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An Artistic Abode

here’s no mistaking that an artist lives in this home decorated inside and out with artwork from Santa Barbara’s iconic Summer Solstice parades. It’s the domicile of Claudia Bratton, who has overseen the extravagant annual parade 16 times. The parade began in 1974 as a sally up State Street as a birthday celebration. It has since morphed into a procession of funky and fantastic floats, dancers, and stilt-walkers, ending with an inflatable one-ring circus and drawing thousands of visitors to our sunny streets. The home’s first owners were Joshua Snell and his wife, Anna B. They had farmed in Montecito and Carpinteria before moving to Santa Barbara. Joshua bought the land on the corner of Bath and Anapamu streets THE GREAT HOUSE DETECTIVE in 1886, and he probably built the home at that time. The original building permit stated that the house cost $1,500. Like many homes — including the one that I wrote about in last month’s column — this home has had a change of address. Although unlike that one, this house was actually moved. Snell was originally from by Betsy J. Green Maine and may have participated in the annual picnic for former Maine residents in Santa Barbara, some of whom called themselves “Maniacs.” He had been an investor in an ostrich farm on State and Islay streets about 1909. At the turn of the century, ostriches supplied feathers for women’s hats.

The home was originally located on Anapamu Street. Around 1910, the Snells moved it to the back of their property and turned it to face Bath Street. There is no building permit on file for moving the house, but perhaps permitting wasn’t necessary if you were moving a house from one part of your property to another at that time. How many houses have been moved in Santa Barbara? Who knows, but a 1922 article that I found in the local paper stated that 33 homes had been moved that year. Occasionally, people even moved homes that did not belong to them. In 1915, a man moved a home from one side of Milpas to the other — without the owner’s permission. Homes and buildings were moved in a couple of ways. Generally, several holes were punched in the foundation in either side of the home, and beams or logs were put through the holes under the subfloor. The remainder of the foundation was then removed. For a simple move, the house was dragged along on the logs by oxen, horses, or mules. For a more high-tech house move, the beams under the house were raised up with gigantic jackscrews, and a truck bed was placed under the house. Draft animals or motorized vehicles pulled the house. It was a slow process and might take days. In 1906, a house moving here outraged multiple citizens, “Before this house reaches its destination [30 blocks away] the injury it has wrought on the shade trees, the inconvenience it has caused, and the property rights it has outraged” caused people to petition the city council to place a limit on the size of homes moved around.

Varied Occupations There has been an interesting assortment of owners of this home. Walter A. Scott was part owner of a livery stable, which rented horses and carriages. Emma Harris, another owner, sold corsets. Her ad in 1915 stated that she had “scores of delighted patrons in Santa Barbara.” Corset wearers were sometimes nicknamed “old ironsides”

ADDRESS: 1128 Bath Street because some corsets were reinforced with steel or iron rods. Another homeowner — Cora Loretta Dowhower — owned an art shop along the Street in Spain in the El Paseo building. Her neighbors there included artists Ed Borein and Clarence Mattei. Dowhower was also a charter member of the Santa Barbara Business and Professional Women’s organization.

Not only is the house decorated with artwork, but it is also nestled in a lush garden. Bratton is not sure why her garden grows so well, but maybe the home’s history provides a clue. I found an ad in the local paper in 1914 in which the homeowner was selling chickens. Perhaps the chickens’ — ahem — “contributions” enriched the soil. Please do not disturb the residents of 1128 Bath Street.

Betsy J. Green is a Santa Barbara historian and author of Discovering the History of Your House and Your Neighborhood, Santa Monica Press, 2002. Her website is betsyjgreen.com.

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Set your sights on this Riviera home with expansive city and ocean views. This single level home inspired by mid- century modern design is light and airy, with two bedrooms, two baths, and attached two-car garage in a two- home association. With impeccable designer finishes in a thoughtful floor plan, the home is graced with rich hardwood floors, central heating and air conditioning. Entertain effortlessly with the built-in Sonos sound system and gourmet kitchen with top of the line appliances. Outdoors, enjoy leisurely mornings on the trellised patio. The living room opens to a generous south facing deck, which gives a feeling of endless space. A retractable awning offers comfortable outdoor living, under which is the perfect place to gather and linger for dining and sunsets. The views are captivating, even as the sun sets and the twinkling city lights appear below. Explore the delightful neighborhood with easy access to some of SB’s most iconic destinations-Belmond El Encanto, Riviera Theatre, Mission and Rose Garden. There are countless ways to enjoy the area, with downtown and State Street just moments away. Once you find it, this turnkey residence will enchant you, whether you choose to live here full-time or make your own Santa Barbara retreat.

