benefited from government-funded housing help also wouldn't pay the fee.
A person familiar with the matter said it would make little sense to impose a fee on auto makers or AIG right now: The government owns such a large chunk of them, it would essentially result in the government paying itself.
Some within the administration believe targeting banks is justified because they benefited the most from the overall financial rescue and should bear the brunt of helping the government recoup the cost.
The proposal comes as the White House and many banks are locked in a feud about whether financial companies are doing enough to revitalize the economy.
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The fee would likely be designed to avoid hitting certain segments of the financial industry, such as community banks, many of which are still struggling. The administration is trying to structure the fee so that it can't be passed along to bank customers already struggling in the weak economy, but officials concede that's hard to do. In other areas, such as overdraft fees and credit cards, banks already are passing costs of new legislation on to their customers.
"In our industry, costs are typically passed along to institutions and individual investors, so the burden will likely fall on them," said Timothy Ryan, president of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. Major banks declined to comment.
The administration has been talking for months about recouping government funds likely lost through the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, as it is required to do under the legislation that created the program. The Treasury Department estimates losses from the program at $120 billion, though administration officials believe the ultimate cost will be much lower.
The fee, which would require congressional approval, could hit big banks that have already repaid their TARP funds with interest. The money would be used to compensate for losses in other areas, such as loans to Detroit's auto makers and funds used to prop up the housing sector and giant insurer AIG.
Bankers view the proposal as the latest assault on an industry still recovering from the financial meltdown. Although revenue at some big banks has returned to pre-crisis levels, the industry more broadly remains troubled, with many more banks expected to fail.
"To impose yet another burden on the industry would obviously decrease their ability to lend," said Edward Yingling, president of the American Bankers Association, a trade group. Bankers say they've already contributed through sums they paid to escape TARP and fees levied by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to build up its deposit-insurance fund.
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D., Mass.) said legislation that created TARP mandated that the government recoup its costs by 2013. Since the program is winding down faster than expected, a levy now would be appropriate.
"Given the mood of the country," he said, "it is essential that we do it. That was part of the deal." He declined to get into specifics about such a levy.
He said it would be unfair to make banks subsidize money given to auto companies, which could eventually account for the lion's share of lost bailout funds. It would be "premature" to force repayment from General Motors Co. and Chrysler LLC, he said, but some repayment mechanism for the auto companies should be considered.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Monday declined to say whether the budget will include a new fee on banks. He did say President Barack Obama wants to make sure taxpayers are repaid for the financial-sector bailout.
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