State Of California

Consider Antioch California

Antioch, California is at first glance, maybe, a simple, out of the way spot one wouldn’t consider settling on.  But with the overcrowding, the unreasonable real estate prices, and the urbanization of once beautiful landscapes, some might reconsider.

The population of Antioch, California was 90,532 in 2000.  It only grew by a little over eleven percent—in five years, with 51% females and 49% males totaling 100,631.
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The average age of the Antioch resident is about 32, making for young, moderately progressive neighborhoods where their median income of $60k+ affords some of the most affordable homes in the Northern California area (at $196,000 on the average in 2000, for example).

More than two thirds of the folks have at least a high school education, and at the same time, unemployment is exceptionally low (at a little over five percent).

The crime rate is also incredibly low, with rapes and assaults increasing only minimally from, respectively, fourteen and 120 in the year 1999 and twenty-three and 187 by 2002—with only fifteen murders in a four year span, from 1999 to 2002.  (One can infer, even, that the highest crime, assault, could be attributed to anything from the occasional bar brawl to minor spats between friends.

The Antioch, California community is quite close, supporting one another in sports (rooting for the Antioch Pirates), and collaborating in local business endeavors in the educational, health, social services, retail/trade, professional, scientific, and management/administrative fields.  Nearly one third of the population works in town, while another quarter has relocated due to the commute…making Antioch, California a modest city despite its size on the map.

Also contributing to the simple, hard-working pride of the people of Antioch, California is their claim to being the birthplace of such sporting greats as San Francisco 49ers Jeremy Newberry; Texas Rangers Matt Riley; and college ball player Jason Gaines (of the San Francisco Dons).

The skies are still blue in Antioch, and the grasses, in season and on golfing courses, are still a lush green.  The bays lure water lovers, boaters, and fishermen; the country fairs appeal to the weekend warriors; and the whole area calls to the quiet, the serious, the hard-working, and the family-minded.

Mark Hargrove says some Hispanic prisoners attacked white cellmates in their barracks-style dormitory shortly after 9 a. Guards used pepper spray and stopped the fighting within minutes. Most had bruises but five were sent to hospitals, including two with superficial puncture wounds. The cause of the fight was not immediately known. All prisoners had been confined to their dorms since Thursday, when a statewide prison lockdown was enacted after some guards were stabbed at the state prison in Tehachapi. Hargrove says the CIM fight was unrelated to that attack. More California News

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The San Fernando Valley victim is thought to have crashed his car after being shot in the head on the 101 Freeway, Los Angeles police Officer Norma Eisenman said. The unidentified man was found early Sunday by rescue crews responding to a report of a rolled-over vehicle on the freeway, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Cecil Manresa said. The car crashed near a freeway onramp, so it is possible the victim was shot on a surface street and then drove onto the highway, Eisenman said. The incidents come about a month after the shooting in late February of a 46-year-old man who was hospitalized after being shot in the torso and right arm while driving on the Foothill Freeway northeast of Los Angeles. In another incident, a 26-year-old man died after a shooting on the 101 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley on March 1 that followed an argument on Hollywood Boulevard. A 54-year-old woman was found about two weeks later shot in the head in a car crashed on the San Bernardino Freeway in eastern Los Angles County. More California News

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“Real Estate California”

The real estate in California is a big paying field. California has always been a popular vacation destination, but is also home to many people from all walks of life. Many housing options are available, from small centrally located town-homes to beautiful ocean side mansions to accommodate every unique person and their needs. Real estate in California is available in many price ranges and locations, it just depends on what and where you’re looking. You may want to enlist the help of an experienced real estate agent that knows the area in which you’re looking, who can facilitate your transaction, and therefore make your purchase or sale a pleasurable experience.

Many realtors offer online photographs of homes and land for sale, and virtual tours of select properties to enhance the perspective buyers’ experience. Real Estate California is a very competitive business, and with many people relocating to the state on a daily basis, realtors must make their offerings as accessible and as appealing as possible. The buyer or seller should look for a licensed realtor that is knowledgeable in all areas of real estate transactions, including estate sales, financing, property inspections, and legal requirements, just to name a few. Check out some good websites on Real Estate in California.  This is a great place to start and provides essential information and guidance to anyone interested in buying or selling California real estate.