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f you’ve lived in Santa Barbara long enough, you know exactly who Jeff Shelton is. If you don’t recognize his name, you’ve certainly seen his work. For years, architect Jeff Shelton, this resident president of delightful buildings, has been lighting up the streets of Santa Barbara with smile-inducing structures that push the boundaries of architectural possibility. A book is now available for folks who want to dive deeper into the design process and have a little of this architecture in their own home. The Fig District is a 192-page project (spearheaded by Mattie Shelton of Shelton Huts— who also happens to be Jeff ’s daughter) featuring a handful of Jeff ’s buildings that are within walking distance of his downtown S.B. office. I recently caught up with Jeff over email for a sneak peek into the process of creating this new book. When did the idea for The Fig District start marinating in your brain, and what was the process of creating it like? Marinating! Sounds

peaceful and intentional. The Fig District is what we started calling the area within about six blocks of my office on Fig Avenue. I’ve been lucky enough to have designed several buildings close enough to walk to when I want to get away from the desk or just take a coffee break. They all have a similar context, on commercial lots in a city with a “Spanish Revival” design overlay. Upton Construction has built all of them, and in some way, they are a part of the same architectural language. When people started calling to ask where these buildings were located, I would send them a typed list. One night, I drew up a map and put it on a card, which made it easier; I could just hand out the card. Then I started giving tours for fundraisers, telling odd stories about the approval or design of each building, and I decided to make a “pamphlet” that I could hand out. When my family and I went to Montesquieu-Volvestre in southwestern France for three months, I started the so-called pamphlet while sitting at the Bar des Arcades. The process of making The Fig District was more difficult than designing a building. A building is instinctual, reacting along the way. The book made me dive into some of the convoluted design processes and the morass of the relationships with the city and all involved. Inanimate building materials are easier to work with than words. Luckily, my daughter Mattie took charge and designed a book that exposes the complexities in the design and construction of a building. The process also made it clear that a short pamphlet couldn’t include some of the important stories and people that make a building come alive. The pamphlet became a book. What was your inspiration for the book? My inspiration was to

make sure people understood that the architect is just one of the pieces to making a building work. A lot of things

need to go right, or at least they need to go in a direction we can manipulate. Without Dan Upton and Leon Olson taking a chance, then rolling with some odd ideas, this all goes in a different direction. Without Upton’s sideways thinking about opportunities, the exciting idea doesn’t happen. Without David Shelton’s warped sense of what steel is, this all takes a different turn. Without the city approving these ideas, they stay on paper. I could go on, but that is what the book is for. A handful of downtown S.B. buildings are featured. What were some of your early experiences building here? One advantage of building

on commercial property is that neighbors don’t complain. When neighbors complain, projects cost more, everyone gets frustrated, and the project gets watered down to a beige version of life. There are construction problems for sure, as there are always tight spaces and big coordination issues. However, this is a great city to build in. If you have an issue, you can go right to the source at the building department and come up with a solution. There may be

out them, none of this happens. I start the ball rolling by understanding all the site and ordinance restraints while folding in our client’s needs. I tell them I will try to get them what they want, but they also need to give back to the street and the city’s fabric. Depending on the type of structure we come up with, I meet with Upton Construction and we talk about methods. We meet with the structural engineer early on and try to make sure we are all looking at this the same way. We work our way through the review boards and put together the best set of plans we can. Just because we have plans for a building

El Jardin is a mixed-use residence that sits on a small

site at the edge of an old lagoon below the Santa Barbara Presidio. I began the design in 2005 but due to a change in the property ownership and the 2009 recession, the building was not completed until 2015. The original owner had specific ambitions for the project, and hired a feng shui consultant from Seattle to advise us and critique the design. Along with the challenge of the small site and the uncommonly restrictive planning and building codes of Santa Barbara’s Historic District, I viewed the feng shui component as an additional layer that I could filter the design through. One of the defining requests from the consultant was not to have living space in the center of the lot, which created a kind of void in the middle of the building. On a large lot this may not have been an issue, but having a building with a complicated wish-list shoehorned onto a small site made the feng shui determinations lead the way. The result was interesting. Because of the open courtyard created in the center of the building, we needed to construct an abnormal number of stairs folding back on themselves in a fashion that only M.C. Escher would appreciate. To complicate matters, the feng shui consultant told us that each entry door had to be located in a specific quadrant of the building, and at different quadrants depending on the floor level. And, depending on which floor level and which quadrant, the door needed to face a particular direction according to which feng shui “aspiration” was important to the owner. All of this had to then be filtered through standard Building & Safety Exiting Codes.

