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Porter’s Recommendations for November 4th

2014-10-24T00:00:01-07:00October 24, 2014|

Believe it or not I receive lots of e-mails and calls asking for my election recommendation column. So for better or worse, here goes. My opinion. Statewide/Congress Governor. Jerry Brown. I’m a Jerry Brown fan -- and in any event he will be reelected. Lieutenant ...

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101 A: Cell Phone/Texting While Driving

2014-10-17T00:00:47-07:00October 17, 2014|

There you are sitting impatiently in your Tesla Model S waiting for the traffic signal to turn green. You always have your cell phone at hand (even when you’re meeting with friends or dining, my pet peeve, but for another time.) Using your cell phone ...

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HOA Charges to Owners Illegal?

2014-10-10T00:00:55-07:00October 10, 2014|

Lots of folks in our area live in subdivisions managed by homeowner associations or management companies, usually with recorded CC&Rs and architectural guidelines. HOA Law Almost all subdivisions are governed by the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act in the Civil Code. By the way, the ...

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Spanking With Belt — Child Abuse?

2014-09-26T00:00:20-07:00September 26, 2014|

Disciplining a child by spanking, I would guess the most common form of discipline when I was a kid, is in the news again. Star Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was suspended last week for spanking his 4-year-old son with a tree branch. In ...

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