ronlargent

I am a candidate for the Shasta County Assessor

2009-08-04T05:48:11Z

After many years of dealing with both City and County government both on real estate matters and on other matters of great importance to the general public, I have decided to run for a Shasta County elected office...that of County Assessor in 2010..

One of the concerns of all of us is the subject of taxes, and the threat to raise taxes to an unacceptable level. My commitment is that we must strive diligently to lower taxes, and this will be at the foundation of my campaign.

In that we will not officially file with the county to run for this position until February 15, 2010, I am interested, in the meantime, in talking with citizens that share my viewpoint and concerns. Please e-mail me at ronlargent@shasta.com or call me at 530-248-5601. I would be privileged to talk with you about how we, together, can work to keep taxes in a fair and equitable position with all of the citizenry.

Tourism in Redding California

2009-05-09T04:16:00Z

Tourism in Redding California

Posted May 09, 2009 at 00:13 AM

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This article appeared in the Record Searchlight today and tells a lot about our Tourism Industry.

Tourism business navigating choppy waters

By David Benda (Contact)
Thursday, May 7, 2009

With the worst recession in memory as a backdrop, the Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association gets to the point with the title of its annual Tourism Summit:

"Think You Are on the Titanic? Well - You Are Not Alone, We Are All in the Same Boat!"

Tuesday's event at Win-River Casino in Redding is billed as a way to get tips on navigating difficult waters.

"People want to travel, but they are not going to go off to Tahiti or some other fancy island. They will stay closer to home, so how can we grab those folks?" said Karen Whitaker, director of tourism for the Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association.

Coinciding with National Tourism Week, Tuesday's summit is for tourism-based businesses, business chambers, nonprofit organizations like museums, and city and county government officials.

The keynote speaker will be Berkeley Young, president of travel consulting firm Young Strategies Inc. Young will talk about travel trends and how the industry is changing.

One thing is certain: businesses and communities dependant upon tourism can no longer rely on traditional marketing strategies, Whitaker said.

As an example, the Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association started using Twitter, an online service that allows the organization to post quick takes about events in the north state.

The association's visitors center can be found in the Shasta Outlets in Anderson, but the group promotes an eight-county area, including Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity.

Initially, Whitaker's group posted on Twitter about once a week. These days, it's common for the Shasta County Wonderland Association to "tweet" two to three times a day.

"We have over 100 followers. ... We'll talk a little bit about the weather, and talk about upcoming events - like right now it's rafting season," Whitaker said. "One person came to see us because of what they saw on our Twitter account."

A busy summer can pay huge dividends to the Shasta Cascade region.

The California Travel and Tourism Commission estimates that tourism generates $1.15 billion annually to the eight-county Shasta Cascade region, Whitaker said. The industry creates about 17,000 jobs each year, and generates a combined $17.8 million in tax receipts for local communities in the region.

Arguably the biggest tourism-based economic driver in the Shasta Cascade region is Lake Shasta. The U.S. Forest Service estimates about 3 million people visit the man-made reservoir each summer.

With spring rains bringing the lake level up - on Thursday, it was 53 feet below the rim, about 9 feet higher than a year ago - marina operators are hopeful. The lake is roughly 30 feet higher than it was in mid-March.

Gasoline prices are another reason lake businesses are upbeat. A gallon of gas on the lake this week hovered around $3.50, about $2 cheaper than its peak last summer, and unchanged from March.

For lake visitors, that means it would take $700 to fill up a 200-gallon houseboat at $3.50 a gallon, compared to $1,100 at $5.50 a gallon.

"The phone is starting to ring more with the warm weather and higher water level, so we are optimistic," Dede Miller, office manager at Shasta Marina Resort, said Thursday.

As an incentive to boost business, Shasta Marina is offering a $400 gas credit to houseboaters.

What's more, Shasta Marina started a Facebook page in November to keep customers and others updated. The page has about 500 friends, Miller said.

"It's been really great," she said. "We have a lot of repeat customers who are getting very excited about the lake level coming up."

Meanwhile, summer (June to September) hotel revenue in Redding increased 1 percent last summer over 2007, going from $15.97 million to $16.13 million.

Last summer's wildfires helped fill hotel rooms in Redding, but it didn't generate a surplus of income.

"We take a hit because federal firefighters don't pay transient occupancy tax (TOT)," said Bob Warren, Redding's chief tourism officer. "So when they take a room, we don't have the opportunity to rent to a tourist."

The city's TOT is 10 percent, which is tacked on to a customer's bill.

Given the economy, Warren would be pleased if hotels this summer break even with 2007.

"If we can get somewhere like last year, we will get some success," Warren said.

Reporter David Benda can be reached at 225-8219 or at dbenda@redding.com.

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Gianna Jessen...Who Is She?

2009-05-09T03:40:31Z

Who Is Gianna Jessen?

Posted May 08, 2009 at 23:34 PM

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Thursday night we were privileged to hear Gianna Jessen speak at the CareNet Pregnancy Banquet....what a great job she did. Here is a little bit on "who she is....:

Gianna Jessen does not quit. Giving up is not an option to her. Gianna has what she refers to as the "gift" of Cerebral Palsy. She weighed a mere 2 lbs at birth and the doctors said she would never be able to hold up her head, sit up, crawl or walk. She began to walk by the age of three years old with the help of leg braces and a walker.

Gianna doesn’t believe that her Cerebral Palsy takes away her life, but, rather, enriches it. . . she walks with a slight limp today and runs marathons. On April 30, 2005 she completed her first 26.2 mile marathon after running just over 7 hours and was presented with the coveted blank blank award! On April 23, 2006 she completed the London Marathon as well. She is now determined to run marathons all over the place, because she was never supposed to even walk!