Left: Front facade. Right: Drawing detail of front elevation.

a lot of regulations, but that is why we live here; we have to deal with it. The review boards have been kind to me. I make sure that I think things through, and I fill my trash can with ideas that don’t work. By the time I have plans in front of the review board, the building is in my blood, and I bring in a lot of details. I think they recognize that. While I go a bit too far for some, better to go a bit far than fall short. Who figures out how to build your architectural creations? I heard it is a Merry Band of Artisans. I somehow find great clients; with-

I met Neil and Sue Ablitt while I was on a ladder tiling a

mosaic blanket at the Pistachio House (see page 157), which is adjacent to their dry cleaning business. They approached and asked if I’d be interested in working on a new project and I said, “No, sorry, I’m too busy and not taking on any more work.” They proceeded to tell me that the project site was just around the corner near my office, and that the lot was a bit small, only twenty by twenty feet. Without a second’s hesitation I said, “I’ll take the job.” I knew the site; it was a two-car parking spot a half-block off State Street, at the end of Santa Barbara’s only “back alley,” complete with potholes, broken bottles and encampments. I climbed down the ladder, we grabbed a six pack from John’s Corner Market and went to the small site to drink with the rest of the alley’s inhabitants.

Far Left: View of the Ablitt Tower from the south. Figure 55: Early elevation.

Right: Approved final elevation in watercolor and pencil.

Fig.55

doesn’t mean it is easy to build. Upton keeps the project in perspective, so we have the opportunity to use the experience of his workers to keep adding touches as we go. After a while, the building takes over, and I answer what the building needs. I tell everyone that the building is talking now. Jason Rick, a client and the book’s photographer, was describing the whole construction experience in an interview. He said, “First, the bulldozers come and grade the site, then the ‘Merry Band of Artisans’ shows up.” Upton has a great crew of people who know what to do, and they work with people like my brother David and Andy Johnson, who have their own way of doing things. When they are on the project, it will always turn out great. David will make it as good as it could possibly get, every time. Andy doesn’t want to discuss money; you can’t bring the word up. This is hard to explain to new clients. It’s kind of tricky. At the end of a project, Andy once brought me an invoice that was written in pencil on a 2x4. You’ve got to remember that the end product is always worth it.

The Fig District is currently on preorder at jeffsheltonarchitect.com and will be available for purchase in November at Santa Barbara Company and local bookstores.

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HOW MUCH SPACE ARE YOU ACTUALLY LEASING?

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o you’ve found the perfect space for your business. It has a great location, ample parking and it is ready to move in. You know how much the rent is going to be on a per square foot basis but you need to determine how big the space is. This will decide what your monthly payment will be. When you ask the property owner how big the space is he tells you it is 1,000 square feet. In your mind, the space does not look that large. You ask the property owner if you can confirm that and he agrees. When you measure the space, you find that it is only around 900 square feet. When you relay this information to the property owner, he states that you have measured the usable square feet whereas he is measuring the rentable square feet. What is the difference and why is there one? Many methods are used to calculate square footage in commercial leases. Usable square footage refers to the actual occupied area leased. Rentable square footage is the sum

to use it at all or may elect from a of the usable square variety of versions of the standard footage and a portion to apply. The selection of the approof common areas and priate BOMA standard version to other non-leasable building areas allocated be used is not always straightforward. More importantly, when to the area leased (often property owners and tenants disdetermined by applying a percentage load facagree on which standard to use, tor to the usable square the difference in rent over the lease footage). The portion term can be substantial. Since there is no universal indusof such other areas to be added to the space’s try agreement on measuring and Brian Johnson leased usable area is allocating space, it is critical to negotiable. understand how much space you The most widely used U.S. standard for are responsible for paying rent on before you measuring office buildings is published by sign a lease. This is where your commercial real the Building Owners and Managers Associa- estate agent will be able to guide you through tion International. First published in 1915, the the differences in the types of measurements. BOMA Standard has been revised various They will understand which system a proptimes to reflect industry changes. erty owner is using and how to negotiate on Though widely used, the BOMA standard your behalf to get the best outcome for your is voluntary. Property owners may choose not situation.

