Silicon Valley Real Estate Guide

In what can be viewed as near perfect weather, hundreds of runners, walkers, strollers, and dogs participated in the annual fun run in downtown Los Altos.  The race began at 9:00 am at the corner of State and Main Streets as participants ran/walked 4.5 laps through downtown.   It was a fun and healthy way to start the […]

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I can’t end the 2007 without a little music.  Here are a few of my favorite songs with the word “Home” in the title.  Enjoy and be safe tonight.

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A few days ago I read an interesting article written by Teresa Boardman of the St. Paul Real Estate Blog about customer service.  Working in a occupation where service is so important, I thought I would pass along my recent experience at a retailer known world wide for its high level of customer service, Nordstroms.
Yesterday morning my wife, daughter, and […]

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In the news of late there have been prominant news stories featuring Curtis Dean Anderson, who recently died in a Bakersfield hospital and Michael Dodele, who was recently killed in Lakeport, CA by a neighbor.   What do these two men have in common?  Besides their current health status, they both are registered sex offenders and presumably on California’s Megan’s Law […]

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Stanford University is hosting the 110th annual Big Game in football (University of California, Berkeley (CAL) and the Stanford Cardinal) today.  The kick-off is at 4:00 p.m., but tailgating will begin much earlier in the day.  Click below to re-live Joe Starkey’s famous broadcast of the 1982 Big Game where he says, “Oh my God, the most amazing, sensational, […]

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The BlachHoliday Faire will open its doors this Friday (11/30/07) from 12:30 - 4:00 at the Blach multipurpose room.  The Holiday Faire is an annual event where Blach students design, manufacture, display, and sell their own holiday products.  A portion of the student’s sales proceeds goes back to the school.  Join the fun and shop for […]

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This season marks the 21st consecutive year that Coldwell Banker and the staff are joining forces with the United States Marine Corps Reserve in its official Toys for Tots campaign.  The annual program is designed to provide holiday cheer for needy children through the collection and distribution of new, unwrapped toys.  My office located at 110 […]

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Normally in writing this blog, I have tried to stay away from stories about myself.  Who really cares about what I did today if it doesn’t somehow add value to anyone?  I don’t want to bore my readers, they’ll never return.  However, I am making a slight change in this policy.   On this Thanksgiving Day, […]

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The 30th annual Festival of Lights Parade is scheduled to begin this Sunday (November 25) at 7:00 p.m. along Main and State Streets in downtown Los Altos.  The parade starts at State and First Streets, goes four blocks and makes a right hand turn at the Community Plaza.  It continues on Main Street, makes a left on First Street and finishes at Whitney […]

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Located in Woodside, south of highway 92 and and west of highway 280, The 654-acre Filoli estate is much more than the three seconds of fame it received as the opening scene from the 1980’s prime time soap opera Falcon Crest.  Filoli is a grand country estate with formal gardens that has been open for all to enjoy since […]

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