Where We Are Now: April 6, 2020

Work From Home — Day 22 Learning Opportunity — Jobs & Housing Markets 5:00AM PST Team –  I was biking Sunday with my friend Boyd Fellows. He is in the commercial real estate debt business and originates around $5 billion a year in commercial real estate loans. Boyd and his partners had an all-team meeting on Friday (on video conferencing of course). One of the...

What's Happening This Week: April 6, 2020

Los Angeles Greater Area Wander museums worldwide Art institutions everywhere have created virtual tours of their collections – filled with way  more works than they could ever show in their galleries. Best of all: no other visitors to block your view. View this post on Instagram “While being quarantined in the studio cave I have been thinking about the friendships and communities that for me...

Where We Are Now: April 3, 2020

Work From Home — Day 19 Call Your Lender or Landlord, They’re Expecting Your Call 5:02AM PST Team – Not sure how to label this crisis just yet. It’s so massive from a health perspective and an economic perspective. Our government has come up with multiple “kitchen sinks” and they are throwing every one of them at the crisis. Speculation is that the total fiscal...

Where We Are Now: April 2, 2020

Work From Home — Day 18 Heart & Soul + Stories 5:20AM PST Team – Early yesterday, in response to my writing on hiring practices, I received a powerful e-mail from Elaine Hanson, Malibu office. Elaine’s feedback was spot on, about culture, heart and soul. Specifically, this is the heart of Elaine’s message: Heart and soul are the main reasons I joined Partners Trust in the first...

Where We Are Now: April 1, 2020

Work From Home – Day 17 Competitors, Instincts and Confidence 5:09AM PST Team – Looking forward to The Path Forward Thursday, April 2, 2020 @ 11 AM PT [password to come from invite].  Please organize your life around it – really, what else do we all have to do? We have received a few questions as a result of my earlier writing about being in the “people...

Rare retreat in prime Santa Monica

It’s moments from San Vicente, Montana and the coast – yet this expansive, timeless home feels worlds away.  Classic Hamptons style pairs with easy California flair in this sunlit setting at 410 Lincoln Boulevard, where expansive windows, sliding glass doors and a wide-open floor plan define the ultimate in indoor-outdoor living.  Rich design elements like coffered ceilings, wide-plank floors, towering stone fireplace surrounds and clerestory...

Where We Are Now: March 31, 2020

Work From Home — Day 16 Humor Saves The Day – I Hope! 5:00AM PST Team –  Grace (20), Monique, and I sat around the kitchen table last night and focused on fun! In fact, we insisted on laughter. I must say at one point, while I was sipping a beer, it exploded through my nose. You get it! It was that type of a...

What's Happening This Week: March 30, 2020

Los Angeles Greater Area Bring the zoo to you Zoos all over the country are livestreaming everything from beluga whales to leafcutter ants. Start with the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s hypnotic jellyfish and their blissful background music. View this post on Instagram A special guided MeditOcean for before bed, featuring wild ocean sounds from Monterey Bay and a sunset over the Pacific Ocean. We hope you...

Where We Are Now: March 30, 2020

Work From Home — Day 15 Emotions Run High — Calm is Required 5:04 AM PST A very emotional weekend digesting the various announcements from Homeland Security, C.A.R., several counties and local governments. Please know one important value: we will not sacrifice the health or safety of our team or our clients. Any and all activities we perform will be from SIP ordinance first. It’s...