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Text and photos by Gail Arnold

Boardmembers Angelina Lane, Kevin Baird, and President Lori Pearce

Honorees Diana Freeman and Clyde Freeman with Executive Director Jamie Collins

Girls Inc. Carp Hosts a Roaring Twenties Affair

n September 25, Girls Inc. Carpinteria (Girls Inc.) hosted its annual Evening in Bloom, this year at its campus with a Roaring Twenties theme. Guests arrived in stunning themed outfits — headbands, sequin and fringe dresses, and pearls were at every turn. The sold-out event (limited to 200 because of COVID) netted more than $160,000 for Girls Inc.’s after-school and outreach programs. At the early VIP reception, guests enjoyed a casino with gaming tables and a dimly lit speakeasy bar. At the main reception in the courtyard, guests reveled in being able to gather once again, while Friends of the Cate School Jazz Trio, led by Music Director John Knecht, played lively tunes. Guests were seated in the courtyard for a dinner catered by Food Liaison. Board President Lori Pearce applauded Girls Inc. staff, who recognized the critical importance of affordable, quality care. They quickly pivoted after lockdown to reopen and then in August to offer full-day services “to help guide girls as they navigated the trauma and toxic stressors” they faced. Executive Director Jamie Collins, after acknowledging Girls Inc.’s 50th anniversary, related how the challenges of COVID have demonstrated more than ever the importance of Girls Inc.’s mission and programs, which equip girls to be healthy, educated, and independent. In the past year, Girls Inc. built a state-of-the-art STEM lab and a program to engage girls in sports, while continuing to grow its other programs. Keynote speaker Laura Flores, a Girls Inc. alumna and current Cal Lutheran University freshman, extolled the benefits of Girls Inc.’s five-year Eureka! Program, which enabled her to feel secure and prepared at college and to assist classmates who had not benefited from the college readiness program. Flores explained how Girls Inc. had provided her with useful mindfulness, stress management, and self-defense skills. She eats healthy foods and exercises for her own well-being, not because of societal pressure to look good, and she eloquently provided other examples of how Girls Inc. has equipped her to be Strong, Smart, and

Bold — the organization’s tagline. The event honored Diana and Clyde Freeman for their service to Girls Inc. and the community. Clyde Program Director Kenya Rodriguez, Alumna and event speaker Laura Flores, and Director has served Girls Inc. for 12 years, of Development Carly Bass including as board president, and Diana also has been a boardmember. Both have served a multitude of Carpinteria nonprofits. Larry Snyder led a live auction. With the March 2020 lockdown order, Girls Inc.’s AfterSchool Enrichment Program, which serves girls K-8, went virtual. In June 2020, they reopened for summer camp, and at the start of the 2020-21 school year, they launched a full-day program to meet the needs of students in remote learning mode. Girls Inc. was the savior for many struggling families who could not afford childcare or who had home environments not conducive to remote instruction. Since May, when schools reopened, Girls Inc. has gone back to its traditional After-School Enrichment Program and Summer Camp. Currently, Girls Inc. serves 165 girls K-12. Its AfterGirls Inc. students Kamea, Lesle, and Savka greet guests. School Enrichment Program for K-8 focuses on literacy and STEM but also includes sports and personal development workshops. Snacks and dinner are provided daily girls every day, Collins related, creating safe spaces and in partnership with local agencies. In its highly regarded, building trusting relationships, helping girls gain skills and multifaceted college readiness Eureka! Program, girls learn realize their potential. skills, are given support, and are encouraged to explore While Carpinteria may be known for its beautiful STEM careers. Summers are spent at UCSB and at paid beaches and attractive downtown, a large proportion of the externships. population is low income. Minorities comprise 78 percent Mentoring has always been a key component of Girls of the local public school population, and 58 percent of Inc.’s programming, and according to Collins, COVID has students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. At Girls intensified its importance. The girls were hit hard, accord- Inc., 77 percent of students receive financial assistance, and ing to Collins, by the loss of lives and economic hardship according to Collins, more funding is desperately needed brought on by COVID and by the social isolation caused by to support families as they suffer from economic hardship remote learning. Having a mentor is critical, Collins related, intensified by the pandemic. not just to rely on in the hard times, but also to celebrate the For more info or to make a donation, go to girlsinc-carp girls’ achievements. Mentors, Collins explained, “help girls .org. push past gender stereotypes, strengthen their confidence, and brighten their outlook on the future.” Staff supports For coverage of other events, go to independent.com/society.