Gianna understands the plight of orphans, being one herself. She was placed into the foster care system early on in life, eventually being taken into the loving home of a woman named Penny. Penny has been a mother to 56 foster children in her life. Gianna was later adopted by Penny's daughter, making Penny Gianna's grandmother. According to Gianna, Penny saved her life.

Gianna is a Christian. Her life was given to her by the grace of God. She shouldn't be walking, but more miraculous still; she should not even be alive. Gianna's biological mother was 17 when she had a saline abortion in her third trimester. Many Americans don’t realize it is legal to have an abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy. After being burned alive for approximately 18 hours in the womb from the saline solution, Gianna was delivered alive in a Los Angeles County abortion clinic. Her medical records state, "born during saline abortion"...this is what caused her Cerebral Palsy.

Gianna's travels and experiences have led her all over the world. Her life has been covered by many major news media outlets, including, most recently, the BBC News and World Radio, Sky News, and The Good Morning Show in England, reaching many people with a message of hope and conviction. In November 2005, Gianna spoke in several colleges all over Ireland and in December of the same year, spoke at a meeting held at the House of Commons in London. She has returned to England this year to speak in several parochial and public high schools. Gianna’s audiences include: churches - church youth crusades and women’s ministry retreats; various corporations as a motivational speaker; secular and Christian youth organizations and schools – middle school age through college, as well as several times before Congress - most recently having her testimony read before the Supreme Court in Carhart v. Gonzales

New Guidelines for USDA

2009-04-22T16:21:53Z

New Guidlines for USDA

Posted April 22, 2009 at 12:12 PM

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On Monday USDA announced that they have followed through with their announcement that they are increasing their income limitation! They are: 1-4 Persons In Household 5-8 Persons In Household $70,750 Annually $93,400 Annually If you’re not aware of USDA and what they offer here are the highlights:

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Franchise for Sale in Redding, CA

2009-04-12T03:25:39Z

1700 Churn Creek, Redding, Ca 96002
List #07-1830

Own your own Dairy Queen just like Warren Buffet. Seller has decided to retire and move North so his decision is your opportunity. Seller financing possible upon Dairy Queen International approval. Building has 30 yr lease so this is eligible for 1031 exchanges.Over 100k in new equipment. Great possibilities for owner operator.

Lake College in Redding, CA

2009-04-04T14:32:49Z

Lake College...A good job...Thanks,

Posted April 04, 2009 at 10:23 AM

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Lake College in Redding has done a great job helping many....thanks for being part of our community...and here is to hope the new Technology Institute can carry on as Lake has...

Denver firm takes over Redding's troubled Lake College

By Scott Mobley (Contact)
Saturday, April 4, 2009

A Denver-based firm has taken over Lake College, the private vocational school whose financial troubles and possible sale have been rumored since early January.

The college closed Friday and promptly reopened as the Institute of Technology. Students arrived on the Redcliff Drive campus Friday morning to find a large banner announcing the school's new name covering the Lake College logo on the white, two-story building.

Lake College students were told Friday they will be able to complete their certificate programs at the Institute of Technology through a "teach out" program under an agreement approved by the federal Department of Education and the national Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT).

The Institute of Technology has its headquarters campus in Clovis with branches in Modesto and Roseville. The school seeks federal permission to open a branch in Redding at the former Lake College campus.

Jim Haga, CEO of Brightstar Education Group, the firm that owns the Institute of Technology, said there are "big plans" to expand program offerings in Redding once branch approval is granted.

Brightstar will first swap out all of Lake College's computers for new machines. Soon, crews will start remodeling the Redcliff Drive building to create 5,000 square feet more of classroom space inside, said Haga, a former Kaplan Higher Education executive.

The firm intends to hire more instructors and staff as it boosts enrollment from the current 140 students to about 250 students over the next year, he said.

Brightstar hopes eventually to add associate degree programs in criminal justice, accounting and human resources at its Redding branch. The firm also plans technician certificates in pharmacy and heating, air conditioning and ventilation (HVAC).

The Institute of Technology has gotten state Board of Vocational Nursing permission to offer a licensed vocational nursing program at the Redding location, once the branch is approved, Haga said. Brightstar would pay for students to take their nursing boards, he said.

Richard Schofield, who was vice president at Lake College and will continue in a similar capacity at the Institute of Technology, called the Brightstar takeover a "step in the right direction."

"For a long time we had limited resources," Schofield said. "This will allow us to offer a much higher quality of education."

Lake College students are relieved they're going to be able to finish the programs they started, said Kathi Daily, student services adviser. She described the change in the college as "exactly what Redding needs."

Nursing student Rick Ortega said he initially had questions about the teach-out agreement forms students received Friday. Students have been asked to sign and return these forms within 10 days.

Ortega said he was suspicious after a long silence from campus administrators about what was happening with the college. Instructors had gone weeks without pay during the transition and no adequate explanation was given, Ortega noted.

But Ortega said he's confident the teach-out agreement with the Institute of Technology is legitimate after further conversations Friday with administrators, who were finally free to talk openly since the federal Department of Education had approved the takeover.

"It looks like maybe things really worked out," Ortega said. "Hopefully it will turn out to be a big success. I feel extremely good about it, but I'm still really upset the transparency wasn't there, especially since no sale went through."

Haga confirmed Brightstar never actually bought Lake College, although the firm tried to strike a deal with owners Jim Koenig and Gary Armitage.