Many individuals and families find themselves moving without much advance notice, and must put a great amount of trust into the realtor and the information given them. There are many websites that are devoted solely to relocation, and provide information on schools, neighborhoods, and local amenities as well;  for a lot of helpful information look around this site. It is possible to buy a property and relocate without every visiting the area, and though it is not recommended, it happens quite often. We live in a very mobile society and services are popping up daily to make relocation less painful, to facilitate a smooth transition into what can sometimes be a stressful experience.

California real estate prices vary by location, and the perspective buyer or seller can do a great amount of research online before ever enlisting the help of a professional realtor. For example, in southern California, it is possible to search tens of thousands of homes for sale in San Diego County alone in a variety of price ranges through the multiple listing service or MLS. Several real estate publications are also available and can be found in stands at many convenient locations throughout the state. If you are interested in moving to a particular city, you can also contact the local Chamber of Commerce for information regarding the city and the surrounding area. Historically, property values in California have been rising steadily, so why wait? Whether you’re buying or selling California real estate, now is the time, so jump in!!

Release sought for former SLA member; was sent back to Calif. SACRAMENTO (AP) — Lawyers for former Symbionese Liberation Army member Sara Jane Olson are asking a California judge to release her from state prison. A motion filed Tuesday in Sacramento County Superior Court says state corrections officials had no authority to re-arrest her after she was paroled last week. Olson served six years in prison for the attempted bombings of Los Angeles police cars and the shooting death of a customer during a bank robbery near Sacramento in the 1970s. Prison officials say they miscalculated her sentence and now say she should serve seven years. The 61-year-old Olson was paroled March 17 but was intercepted Saturday at Los Angeles International Airport as she was about to fly home to Minnesota. More California News

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“Houses in California”

The Houses in California are beautiful and anyone would be glad to live in one. It has been decades since the dust bowl, but Woody Guthrie’s statement about California still rings true: you won’t find it so hot if you ain’t got the do-re-mi. California is one of the most expensive markets on earth. The combination of the good weather, beautiful outdoors, tremendous economic power, high density of extremely wealthy homeowners, and great cities, make California one of the most overpriced places that you can live. In fact, recent years have seen a great exodus of native Californians from the state because of the high price of houses in California. If you haven’t made it, There is little chance that you will ever afford to own homes in California.

Nonetheless, if you can get a house in California, you’ll be glad that you did. Many California homeowners resorts to fairly desperate measures in order to get a house. People are much more willing in California to buy a decrepit old house, fix it up, and live in it than they are in most places. Even in areas with high crime rates, such as Oakland, houses in Northern California still go for much more than they would be worth anywhere else. Developers are making fortunes every day building California new homes. If you want a piece of the action, you have to be willing to make sacrifices! There are, after all, millions of other people willing to pay top dollar for houses in California or to rent a house in California. 

I have been investing in houses in California for years, so I can tell you that if you have the patience, you can turn the strange economic situation to your advantage. One of the best and worst things about houses in California is that the market is almost always expanding. Even after the dot com bubble burst, the price of California real estate was quick to recover.

If you are looking for houses in California and you have a little bit of startup capital, it is easy to form a business plan. What I did – and what you should do too – is to buy a house in California on the outskirts of a major city. Within a few years, the price will skyrocket. Then you can sell it off for a comfortable profit, and buy more houses in California. The drawback, of course, is that you need a good bit of startup capital. Assuming that you have this, however, investing in houses in California is almost a risk-free investments!

