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Articles from the May 21, 2021 edition


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  • Rick Cunningham, Owner, The Cunningham Group|May 21, 2021

    When buying a home, it's important to have a budget and make sure you plan ahead for certain homebuying expenses. Saving for a down payment is the main cost that comes to mind for many, but budgeting for the closing costs required to get a mortgage is just as important. What Are Closing Costs? According to Trulia: "When you close on a home, a number of fees are due. They typically range from 2% to 5% of the total cost of the home, and can include title insurance, origination fees, underwriting...

  • Rick Cunningham, Owner, The Cunningham Group|May 21, 2021

    The housing market keeps sailing along. The only headwind that could take it off course is the lack of inventory for sale. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that there were 410,000 fewer single-family homes for sale this March than in March of 2020. The key to continued success in the residential housing market is for more listings to come on the market. However, many homeowners are concerned that selling their homes could be challenging for several reasons. Recently, Homes.com...

  • A Pretty Girl In Prison: A Story Of Honey Attracting Flies

    Amber S. Jackson, Lucky Lifer|May 21, 2021

    Look at me at age 20! Then now! I guess I still got it?? I keep attracting the wrong kind of men!! All they talk about is my picture! "THAT PICTURE!" they keep saying. I guess it's my fault for sharing my bikini photo to begin with? My son's father tore up all of my other pictures!! So, I was left with few choices. I broke up with him while awaiting trial. As a result, he did this and other things to me. I'm the type of person who usually says exactly how I feel. That's always been me. It cost...

  • Pistol Packing Mama: Fight between homeless couple over a stroller, ends in gunfire and criminal charges.

    SMPD PIO|May 21, 2021

    5/17: A fight between a homeless couple over a stroller, ended in gunfire and criminal charges for one woman. Just after noon, Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) Officers responded to a shooting in the alley of the 2400 block of Ocean Park Blvd. Witnesses told them that the victim was in the alleyway pushing a stroller filled with personal property, when a vehicle drove past him. That vehicle suddenly reversed and hit the victim's stroller causing all the items to fall out and scatter onto...

  • Palisades Fire at 66% Containment; Arson Suspect Arrested and Identified as 48-Year-Old Homeless Man

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff|May 21, 2021
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    May 20, 2021 - The Los Angeles Fire Department announced last night that the Palisades brush fire that began on Friday, May 14, is at 66% containment. "Firefighters have turned the corner on this fire," reads a tweet from Wednesday night. Nevertheless, "We won't let our guard down just yet," the fire department said. "Small heat signatures still remain near the fire line." No structures were damaged and 1 injury has so far occurred in the fire which as burned 1,158 acres of the natural...