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BUYER

PRICE

DATE

ADDRESS

BUELLTON/SOLVANG

THORNS EDWARD EA

WITHROW MICHAEL EU

$840,000

8/30/21

57 MANZANITA DR

LOVE JOYCE EA

EREICKSON CLAYSON

$569,000

9/03/21

411 THUMBELINA DR

OKUDA-BATTAGLINI LISA EU

MCDERMOTT JONATHAN EA

$450,000

9/03/21

1493 AARHUS DR 8

CARPINTERIA

LIBERATORE MIRIAM EA

MUNEIO THOMAS

$1,150,000

9/01/21

4755 SANDYLAND RD 7

GOLETA

CHERNEGA EUGENE EA

WEBBER JEANETTE EA

$995,000

8/31/21

5065 RHOADS AVE C

PIZZO LOUIS EU

RICHARDS LYUDMYLA

$1,036,000

8/31/21

4703 CALLE REINA

GAMELIN BRANDI

RAMIREZ CAROLINA EU

$655,000

8/31/21

5290 OVERPASS RD 13

COX BIAN EA

PAWAR ANKITA EU

$1,729,000

8/31/21

5663 CIELO AVE

MAHONEY LINDSAY EU

PEREZ DANIEL EU

$985,000

8/31/21

68 KINMAN AVE

CROOTIN WENDY EA

AVENT MARC EU

$1,500,000

8/31/21

7063 SCRIPPS CRESCENT

CERCOS FRANK EA

THULIN LUKAS EU

$1,851,000

9/03/21

4991 OLD OAK PL

SUTTON ALISSA EA

DUNCAN LUCAS EA

$850,000

9/03/21

367 CANNON GREEN DR H

WANG XINHUI EA

FERGUS DONEGAL EU

$945,000

9/03/21

570 SPRINGBROOK CT

EHRLICH LYNN EA

STEWART VICTOR EA

$1,225,000

9/01/21

6203 AVENIDA GANSO

REMICK BARBARA EA

ANDRADE JUSTIN

$1,601,000

9/02/21

6213 MUIRFIELD DR

SNYDER BARRY EA

RIBEIRO MARK EU

$2,565,000

9/01/21

371 ISLAND OAK LN

STEWART CASEY

RUIZ ALEXIS EA

$445,000

8/31/21

4787 CARLIN DR

ALVEREZ GUILLERMO EA

CASTRELLON REYES EU

$365,000

8/30/21

465 GUADALUPE ST

ISLA VISTA

BAGRAMYAN MONICAEA

ISLA VISTA GHG LLC

$2,015,000

8/31/21

6555 PARDALL RD

LOMPOC

RICHMOND KENNETH

MYERS CLYLA EU

$500,000

8/31/21

1536 W OAK AVE

FLORES JESSICA

D&D INVESTMENTS

$320,000

9/01/21

912 W COLLEGE AVE

TAMAYO RUBEN EU

BOCANEGRA AARON EU

$395,000

9/03/21

505 N N ST

STRAWHUN STEVEN EU

KEISER ANDRIA

$399,000

9/03/21

1325 W AIRPORT AVE

HENRY WALLACE EU

MUNOZ CHARLES EU

$505,000

9/03/21

1008 N P ST

BURNAM JON

CARRILLO DOUGLAS EA

$459,000

9/02/21

1209 W OAK AVE

LUGUE-BRYANT MARIA

PELLER STEPHEN EU

$293,500

9/03/21

1328 CROWN CIR

BUDGOR KAREN EA

STOCKLI EQUITIES LLC

$8,550,000

8/31/21

434 CROCKER SPERRY DR

BARAJAS JAIME

ALCHEMY VENTURES LLC

$1,000,000

8/31/21

1944 JAMESON LN D

ANTER STEPHANIE EA

256 LAS ENTRADAS DRIVE

$6,250,000

9/01/21

256 LAS ENTRADAS DR

FRENCH SUSAN EA

491 PIMIENTO LANE LLC

$4,500,000

9/03/21

491 PIMIENTO LN

DAVISON GRETT EA

IRELAND RONALD EA

$928,000

8/31/21

107 WILSON AVE

JOJHNSON JOSEPH EA

INGRAM KATHERINE EU

$2,651,000

8/30/21

730 ALAMEDA PADRE SERR

RENGA MICHAEL EU

ZUMALT JASON EA

$3,975,000

8/31/21

2519 FOOTHILL LN

STEWART VICTOR EA

MCGINLEY CHRISTOPHER EA

$1,300,000

8/31/21

2336 CHAPALA ST

COOPER JANICE EA

JOHNSON JOSEPH EA

$1,425,000

8/31/21

400 E PEDREGOSA ST C

GRIFFITH JOLENE EA

MORA ASSAD EA

$937,000

8/31/21

1206 BLANCHARD ST

MCDANIEL LESLIE

ROUNG RICHARD EU

$805,000

8/31/21

1050 VISTA DEL PUEBLO 6

628 SS 2013 LLC

GRASU RODICA EU

$2,600,000

8/30/21

628 STATE ST

RHODES RONALD EA

ALWILL JULIAN

$1,049,000

8/31/21

47 ROMAINE DR

WYNNE GREGORY EA

MAGID MARK EA

$1,150,000

8/31/21

361 APPLE GROVE LN

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BUYER

PRICE

DATE

