THE LAW OF TRESPASS AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF PRIOR NOTICE YOU WAKE UP AND FIND A STRANGER IS SLEEPING ON YOUR DRIVEWAY BEHIND YOUR VEHICLE. YOU DON’T KNOW IF HE IS ARMED OR WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF YOU WAKE HIM AND ASK HIM MOVE ON. YOU AWAKEN TO A STRANGER RANTING AND RAVING ON YOUR FRONT PORCH. SHE APPEARS EITHER UNDER THE INFLUENCE OR PERHAPS IS UNDERGOING SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT MENTAL CRISIS. SHE APPEARS TO BE ALONE, IS AGGITATED,…
Phishing occurs when a person obtains information about you (or your organization) from websites or social networking sites and customizes a phishing scheme to you. A common one is the use of your personal or business email address to ask your friends or associates for money or gift cards. Phishing can also occur within companies e.g., when a fake boss sends an employee a request for payments to a vendor. [ Recently one SPHA board member received a phish email…
FAQs REGARDING THE RAMPANT THEFT OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS According to the NICB (National Insurance Crime Bureau) and other data analysts over 14,400 catalytic converters were reported stolen in 2020. In the first 5 months of 2021, 26,000 were reported stolen in the US, approximately 5200 a month. This will amount to a 400% increase as 2021 ends. California ranks as the No. 1 state for catalytic converter thefts, often called “Cat” thefts. Sacramento County reports that the thefts are up…
Plan Carefully: Make sure you have small bills and quarters on hand to make change. The Price is Right: Decide on prices for your items. Each and every item you have in your yard sale should be visibly priced. If you are having a multiple family yard sale, a good idea is to use different colored stickers for each family. Price Things Right: Remember that, even though the items you’re selling may have value to you, you can’t count on…
Our neighbor, John Kane, Managing Director of D-Prep, LLC, has generously provided us with an extremely useful document, including a critical item checklist HOME and Bldg Mgr Prep Doc 2015. Please take the time to read through it to make sure you and your family are prepared.
SPHA Emergency Preparedness Initiative. The recent firestorms that decimated hundreds of homes in Santa Rosa, Santa Barbara and nearby towns is a wake-up call for all of us to be prepared before a disaster hits here. While we may not be at high risk for a major fire we are definitely at risk for a devastating flood. A levee failure on the Sacramento or American rivers will flood our homes as high as 16 feet. Roadways will be impassable by car within…