By Don Dunning | August 24, 2008
Archeological evidence shows that Oakland and surrounding areas were inhabited as early as 4000 BCE. Around the 6th century AD, tribes, collectively referred to as the Ohlone, migrated into the area extending from San Francisco down to Big Sur and east into Contra Costa County. The Ohlone were never one tribe, rather they were comprised […]
Read MoreBy Don Dunning | August 19, 2008
A client called a few days ago and asked my thoughts on buying a small home and expanding it in three to five years. She and her husband have just had their first baby and are starting to think about space and schools. Her thought is to “get in” to one of the expensive areas […]
Read MoreBy Don Dunning | August 13, 2008
The city of Oakland has wonderful neighborhoods. One that is not widely known, but should be, is the Oakmore district, which includes lovely homes, many with San Francisco Bay views. While visiting one of them today, I was reminded of an article I wrote about the area some time ago. Read the story HERE
Read MoreBy Don Dunning | August 8, 2008
It has been over a month since I saw it – a small, round, short-tailed, small-eared, furry creature. It looked like a mouse, but wasn’t.
I was pruning the jasmine on the back fence when this cute-nik, looking neither left nor right, scurried past me. In the second or two I had to ponder this development, I just smiled, rather than attempting to end its short life. That is a decision I do not regret, although a number of holes in our garden occasionally cause me to reconsider.
Read MoreBy Don Dunning | August 5, 2008
Owning a home has numerous responsibilities. One is to ensure that trees on your property are not dangerous to your neighbors. A large, dead or dying tree can cause massive damage if the entire tree or any of its limbs fall. This is why many municipalities, including the City of Oakland, have hazardous tree ordinances. […]
Read MoreBy Don Dunning | August 1, 2008
What could be more “green” than identifying and preserving old, big trees? That is just what is happening in the City of Oakland. The city has instituted a big tree registry “where Oakland residents may nominate trees that they believe are the largest specimen of their type.” The concept of a registry grew out of […]
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