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2010 

One of my favorite childhood memories is going into town to go swimming in a REAL pool.  It was pretty neat diving into clean water where you could see the bottom.  I was used to jumping into a swimming hole in muddy Mary's River.  How refreshing it was to be able to re-enter the house without ha...
03/31/2010
Redwood Park Estates in Rohnert Park, CA is a 245 unit condominium complex built on the East edge of town.  Adorned with wood shakes, these condos blend in well with the surrounding open space and distant hillsides.  This compound is complete with a pool, jacuzzi, park and tennis courts.  There i...
03/30/2010
The Cotati Cottages is the first phase of a multi-use project in Northwest Cotati, situated on 50 acres at the gateway to wine country.  Still in its initial phases, the project sits on the west side of Hwy 101 amid pastoral farmland.  The master plan, still underway, consists of: . The Cotati C...
03/28/2010
One of the newest communities in Cotati, California is Cotati Station and its annex, Cotati Station Lofts.  The first stage of development is known as Cotati Station and consists of 70 townhomes.  The second phase became known as the Cotati Station Lofts, of which 14 were built and are currently ...
03/26/2010
The U.S. Postal Service is moving forward with their plan to eliminate mail delivery on Saturday.  Who cares?  Just ask my Mother-In-Law, Lia.  You see, she will be 80 this year and she lives alone in a senior-only apartment complex.  When the mailman arrives, it is the highlight of her day. At h...
03/26/2010
Yes!  Our fearless Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, just signed AB 183 which will enact a first-time home buyer tax credit for the lesser of 5% of the purchase price or $10,000.  The effective date is to be May 1, 2010, deliberately starting one day after the federal tax credit requirement to b...
03/25/2010
"Kiss the cow, kiss the cow, kiss the cow".  You don't hear that chant very often, not even in Sonoma County.  Comstock Middle School Principal, Bob Dahlstet, challenged his students to read as many books as possible during this last school quarter.  Their reward?  They would be invited to the ba...
03/24/2010
M Section in Rohnert Park, CA is almost a town of its own.  Located directly across from Sonoma State University, M Section is a popular destination for students to rent or buy their home for the next four years.  Sonoma State University, also known as SSU, has become a sought after campus for 4...
03/24/2010
This wouldn't be the first time I've used a brother (I have three) as a measuring stick.  Many years ago I used my baby brother to measure how much snow we had on the ground.  He was thrilled to be lowered into the snow, then taken back inside to measure where the snow came up to him.  He was 2 y...
03/22/2010
This weekend is the BEST weekend to go wine tasting in Northern Sonoma County.  For the last two weekends, over 100 wineries played host to thousands of guests for the 32nd annual barrel tasting event.  The crowds are gone, but there is still wine in those barrels and some wineries are still sell...
03/19/2010
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