ADDRESS

SANTA BARBARA

RENICK CHRISTOPHER EU

PHILLIPS CHRISTOPHER EU

$11,330,000

8/31/21

4280 VIA ESPERANZA

ANTONOVA NATALIYA EA

ROBLATA HOLDINGS LLC

$8,600,000

8/31/21

4629 VIA ROBLADA

MIXTER KENNETH EU

CORRIGAN PATRICK EU

$890,000

9/03/21

34 OCEAN VIEW AVE 2

ROSALES MICHAEL EA

MATHES DONNA

$680,000

9/03/21

122 N MILPAS ST

HELLESTER MIGUEL EA

KOHNKE JOHN EU

$1,800,000

9/01/21

876 WINDSOR WAY

BRECKENRIDGE PROPERTY FUND

KARIMZAD-RUBIN RUBY EA

$920,018

9/03/21

1041 PALOMINO RD

FLORES JESUS EU

CAL BAY INVESTMENTS

$1,475,000

9/03/21

1721 OLIVE ST

LOCKHURST MICHAEL EU

BEALL KENNETH EU

$2,800,000

9/01/21

513 LAGUNA ST

STUPAK ANTONIA EA

BIRCHALL JOHN

$1,025,000

9/03/21

808 E COTA ST

DEL MAR SB LLC EA

PLATFORM SB LLC

$13,906,000

9/02/21

126 E HALEY ST

35 STATE STREET HOTEL PARTNERS

HC ASSETCO LLC

$25,484,000

9/02/21

36 STATE ST

35 STATE STREET HOTEL PARTNERS

HC ASSETCO LLC

$102,896,500

9/02/21

36 STATE ST

BERRY, WILLIAM H

FRIES MELISSA

$750,000

9/03/21

631 ORTEGA ST UNIT C

FADEL RACHID EA

CUMMINGS JASON EU

$1,152,000

9/03/21

312 W FIGUEROA ST

ROSE VANDA EA

BISSELL ROBERT EA

$2,600,000

9/01/21

1364 SHORELINE DR

WOLSELEY MICHAEL EA

FILIPOV YAROSLAV EA

$1,560,000

9/02/21

3709 HITCHCOCK RANCH RD

STAUFFER ANNABELLA EA

NORONHA LUKE EA

$1,435,000

9/03/21

3836 CALLE CITA

FIRCH JACQUELINE EA

O'CONNOR NANCY EA

$10,000,000

8/31/21

2325 FINNEY ST

SEQUOIA PROPERTIES LLC

28702 FOX TAIL WAY LLC

$849,000

8/31/21

3375 FOOTHILL RD 122

WILLIAMS OSCAR

IVERSON SYANNE

$599,000

8/31/21

3375 FOOTHILL RD 721

VAN ZEYL CORNELIS EA

1785 CRAVENS LAND LLC

$5,950,000

9/03/21

1785 CRAVENS LN

ZARIF NEBIL

PIGG JEFFREY EA

$1,260,000

9/03/21

3375 FOOTHILL RD 536

WELLS JOSEPH EU

PAVAO MITCHELL

$1,615,000

8/31/21

790 CARRIAGE DR

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$1,300,000

9/03/21

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BIDGOOD KYLE EA

TOFFELMIER DANIEL EU

$1,025,000

9/03/21

2929 QUAIL VALLEY RD

SKUFCA STEPHEN EA

KELLOGG TRACI

$490,000

8/31/21

274 OAKWOOD CIR

MOSER DAVID EU

VRANNISH JEFFREY EU

$778,000

8/31/21

548 IRELAN DR

LINGG BRIAN EU

O'RORKE BRENDAN

$539,000

8/31/21

593 CENTRAL AVE

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$850,000

8/30/21

ROEMER WAY

QUESADA MARIA EU

LE ALEXANDER EA

$565,000

8/31/21

1222 N MT WHITNEY WAY

TEAGUE JUDITH EA

PEREZ ROLANDO EU

$500,000

8/31/21

926 N DONNER CT

JKRK FAMILY PARTNERS

SANTA MARIA SOUTH BRADLEY RD

$9,700,000

8/30/21

1335 BRADLEY RD

ROALTO PROPERTIES LLC

WOO ELLIOT

$925,000

8/31/21

2138 REBILD DR

PIEMME JAMES EA

BOCK RONALD EU

$500,000

9/01/21

644 UNIVERSITY DR

ESTRADA JAVIER EU

AMADOR JUAN EU

$446,000

9/03/21

525 N Y ST

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LLENA PEDRO

$480,000

9/03/21

690 MOONGLOW RD

PARMELEE WILLIAM EA

MCINTYRE COREY EA

$500,000

9/02/21

144 OAK HILL DR

WILSON LISA EA

ROSALES JUAN EU

$585,000

9/03/21

4530 TITAN AVE

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TOW RONNIE

$475,000

9/03/21

5 SIX FLAGS CIR

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$500,000

9/02/21

307 E JEWEL ST