Koenig, a Redding real estate investor, and Armitage, a former Santa Rosa-based financial planner, are named in multiple lawsuits claiming investor fraud. The two men also face possible indictment by the state Attorney General's Office for an alleged Ponzi scheme involving $250 million and some 2,000 mostly elderly investors.

The Redcliff Drive building was headquarters for Koenig's firm, Asset Real Estate Investment Co. (AREI), until it moved in late 2006 to a new building less than a mile away on Hemsted Drive.

Koenig owned the Red- cliff building until February, when it transferred to Lakeside Mortgage Fund LLC through a trustees deed foreclosure, according to Shasta County Assessor records.

Lakeside has been another Koenig-related corporation, and Koenig at one point earlier this decade briefly took over the firm. But Koenig has no current control of the Redcliff Drive building, Haga said.

Brightstar will lease the building from Lakeside and remodel it with that firm's permission, he said. There are no plans for Brightstar to own its Redding campus.

Brightstar made the first overture to Koenig and Armitage to buy the Lake College business, which was struggling financially. The Institute of Technology had three central valley campuses and a fourth made sense from an operations standpoint, Haga said.

Haga declined to comment on his negotiations with Koenig and Armitage or describe the deal with the federal government in detail.

"Lake closed and we partnered with the U.S. Department of Education to conduct a teach-out of their students at our expense," Haga said in an e-mail.

The Institute of Technology will keep "the majority" of Lake College instructors through the teach-out period, he said.

Lake had laid off at least three employees in a restructuring before the takeover. Those employees could apply to work at the Institute of Technology, Haga said.

But any outstanding payment obligations of Lake to its employees stay with Lake College, he said.

"Whatever happened, happened in the past," Haga said. "Lake College is closed."

Jennifer Bare, a Clinical Medical Assisting and Medical Office Administration and Billing instructor, has filed a wage claim against Lake College with the state Department of Industrial Relations for $4,137.86 in back pay owed since early January, records show.

Bare was the only Lake College employee to file a wage claim as of Thursday, said Erika Monterroza, public information officer with the state Department of Industrial Relations.

Martha West, a University of California at Davis law professor, said the Institute of Technology teach-out agreement with the federal government sounds like it's designed to protect tuition-paying students but not necessarily school employees.

"These people are just left high and dry," West said of instructors. "They have to get in line with the other creditors."

Brightstar Education Group, founded in 2004, plans to expand in California and other states with a $50 million capital investment from parent company Arlington Capital Partners, a private equity firm, according to the firm's Web site.

The three Institute of Technology campuses are ACCSCT-accredited and offer medical, business, technical, culinary and other vocational programs.

Lake College was also ACCSCT-accredited.

Reporter Scott Mobley can be reached at 225-8220 or at smobley@redding.com.

This was in the Record Searchlight today....thanks, Scott.

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Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association in California

2009-04-04T13:42:59Z

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers

Posted April 04, 2009 at 09:37 AM

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This just came to me from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA.org)....and is worth reading if you are concerned about taxes and what is happening in California....

As a Spending Limit, Prop. 1A Does Not Cut It

March 30, 2009 Jon Coupal and Michael Reagan

Speaking before a meeting of over a thousand members of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association in 1992, former President Ronald Reagan told the audience, "We tax reformers bear our scars proudly." The recipient of the Howard Jarvis Lifetime Tax Fighter award was referring to his own effort to control spending, Proposition 1, which was rejected by voters in 1973.

Among the key elements of the Reagan limit was that spending from "proceeds of taxes" would have been limited to the then current percentage of state personal income, less .01 percent annually for 7 years and would then stabilize at that level. "I think taxpayers are fed up with big government continually digging into their pockets for more and more," Governor Reagan said at the time.

After Proposition 1 was defeated at the polls, pundits speculated that the result was due to its "complexity." And of course it didn't help that the California Teachers Association and public employee unions dug deep into their wallets to assure the defeat of a measure that would retard the growth of government.

But five years later, Sacramento's continued emphasis on spending rather than the burden this was placing on struggling taxpayers,
resulted in the overwhelming passage of Proposition 13, with enthusiastic support from Ronald Reagan -- he voiced radio spots supporting the measure -- and, one year later in 1979, the Gann Spending limit.

The Gann measure, known as the "Spirit of 13" initiative, limited government spending to the percentage change in inflation and population growth or the change in per capita personal income, whichever was lower. That the Gann limit was substantive was proven in 1987 when taxpayers received a rebate check after revenues surpassed the spending cap.

However, the success of the Gann limit proved to be its undoing. In 1990, transportation interests placed Proposition 111 on the ballot,
a gas tax increase that was accompanied by extravagant promises that it would end freeway congestion. But Prop. 111 was just one more bait and switch scheme. Because the new tax revenues would be so substantial that they would run afoul of the Gann limit, backers of
the new tax buried in the measure a reconfiguration of the way the limit was calculated. Unknown to many at the time, passage of the 111 transportation "panacea" made the Gann limit nothing more than an archaic curiosity.

Without enforced spending discipline, the state ran up a $38 billion deficit under Gov. Gray Davis, and now another $42 billion under Gov. Schwarzenegger.

Now we are being told by those who created these astounding deficits -- the governor and the majority of the Legislature -- that we must
approve their version of a "spending limit," Proposition 1A on the May 19 special election ballot, to compel them to behave responsibly. One is reminded of the serial murderer who leaves a message for police saying, "Stop me before I kill again!" While they admit that they have no control over their spending impulses the solution they offer would actually allow continued increases in spending without any connection to the taxpayer's ability to provide revenue.