Prosecutors say the 50-year-old attacked Merrily Melson on Saturday in the home they shared at Shingle Springs, Calif. The 34-year-old Melson is recovering from wounds to the head and upper body. What Richard Branson wanted to know was whether his high-powered visitors, among them Larry Page of Google and Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, thought global warming threatened the planet - and what to do about it. The IHT’s managing editor, Alison Smale, on John McCain’s trip abroad and the Democrats’ sparring at home. Supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama gathered for the debate at the University of Texas. On the campaign trail with the past (and possibly future) first daughter. More California News

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UCLA's Josh Shipp (3) looks to pass against California's Harper Kamp (43) during the first half of their quarterfinals college basketball game at the Pac-10 men's college basketball tournament at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Thursday, March 13, 2008. The Bears were looking to avenge last weekend’s one-point loss at UCLA that ended on two controversial calls, both in the Bruins’ favor. UCLA opened on a 16-4 run before DeVon Hardin’s dunk — Cal’s first field goal more than 7 1/2 minutes into the game — launched a 13-3 spurt that got the Bears within two. With Love playing just six minutes because of two fouls, Lorenzo Mata-Real produced the two biggest defensive plays of the half on huge blocks of Anderson and Christopher. Love, the Pac-10 player and freshman of the year, returned to start the second half and made an immediate impact. More California News

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“Carmel California”

Camel California is a great place to vacation and to live. Carmel California might once have been a sleepy little hamlet which existed in relative obscurity, but in the last few decades has been put on the map by its very characteristics. Its offerings to tourists and its famous residents testify to Carmel’s wonder.

Besides featuring some of the finest, most beautiful and renowned golf courses on the west coast (such as Pebble Beach), Carmel, California has stunning beaches, inviting shops, clubs, and spas, and the classic aquarium—the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Carmel California, originally dubbed Carmel-by-the-Sea, is sparsely populated, with only 4,081 residents (in 2000), the ages of whom average in the mid-fifties. Of the residents, almost everyone has a high school diploma, over half have a college degree, and almost a quarter of the people carry a post-graduate degree. About 35 percent work in Carmel, while the rest commute an average of no more than twenty-five minutes away—to jobs nearly equally worked in education, health services, and social services (a few over 16 percent); retail/trade (a few over 14 percent); the arts, entertainment, recreation, and accommodation and food services (again, a few over 14 percent); professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (about 14 percent); and the rest in either finance, insurance, or real estate.

Of those working in the arts and entertainment fields and living in Carmel California, we are familiar: Jennifer Anniston (of Friends fame), Brad Pit, Kim Novak, Betty White, and Doris Day live or have lived there; writers Mary Austin, Beverly Cleary, James Ellroy (THE BLACK DAHLIA, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL), Robinson Jeffers, Robert Louis Stevenson, Upton Sinclair, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, and Robert Heinlein (of SF renown) have set up house there; and I’m OK, You’re OK psychiatrist Eric Berne and genius nature photographer Ansel Adams have made Carmel home at some time or other. Of course, it must also be mentioned that Clint Eastwood took the post as Mayor of Carmel California in the late eighties.

Carmel-by-the-Sea is quaint and classic, yet contemporary and accommodating, especially for visitors. You will LOVE Carmel. You need only remember that of the abundant beauty and inviting calm, there are two quirky laws still on the books in the town: 1) You cannot eat ice cream while standing on a sidewalk there; and 2) wearing high-heeled shoes is against the law!

The 8,000 acres of the Loreto Bay Resort on Baja California snuggle on flat, hard desert between the charismatically craggy Giganta range and the spookily glassy Sea of Cortez. The most basic elements of nature — sun and water, rock and sand, the vertical and the horizontal — collide with that particular grace that only nature can produce. If the vision of the Mexican government and an American developer is realized, a decade from now Loreto Bay will include 6,000 homes, from small condos to 3,800-square-foot custom houses, most of them probably to be owned by American retirees or part-time residents. Financing is available through American lending giants like GE Capital and Citigroup — whose property arm, is, in fact, the majority owner of the Loreto Bay Resort. The government put about $200 million into roads, water, sewers, electricity and a small airport, then promptly seemed to forget about the area as Los Cabos (including Cabo San Lucas) and Cancún began to blossom. More California News

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