Pebble Beach During Pro-Am Week

A First-Timer's Guide to Navigating the Event If you have never been to Pebble Beach during the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the easiest mistake to make is assuming you are just arriving at a golf tournament. What you are really stepping into is a temporary reordering of a place that usually runs on qu

To Permit or Not to Permit?

To Permit or Not to Permit? Most homeowners do not wake up one morning intending to violate the building code. What actually happens is this: A contractor says, “We can do this without triggering permits.” A neighbor did something similar years ago. The work feels modest (almost invisible). A bathro

When Remodels Trigger Reassessment

Most homeowners assume that any meaningful improvement invites the assessor’s attention. New kitchen, new bath, expanded footprint? "Here comes reassessment," they think. In practice, most remodels do not trigger a full reassessment. Some trigger none at all. Others create a second, parallel tax his