Proposition 1A ties spending to income, income which can be increased under the measure through new taxes. The State Constitution already requires a balanced budget, so the only effect would be a reiterate the same requirement, one that is already being ignored with impunity. It is ironic to note that many of the same entities, who objected to Ronald Reagan's firm spending cap in 1973, including the California Teachers Association, are now backing Proposition 1A. This is a clear indication that the 1A spending limit is a phony.

So just why are the governor and most legislators pushing so hard for Proposition 1A and its ineffectual spending cap? Well, in addition to allowing them to claim that they are dealing with the spending issue, it includes a very real $16 billion tax increase. The tax increases approved in February, which will begin appropriately on April 1, are scheduled to sunset in two years. If Proposition 1A passes, the taxes will remain in effect for an additional two years, costing Californians another $16 billion according to the non-partisan Legislative Analyst Office.

Gov. Schwarzenegger, we know spending limits and your Proposition 1A is no spending limit. Proposition 1A is just another grab for the taxpayer's wallet.

Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. Michael Reagan is a political consultant and eldest son of our 40th President, Ronald Reagan.

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Fix 5 or What?

2009-04-04T03:35:23Z

Fix 5...or Call It What You Want?

Posted April 03, 2009 at 23:29 PM

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Fix 5 or What? Our Choice.

I seldom question Silas Lyon’s editorials, but this time I do. It has to do with his editorial on a recent Sunday concerning the issue surrounding the upcoming political decision to “Fix 5” (Interstate 5), or as it is now called, SCRIP (Shasta County Regional Improvement Program). The column did not fully explain the full impact of this proposed “fee” on the average citizen of our area. I appreciate the point that we should prepare now for future traffic; that our area will continue to grow; and that I5 will continue, as now, to be the major transportation artery through Redding and Shasta County. Where I differ greatly with the Regional Transportation Agency, headed up by a CALTRANS employee, which is the major government agency behind this proposal, is that this is an “unfair tax”, call it what you want. Technically, this “Fix 5” fee, which is what this project was initially called until it became too politically sensitive, could be called an “impact fee”, but in reality it is a charge, or tax, that will be passed on to every property owner in the County, whether you live in Redding, Anderson, Burney, or the unincorporated areas of the County. We will all be taxed, if you will, even rental apartment dwellers, to help “Fix 5”.

The “unfair aspect” of this tax has a number of arguments: (1) I5 is not used only by Shasta County residents. In fact, depending on which study you read, as much as 65% of both north and southbound I5 traffic comes from outside our county. Just look at the trucks, from Wal-Mart to UPS to JB Hunt that travel from Sacramento and the Bay Area into Oregon and other points north and east; (2) The tax will be imposed on all new homes and new commercial buildings disproportionally. Homes will have one fee, depending on what area they are in, and a commercial building will a have a different fee schedule, depending on the nature of the business. Restaurant property, for example, will be taxed differently than office buildings. This “tax” is not equally fair to all property owners; (3) The tax is not imposed equally on users. A resident that lives in West Redding that works downtown that uses Highway 44 to get to the Mall may not even use I5 during a normal week. Yet a resident that lives in Cottonwood and works in Redding uses I5 daily. Both will be taxed the same. The only tax that is equally imposed on the use of all roads is the gas tax, and this tax is currently in place. And, (4) the gas tax can be used to “Fix 5”. Gas taxes were imposed for various purposes at the state and national level, including the maintenance of the Interstate road system, and for 50 plus years the tax has worked, through good and bad economic times, and it will continue to work, If you drive, you pay. If you use public transportation, it pays and you pay in the cost of the ticket. All users of our transportation systems are treated fairly, whether you like the cost of riding BART or not. We pay enough in gas taxes now, but this is still fairer than the proposed “Fix 5 Tax”. There are already fees in place to pay our fair share of highway maintenance. We do not need more taxes. End of story.

In summary, there are still many, many unanswered questions that need to be asked by our elected officials and Council persons. On April 28, 2009, at 4 PM, at the Redding City Hall Chambers, this tax will be challenged, If you want to be heard to help regulate new and increased “taxes”, here is your chance. See you there.

Ron Largent

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Turtle Bay in Redding, CA ...The Place to Be

2009-04-04T02:09:29Z

Turtle Bay in Redding, CA ... A Place to See

Posted April 03, 2009 at 22:04 PM

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Calling all Artists!

Join us for:
Ceramics class with Rosie Orwig
Saturday, April 11 & 25 10 a.m. - Noon
Enjoy learning about various ceramic artists while creating a ceramic creation using the coil or slab method. Rosie will guide you through the various techniques of texture, design and clay etching during the first class and glazing will take place during the second. Completed pieces will be available for pick up at the Visitor Center (April 30 - May 3).

For Age 9-adult.
$40 Members $55 Non-members
JSS classroom in Visitor Center

For reservations or more information call 242-3108

Home for Sale in Redding, CA Just Reduced

2009-03-24T04:24:46Z

846 Florence, Redding, CA 96001
List #08-1041

Updated spacious home with designer touches. Great corner lot with alley access to new 2 car garage, new privacy vinyl fencing, new tile in bathrooms, new wood floors, beautiful cabinetry, and new corian in kitchen. This is a doll house in the best location. Sparkles throughout. And, RV access. Appraisal on file... but show this; it will sell. Price reduced for a quick sale.

Address Information

Cross Street	Garden	County	Shasta
Latitude	40.5822	Longitude	-122.382069

Property Description

Type	Single Family	Property Type	Residential
Listing Type	Exclusive Right to Sell	Scope of Service	Full Service Listing
Area	04 - SW Redding	List Price	249,500
Map Reference	18-B3	Subdivision	GARDEN TRACT
Parcel Number	102-070-45	Realtor.com Type	Residential - Single Family
Lot Dim or Acres	Less than 1/4 Acre	Acres Range	Less 1/4 Acres
Yr Blt Description	Unknown	Approx. SqFt.	1,350
Total Bedrooms	3	Total Bathrooms	2
Rented	No
Legal	Photo On File

Remarks

Private Remarks	2 blocks from Sequoia School. This is a sharpie...and show it and it will sell. Vacant and ready. The rear entrance off of the Alley is also suitable for RV parking, with limited RV access from Florence Street. Tenant, Kim, now in the home, so call prior to showing.
Directions	Corner of Garden and Florence in Garden Tract. From Butte, turn South on Sequoia, right on Florence to Garden. From South St., north on Garden to Florence. Right on the NE corner.
Lockbox Loc.	none	Tour Rmks	Call tenant or LA. Tenant in home and needs advance notice to show.

School Information

Elementary School

Sequoia

High School

Shasta

Contract Information

Status	Active	List Date	2/21/2008
Exp Date	7/31/2009	Status Change Date	1/12/2009
Days On Market	397	Original List Price	298,000
Contingent	N	Contingent Remarks	None
Commission SO	3	Spec Comm See Rem	No

Agent/Office Information

Listing Office

KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY- REDDING 202501745
Office Phone: (530) 248.5600
Office Fax: (530) 248.5700

Listing Member

RON LARGENT-ronlargent@kw.com
Office Direct : (530) 248.5601
Cell Phone: (530) 941.0444
Home Phone: (530) 547.2102
Office Phone: (530) 248.5601
www.ronlargent.com

Owner Information

Owner	King	Owner Phone	Call LA
Resident	Call LA, or Kim	Resident Phone	Call LA, or 941-0444

Home for Sale in Redding, CA Just Reduced to $249,500.

2009-03-24T04:18:02Z

Homes for sale in Redding, CA

Posted March 24, 2009 at 00:11 AM

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846 Florence, Redding, CA 96001
List #08-1041

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Self Storage Commercial Property for Sale

2009-03-24T02:41:12Z

Self Storage for Sale -- Fire Sale Price

Posted March 23, 2009 at 22:37 PM

ronlargent

This is a sale that has to happen...owner is out of country and said..."drop the price and sell it".

This is a good commercial property....and can be a great investment. Consider it. $650,000!

Property Description:
This 171 unit makes money. Great mix of unit sizes, along with two houses, one of which could be the owners chalet viewing Mt. Shasta. Mgr's office has small apartment attached. Six buildings, auto -RV parking areas, security gate, intercom and alarm systems. Lots of upside on this opportunity, and priced to sell, 2006 NOI of $121k could be increased with prof. mgmt. Both good condition houses could be year around or vacation rentals. Property has excellent financial history with a 2004 NOI of $134k. Facility also rented U-Hauls, which may be added now. This is a "sleeper" with lots of creative income possibilities. Photo album and financials available with listing ageent.

Location Description:
This is located between Mt. Shasta City and Weed in far Northern California, just south of the Oregon border on Interstate 5. The facility, with the 2 homes, are at the foot of Mt. Shasta, with majestic views of the Mountain. Mt. Shasta is 220 miles north of Sacramento on I5. Located on Truck Village Drive, the facility is ideally placed for maximum exposure to I5 and to the area.

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Gas Stations for sale in California

2009-03-23T04:00:15Z

Posted March 22, 2009 at 23:53 PM

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GAS STATIONS FOR SALE IN CALIFORNIA

Thanks to the expansion of Keller Williams Realty to now have a Commercial Division within the Keller Williams Realty firm, ww now have KW Commercial. As such, we now have Commercial Agents in almost all of the Keller Williams Realty offices nationwide. To this end, we are now able to assist clients in their search for commercial properties throughout California, and even the nation. In California, we now have gas stations for sale that we are working on in the following cities from the southern part of the Central Valley up to the Oregon border. Stations are now available in"

Bakersfield, Fresno, Merced, Stockton, Modesto, Tracy, Sacramento, Davis, Woodland, Red Bluff, and Redding.

Branded include Shell, Chevron, 76, Texaco, and Valero, and the unbranded stations range from smaller stations listed at $800,000 up to the larger over $2,000,000.

For information, details, financials, photos, etc e-mail ronlargent@kw.com

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Shasta Voices in Redding, CA

2009-03-22T23:28:04Z

Shasta Voices in Redding, CA

Posted March 22, 2009 at 19:17 PM

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As a member of Shasta Voices, a numbe of folks have asked...what is it? So, here is the info:

“Shasta VOICES” is an independent private non-profit membership organization composed of informed citizens in Shasta County, California, working to create a thriving, vibrant, sustainable community that will improve everyone’s quality of life, making it a place where people want to live and work, now and in the future. We are not a political action committee, and do not support or endorse candidates.

Our expanded mission is to advocate for a balanced approach to issues affecting economic opportunity in both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Shasta County. These include:

               • Job Growth
               • Fiscal Responsibility in Government
               • Infrastructure
               • Economic Vitality
               • Affordable Housing
               • Sensible Land Planning
               • Future Development

Our organization will provide factual information aimed toward encouraging the creation of quality jobs while protecting the local and regional environment.

Let us represent you. While “Shasta VOICES” stands ready to lead, we don’t pretend to have all the answers. That’s why we are seeking your opinions and ideas about the central questions of sustainability and financial well-being.

We intend to amplify “a majority of voices” for a healthy community. We are here to assist businesses and individuals who themselves don’t find it convenient to take on causes that might seem politically incorrect.

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Commercial Property for Sale in Redding , CA

2009-03-22T23:00:34Z

Self Storage for sale in Redding Area

Posted March 22, 2009 at 18:56 PM

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Commercial real estate - commercial property for sale.

Price just reduced on 150 unit self storage/mini storage complex in Redding, CA. Great location and close in to downtown Redding on Interstate 5. A good money maker and for sale at new price of $650,000.

Ideal location for self storage for sale in Mt. Shasta, CA. Excelling condition and like new, with plans for expansion. Projected monthly income of $6,000 a month, with a lot of upside and growth opportunity. Listed at $595,000.

E-mail for call for details, photos, financials, etc.

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Fotthill High School to Nationals from Redding, CA Area

2009-03-20T13:17:08Z

How About Foothill High School..Wow!

Posted March 20, 2009 at 09:08 AM

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Our own Foothill High School in Palo Cedro is off to the Nationals...this was in the local paper, the Record Searchlight today...read on, please...

Science bowl competitors work on team chemistry

By Rob Rogers (Contact)
Friday, March 20, 2009

PALO CEDRO - The Foothill High School students traveling to Washington, D.C., for the National Science Bowl have one goal.

"Do better than Chico did last year," said senior Nick Rossow.

The same Foothill team competing this year lost in regional competition to the Chico High School team last year. The Foothill students watched Chico's progress at the nationals last year, where they finished second to last, the Foothill team said.

They all hope to do better than that when they compete at the nation's capital next month.

Foothill beat 10 schools and 24 teams to win the Regional Science Bowl in Redding on March 7 and will travel next to Washington, D.C., on April 30 to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl.

They'll compete against 66 other teams; the top 16 finishers will win $1,000 each, to be given to their high schools' science departments.

Foothill's win at regionals was hard fought.

"We answered ... roughly 125 questions," said Zane Silver, a senior.

The competition is set up like a game show. Two teams sit across from each other at a table and are given questions by a moderator. Questions cover everything from physics to chemistry to trigonometry. Team members quickly work out the solution, and the first to ring the buzzer with the correct answer wins the round.

Looking back, the members of the team admitted they may have gone into the competition a little overconfident.

"We went in totally unprepared last year and came out third," Rossow said. "We went into this year pretty cocky."

"Maybe a little too cocky," said teammate Nick Cerami, a senior.

They lost one of their first rounds during the morning competition but still had a good enough record to advance to the afternoon playoffs. There, they narrowly beat the Chico High School team in the semifinals - a match that went into triple overtime.

Then they moved on to face Shasta High for the championship.

"That team had already lost one round in playoffs and had to beat us twice to win the title," said Matt Fowler, the team's coach and a science teacher at Foothill.

As the finals began, Shasta High won the first round, making it anyone's game.

"The final round was a nail-biter, with our team winning the title by just one question," Fowler said.

The five team members, Rossow, Cerami, Silver, Brett Hodge and Coulter Knapp - the team's lone junior - plan to continue studying science after high school, each hoping to make a career of it. Most of them hope to become engineers.

"I think everyone here plans on pursuing science of some kind," Silver said.

Rob Rogers can be reached at 225-8217 or at rrogers@redding.com.

Traffic cameras in Redding, CA..good or bad!

2009-03-20T04:38:32Z

Redding Traffic Cameras

Posted March 20, 2009 at 00:27 AM

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Grand jury:

Redding should add more red lightcameras...

.a good reason to live in Redding, CA

By Ryan Sabalow
Originally published 11:59 a.m., March 19, 2009
Updated 11:59 a.m., March 19, 2009

Redding's traffic cameras

• Cypress Avenue and Churn Creek Road

• Cypress Avenue and Bechelli Lane

• Lake Boulevard and Market Street

• Pine and Tehama streets

• Shasta and Market street

In spite of national reports casting doubt about the effectiveness of red-light cameras, the Shasta County Grand Jury recommends that the city of Redding add them to intersections “at every opportunity.”

In its latest report released today, the grand jury touted the use of the cameras as a “phenomenal law enforcement tool” that reduced collisions by 48 percent in the first half of 2008 at the intersections at which they were installed.

Wrecks citywide were down by 21 percent over the same period, the jurors wrote.

“Redding Police Department traffic experts postulate that a primary cause of the dramatic improvements of traffic safety is the presence of red light cameras,” the jurors wrote.

In spite of concerns to the contrary, there’s also been no evidence the cameras increased rear-end collisions at camera-equipped intersections, the jurors wrote.

But the jurors also noted that the cameras didn’t seem to reduce collisions citywide during 2007, the camera’s first year of operation.

The jury also found that costs to taxpayers are negligible, but the cameras so far have generated no revenue for the city.

Taxpayers pay less than $30,000 each year to pay for part-time officers who review the cameras’ videos and photos, shot when a motorist triggers the camera’s in-ground motion sensors.

The $325 fine generated each time a motorist is caught running a light pays for the rest of the program.

In 2007 and 2008, all of the $116,000 the city collected in fines went to Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Redflex Traffic Systems, the company that operates and installs the cameras, the jury found.

Under the city’s contract with Redflex, the company will pay Redflex up to $200,516 in fees before the city can collect any cash.

In recent months, the cameras have drawn national attention as studies have cast doubt on the cameras’ effectiveness while the companies that operate them rake in cash.

Although national studies show fewer T-bone crashes at lights with cameras and fewer drivers running red lights, the number of rear-end crashes increased.

Meanwhile, companies like Redflex expect increased revenue for years to come, while cities around the nation install them them to bolster their revenue streams.

Redflex alone saw after-tax profits of $10.6 million in fiscal year 2008, up from $7.3 million the year before.

Aaron Quinn, spokesman for the Wisconsin-based National Motorists Association, said that there are cheaper safety alternatives to red-light cameras, including lengthening yellow-light times.

“We say, the red-light camera wouldn’t have stopped anyone from getting hit,” Quinn told The Associated Press. “Once (a city) sees one city getting it miles away, and that first city makes a bunch of money, they want to do it, too. It’s like a virus.”

Reporter Ryan Sabalow can be reached at 225-8344 or rsabalow@redding.com...the Redding Record Searchlight

Gas Stations for sale in the Valley

2009-03-09T04:08:46Z

Gas Stations For Sale in the Central Valley

Posted March 09, 2009 at 00:06 AM

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As a result of the Keller Williams Realty now expanding to include a commercial division in each market center, KW Commercial is on it's way to being one of the largest commercial real estate networks in the World. To this end, the Largent Commercial Group has expanded to a larger geographical area and added two valuable associates to our staff. We will now be able to serve all looking to buy a gas station-convenience store from Bakersfield, CA north to the Oregon border...the entire Central Valley of California. Through a network of commercial brokers, we will be able to serve our clients better with a better choice of stations to choose from.

To see a complete listing of gas stations-convenience stores in the California Valley, e-mail us at ronlargent@kw.com, or call 530-248-5601.
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Pre-foreclosure Fixer at $259,000

2009-02-08T04:21:50Z

Pre-foreclosure Fixer 5 BR/3BA

Posted February 07, 2009 at 23:17 PM

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137 WOODCLIFF DR, REDDING, CA 96003
Offered at $259,000

This pre-FORECLOSURE fixer offers 5 bedrooms 3 full bathrooms, inlaw unit, sun room and a huge pool. Perfect project this summer. Great close - in location....huge room sizes and overall square footage.

Do not miss this home....get it before it goes to foreclosure. e-mail me for more details, etc. ronlargent@kw.com

4 plex for sale in Redding, CA

2009-02-07T02:52:59Z

Short Sale on 4-plex in best area

Posted February 06, 2009 at 20:50 PM

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608 Marijean, Redding, Ca 96003
Just Reduced to $515,000, but submit offers

SHORT SALE!!!WILL LOOK AT ALL OFFERS! FABULOUS FOUR PLEX!!!!! Almost brand new. Built in 2006 in great area of Redding. All units are two bedrooms and two baths. Room for rent increases. These are the nicest units in Redding.

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Dale Gonyea in Redding,CA on Tuesday

2009-02-03T04:55:11Z

At the age of five, Dale Gonyea got up very early one morning and, without a single lesson, spontaneously began playing the piano. His parents were astonished because they did not have a piano. They decided he needed therapy or music lessons. Therapy was expensive. They bought a piano and a career was born.

At ten, Dale saw the movie West Side Story and was furious he hadn't written it. He is a University of Michigan music graduate who now uses the piano as the springboard for his unique humor. It has brought him worldwide acclaim. Named "Classic Comedian of the Year" by a Manhattan radio station, Gonyea is also an Emmy winner, a Clio nominee, and his song-spoof, "I Need Your Help, Barry Manilow" was Grammy-nominated for Comedy Record of the Year. His song, "Has Anybody Seen My Heart?" was featured in the HBO Movie The Girl Gets Moe starring Tony Danza.

He has also written numerous songs for Disney, including the Sport Goofy anthem, "You Can Always Be Number One" and the Genie's song, "Nothing in the World Quite like a Friend" for The Return of Jafar, the sequel to Aladdin. Aside from national jingles, his songs have been performed by Rosie O'Donnell, Kaye Ballard, Ray Stevens, among others and his Cher parody was featured in the hit show Catskills on Broadway.

The Los Angeles Times proclaimed him "heir to the piano-comedy throne" during the run of his solo theater piece, A Twelve O'clock Guy in a Nine O'clock Town. During his subsequent theater piece, An American in Pasadena, thousands were inspired to pull up stakes and move to Pasadena.

Television appearances include Evening at the Improv, HBO Young Comedians, TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, Paramount Comedy Theater, and as a special musical reporter on Entertainment Tonight.

Among the highlights of his career, he spent an amazing year living in England, performing and writing for a satirical British television show entitled, "etc".

He shared the bill with Dick Shawn at the Pasadena Playhouse and has opened for Crystal Gayle, Glen Campbell, and Andy Williams among others. Recently, he has been touring the U.S. with Broadway on Ice starring Dorothy Hamill. Live appearances have ranged from Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas to Trump Castle in Atlantic City to Town Hall in Manhattan.

In his spare time, he ponders life's weightier issues, such as "What makes the sky blue?" "Where does infinity end?" and "What did Ernest Hemingway?"

Hooray for Redding, CA Police

2009-01-31T16:13:28Z

This was in the Record Searchlight today...go to www.redding.com for news.

Robbery suspect quickly caught

By Dylan Darling (Contact)
Saturday, January 31, 2009

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A bank robbery suspect apparently took a wrong turn and then got caught in traffic before being caught by police Friday afternoon near a freeway interchange.