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erly Hills office; and Donna Belisle-Strecker, an agent in the Beverly Hills office. The members meet regularly to craft programs and guidance to educate the company’s 3,000 sales associates throughout Southern California. “The Council’s mission and mindset fosters diversity, inclusion, promotes equality, and creates opportunities through our daily business practices, to assist all of our communities,” Donna said. “It feels good to work for a company that acknowledges there is still work to be done. We’re also working on an initiative to provide first-time home buyers with down payment and financial aid assistance information, so everyone in all our communities can enjoy the opportunity of homeownership.” All Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties affiliates subscribe to the IMPACT Council’s principles so that clients receive the same level of compassionate service. The affiliates include Prosperity Mortgage, LLC, California Title Company, Pickford Escrow Company, and The Escrow Firm. Agents and staff are steadfast in their commitment to providing the highest level of professional service to clients from all walks of life, Martha noted. This commitment is upheld by all agents, managers, and staff. In addition, the IMPACT Council adheres to the National Association of REALTORS®’ Code of Ethics and all fair-housing laws. For more information, visit bhhscalifornia.com.

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stands for Inclusive Mindset Promoting Action to Change Things. The Council is committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment for agents, staff, and the communities they serve. “The IMPACT Council embraces the principles that we all have a right to belong, together we are better, and we encourage celebration of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties’ IMPACT Council. our beautiful and unique differences,” Martha Even before the pandemic struck, the executive team said. “Through commuat Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Prop- nity outreach, the Council will educate agents on how erties was concerned that many potential buyers be- to share homeownership information with potential lieved they could never achieve the American dream clients who might not be aware of the financial proof homeownership. As a result, company Chairperson grams and assistance available to them. We’re excited Mary Lee Blaylock and President Martha Mosier de- to put this effort into play, and excited for the deservcided to address the issue and formulate a plan. ing people who will benefit from it.” An internal group of managers and agents, with The Council’s founding members were selected firsthand knowledge of the obstacles faced by people based on their personal achievements of working towho have been systemically and economically margin- ward diversity and inclusion within their communialized when it comes to buying a home, was appointed. ties. They are Chris Fryson, Vice President, Human Together, they launched the IMPACT Council, which Resources; Nicholas Cacarnakis, manager of the Bev-

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