Trust sale disclosures and second opinions
Q: My brother-in-law recently passed away and his adult children are co-successor trustees. My husband and I are helping empty the house he has owned for 20 years to go up for sale. My brother-in-law…
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King Charles III won’t appear on new Australian bank notes
Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia — King Charles III won’t feature on Australia’s new $5 bill, the nation’s central bank announced Thursday, signaling a phasing out of the British monarchy from Australian bank notes, although he…
Sale closed in Oakland: $2.1 million for a four-bedroom home
5039 Proctor Avenue – Google Street View A 2,400-square-foot house built in 1928 has changed hands. The spacious historic property located in the 5000 block of Proctor Avenue in Oakland was sold on Dec. 19,…
Concord to part ways with developer of Naval Weapons Station mega-project
The Concord Naval Weapons Station project, the Bay Area’s largest planned housing development, has stalled out yet again. At the end of a two-hour special meeting on Saturday, the Concord City Council voted to end…
What are the best steps to cope with a purchase involving mudslides?
Q: We were supposed to move into our new home three rainstorms back, but our plans have changed. The atmospheric rivers soaked the hilly slope in the property’s backyard, and the sellers reported part of…
Mistrial declared in rapper T.I. and singer Tiny’s lawsuit against California toymaker
A federal civil trial pitting the rapper T.I. and his wife, singer Tameka “Tiny” Harris, against a Chatsworth toymaker over a popular doll line ended with a mistrial Wednesday after a judge found that testimony…
FBI looking into Snapchat’s role in fentanyl poisoning deaths
Federal agencies are questioning Snapchat’s role in the spread and sale of fentanyl-laced pills in the U.S. as part of a broader probe into the deadly counterfeit drugs crisis. Agents from the Federal Bureau of…
Make the formal bathroom your oasis
Whether it’s called the primary bathroom, the owners’ bathroom or, more traditionally, the master bathroom, this room deserves special attention. An even better name might be the formal bathroom. After all, a formal dining room…
Concord: Eleven masked burglars made off with $200,000 of cannabis from THC oil processing center
CONCORD — Police here are investigating a $200,000 burglary at a local cannabis processing facility that involved nearly a dozen suspects, authorities say. The burglary occurred at around 3 a.m. Dec. 14, 2022. Police received…
Pelosi mum on transit fiscal crisis as leaders tout $400 million for Golden Gate Bridge
Under crystal blue skies and a postcard backdrop of one of the world’s most iconic bridges, heavy hitters from the White House and Capitol Hill continued a victory lap for President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill…