The Parks and Recreation Department led by the sub-committee Pet Owners for Quality of Life is recommending to the City Council of Manhattan Beach that dogs and their owners have some access to local parks. This access would be on a trial basis allowing the community to be fully involved in reporting problems and successes with the access if permitted. Manhattan Beach is one of the only cities in California with no access for pets and thier owners in community parks. This committee, at the request of the community, seeks to address this issue by finding solutions that work for all of the citizens of the city.

Recommendation:

The recommendation is that the Parks and Recreation Commission approve, on a trial basis, the following expansion of dog access in city parks:

1. Expand current on-leash dog access to the upper trails at Sand Dune Park, excluding the north steps. (See city website for diagram)

2. Establish on-leash dog access for the western most path at Polliwog Park.

3. Expand on-leash dog access to include entire Bruce’s Beach park. This would allow walking or sitting on the grass, but no off leash activities.

A meeting with the City Council and residents is set for Tuesday, September 18th 6:30pm to discuss this issue.

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Manhattan Beach is beach volleyball! Once again, we will be graced by the presence of greatness with some of the best volleyball players in the California Beach Volleyball Association. Top four teams from each division win complementary berth into the U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball.

Cal Cup Tournament to be played in Manhattan Beach on September 1st and 2nd on the South side of the Manhattan Beach Pier.

Tournament begins at 8am.

For more information see the CBVA website. Or go to the City of Manhattan Beach website for information on parking and local restaurants.

As your local resource for housing and information, I can make the following parking and restaurant recommendations:

Parking: Once you enter Manhattan Beach west of Sepulveda on Manhattan Beach Blvd., pass over Ardmore Drive and Valley Drive. You will immediately see a shopping center on your right called Metlox. You can take the next right at the Pomodoro restaurant. Halfway down the block you can turn right into an underground parking structure. The lowest floor has the longest metered parking for all day beach-goers. Be sure you have quarters! There are no change machines.

Meals: We do have the usual Starbucks and Coffee Bean or Noahs bagels. If you want to venture to some of the best food in town, see Uncle Bills on Highland just North of Manhattan Beach Blvd. Sometimes you’ll wait 15 minutes, but it is well worth it. Lunch: Sandwiches from Becker’s Bakery at Manhattan Avenue around 10th should hit the spot. If you’re still around and ready to celebrate after the tournament, I suggest you go for the coldest beer in town at Shellback’s on the corner of Manhattan Beach Blvd., just above the pier. Have the Chicken Nuggets. They’re made with beer batter and they are awesome!

Have a great time! Be safe!

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This great rental is only one block to the beach in beautiful Manhattan Beach. 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom lower level apartment with garage! These are hard to come by.

See the link below for info.

www.geocities.com/tomruffrentals/home.html

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The 4th Annual Pet Appreciation Day and Adoption Fair is coming up on September 30th at Live Oak Park in the heart of downtown Manhattan Beach. Festivities will begin with a “Walk and Wag” doggie walk at 10:30am, finishing at the park location. Official festivities begin at 11am and end at 4pm. You can bring the whole family, including your pets. There will be raffle prizes, silent auction, pet related booths, boxer kissing booth, animal rescue groups with pets for adoption, great food, live animal entertainment and demonstrations and live music!

The City of Manhattan Beach will also be offering pet licensing that day. So, if you’ve been putting off the most important tag on your dog’s collar, this is your chance to get that doggie licensed. Some of the local businesses who have generously donated items for raffle and auction are Shade Hotel, Bora Bora, Rock N Fish, Pet Flys, The Pet Food Store, Christie’s, Red Carpet Car Wash, and more…

Check this event out and know you’re having a great time, benefiting a great cause! All proceeds from donated raffle and auction items will go to benefit local rescue organizations in their efforts to place homeless animals in loving homes.

Never been to Manhattan Beach and want to know more about what to do here?

Check out http://www.downtownmanhattanbeach.com/index.cfm

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As credit risk fears continue to unfold nationally in the mortgage industry, it is clear that investors have less of an appetite for non-conforming loans. This is no longer just a sub-prime lending issue. Guidelines with most national lenders have changed drastically in the last 48 hours. It is now more critical than ever to work with a mortgage professional that you trust and one that has vast resources and options for borrowers. Lenders have already tightened and in some cases, eliminated stated income loans and at the very least will be very restricted on higher risk jumbo loans. As the credit market tightens, working with a trusted mortgage broker becomes a huge benefit to you. We are all being impacted, but there are still vast resources available to fund loans. Use a lender that prides themselves on being in the know and are making it their business to investigate current lending guidelines for all of their lending resources.
As Realtors and professionals, we need to take this very seriously and protect our client’s transactions. Platinum Capital prides itself on being an industry leader and will protect the borrower and their transaction. This is not a time for borrowers to get greedy and shop for the “best deal”. This is a time to work with professionals with the experience and knowledge to close deals on time. Platinum Capital has moved many loans this week from threatened institutions to ones that will remain strong during turbulent times. This is the benefit of an experienced mortgage broker. One institution does not give you the resources you need to be successful in today’s market.
Platinum Capital welcomes your calls and look forward to continued success for 2007!

Be sure to call my resource for funding:

The Platinum Team

JoAnn Maisch, Vice President
Platinum Capital Group
www.Platinumcapital.com
mrtgbroker@aol.com

(310) 796-5600 x334

For more insider advise on the current mortgage industry situation, see the following top rated websites:

www.blownmortgage.com

www.mortgagefraudblog.com

http://housingpanic.blogspot.com

www.consumermortgagereports.com

If you enjoy these sites, let me know! I’ll make sure and include them in more articles.

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You have Internet access, and it may be tempting to go out and view properties on your own. After all, you have access to addresses and listing similar to the information available to a professional Realtor. Realtors are no longer the gatekeepers of the information. What you don’t have is someone to advise you about market trends, necessary knowledge of contracts, property background, listing history and more. It is so important to have someone on your side when looking for a home.

Also, it doesn’t cost you a dime to go out and look at homes with a professional Realtor. A buyer’s agent’s commission is paid by the selling broker’s office through a shared commission agreement. A buyer’s agent has your best interests at heart when representing you to a selling agent. I can usher you through all the ins and outs of looking for your new home. Including saving you time by cutting out those homes that wouldn’t suit your needs.

Don’t waste another minute searching through databases of homes that are most likely already sold and contact me today! Ask how I can be your best adviser in the purchase of your new home.

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