Police identified the man as Robert Todd Bruce, 48, of Reno, who was booked into Shasta County jail on suspicion of armed robbery.

A second person in the getaway car, Joseph Anthony Tagliamonti, 46, of Phoenix, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and four counts of forgery, Redding police Sgt. Dean Stainberg said.

The robbery occurred just before 2:30 p.m. at the North Valley Bank branch on East Cypress Avenue in Redding. The suspects' car was spotted going west on East Cypress Avenue by a Redding police investigator and officers stopped the car within about 10 minutes of the robbery.

All northbound lanes of Interstate 5 were blocked temporarily when the suspects' car was stopped near Highway 44.

Duane Langshaw, who was riding his motorbike on Wall Street, was a witness to the getaway. He saw a man sprinting from the bank with a blue bag wearing an auburn wig and a green hat.

"He came running with a hat and a wig on," Langshaw said.

He said the man got into a green car with Nevada plates parked on Wall Street and sped away, but, surprisingly, turned east onto East Cypress Avenue - away from the freeway.

The lone gunman who held up the bank was described as about 6 feet tall, 160 pounds, with shaggy dark hair, dark glasses and a hat.

"He approached a teller, displayed a handgun and demanded money," said Sgt. Koby Heston of the Redding Police Department.

Heston said the teller handed over an undisclosed amount of cash and the robber escaped eastbound on East Cypress Avenue in a green car.

But he must have changed direction. Minutes later, the police investigator spotted him near the freeway entrance.

Police arrested the suspect and a passenger in the car after patrol cars pulled them over. The suspect did not resist arrest, and witnesses from the bank were brought to identify the man on the freeway.

"We recovered the handgun and the money," Heston said.

Police later said the firearm was a pellet gun. They also found the suspect's disguise and a demand note.

Sande Blalock, North Valley Bank's marketing director, said she didn't have any details on the robbery but said the bank's employees responded as they were trained to do.

The branch was closed Friday afternoon while police conducted their investigation, she said. Blalock expected the branch to reopen today.

Foreclosures Open This Weekend in Redding, CA

2009-01-31T04:19:09Z

FORECLOSURES in the Redding area….here are four (4) that are on the market for the first time this weekend. I have noted when they will be OPEN Saturday and Sunday (Super Bowl Sunday).

Quail Ridge Subdivision…..1414 Setter, off of Spaniel, off of Whistling, off of Churn Creek opposite Little Country Church. 4 BR, 2 Bath, 1500 sq ft, great cul-de-sac lot with huge backyard,,,,,$186,000…sold 18 months ago in the high $200’s. OPEN SATURDAY 11-2 pm

Quail Ridge Subdivison….737 Mallard, off of Grouse, off of Browning, near Winco Store…3BR 2 Bath, 1375 sq ft, built in 1994..offered at $184,000. See me at Setter and I can get you into Mallard.

Woodhaven area off of Victor south of Hartnell. 1685 Canter Ct. 4 BR. 2 Bath, 1722 Sq Ft. Great cul-de-sac lot…sold 2 years ago for $344,000….now at $225,000. Victor south from Hartnell to Vega, west to Canterbury, south to Canter, right turn to the home. OPEN SATURDAY 2-4 pm….SUNDAY 1-3 pm.

Cottonwood..almost 10 acres, 3 BR, 2 Bath, 1250 sq ft on 9.7 acres….perfect for livestock on rolling hills. Unbelievable at $174,900. SHOWN BY APPROINTMENT, but vacant, so call me to see it or drive by. Gas Point west 8 miles to left on Shane to 3403 Shane Lane.

Foreclosures Just Offered in Redding, CA

2009-01-31T04:02:58Z

Foreclosures Just Offered in Redding Area

Posted January 30, 2009 at 22:53 PM

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Just Listed...FORECLOSURE...4 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 1722 sq ft, great area in Enterprise. Open this WEEKEND and offered at unbelievable $225,000....and sold for over $300k 2 years ago. Such a deal...Woodhaven Subdivison just off of Victor and Hartnell and near the Enterprise Community Park.

530-248-5601 ronlargent@kw.com www.ronlargent.com

Hotels-Motels for Sale in the North State

2009-01-24T04:35:16Z

Hotels and Motels for Sale in the North State

There are many hotels-motels in the North State, and Redding is one of the best locations along I5. Here is a good value in good condition in a good location.

Property Description:
The America' s Best Value Inn has 69 units. The hotel was built approximately 1970 on an approximate 1.75-acre city lot. It is a 3-story quality wood frame building with stucco/wood exterior and a recent metal roof. Hotel received many upgrades in 2004 and 2005. Hotel converted to America' s Best Value Inn May 2005.

Location Description:
The hotel is in Shasta County, Redding, California, is located at the north end of the central valley, just a short two-hour drive
north of Sacramento on I-5. The Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay is a beautiful, unique pedestrian bridge that crosses the Sacramento River and connects the Nationally-designated trail system in Redding, California, with the Turtle Bay Exploration Park and McConnell Arboretum.
Redding (pop. 104,295) is the county seat of Shasta County located on the Sacramento River and on Interstate 5 south of Shasta Lake. It is the state's largest city north of Sacramento, as well as the northernmost designated metropolitan area and city with over 100,000 people in California. It is the largest city in the Sacramento Valley.

e-mail for details: ronlargent@kw.com www.ronlargent.com

www.norcalmotelsforsale.com or call: Manjit Kaur at 530-339-

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Do not miss this home....get it before it goes to foreclosure. e-mail me for more details, etc. ronlargent@kw.com

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