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DATE             OPPONENT      TIME
Thu,    5/1      at Phillies         4:05p
Fri,      5/2      at Marlins          4:10p
Sat,     5/3      at Marlins          4:10p
Sun,   5/4       at Marlins        10:10a
Tue,   5/6       at Braves           4:00p
Wed,  5/7       at Braves           4:00p
Thu,   5/8       at Braves         10:00a
Fri,     5/9       Rockies             7:05p
Sat,    5/10     Rockies            7:05p
Sun,   5/11     Rockies           1:05p
Mon,   5/12     at Cubs            5:05p
Tue,    5/13     at Cubs            5:05p
Wed,  5/14     at Cubs            5:05p
Thu,    5/15     at Cubs         11:20a
Fri,      5/16     at [...]

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Allied Gardens SpringFest      May 2-3
The community of Allied Gardens is celebrating the season of Spring with a festival. Today, the event will take place in the evening and will offer entertaining music, tasty food, a beer garden for adults and carnival rides for children. 6:00pm - 9:00pm. Allied Gardens Community Park (5155 Greenbrier Ave.) Margaret [...]

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CCSA Hunger Walk     April 26
You can make a difference in the lives of hungry people by participating at this walking event. A group of interdenominational churches have come together to organize a sponsorship walk to raise funds that will be used to feed underprivileged persons. 7:00am - 11:00am. East Mission Bay (meet at De Anza [...]

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According to Freddie Mac’s data, mortgage rates have dropped back below 6 percent after spending more than a month above that threshold. Thanks to the Federal Reserve’s aggressive moves to insulate the U.S. economy by slashing borrowing costs, 30-year fixed home loans averaged 5.87 in the latest numbers.
That compares to 6.13 percent this time last [...]

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The housing slowdown isn’t being felt in some of the most desirable areas of the country.
For instance, in Ross, Calif., about 18 miles north of San Francisco, real estate practitioner Tracy McLaughlin says, “It’s supply constrained.”
Other metropolitan areas that continued to post gains in home prices nearly every month are Seattle, Portland, Ore., and Charlotte, [...]

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Greater San Diego Science & Engineer Fair     April 3-6
Students throughout San Diego have created science projects for special scholarship awards. These remarkable science projects will be judged and put on display at the Activity Center in Balboa Park. Come and see them! You’ll be amazed at what the students have created. 10:00am - 3:00pm. Balboa [...]

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A swath of green is covering the real estate industry. An increasing number of Realtors are taking special courses to learn about geo-thermal heat pumps and success-proven techniques home buyers can use to qualify for grants and tax credits for energy-saving improvements. They then market themselves as eco-friendly "green" Realtors.
New housing developers are also hopping [...]

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1st Annual Chavez Celebration March     March 14
Teachers, students, and parents from the King Chavez Academies will celebrate the birthday of Cesar Chavez in a brief ceremony describing how he helped to uplift the Latino community. Then everyone will joyfully sing and march around the campus and surrounding streets. 9:30am - 12:30pm.  King Chavez Academies athletic [...]

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Calif. median home price - January 08: $430,370 
Calif. highest median home price by C.A.R. region January 08: Santa Barbara So. Coast $1,135,000
Calif. lowest median home price by C.A.R. region January 08: High Desert $234,310
Calif. First-time Buyer Affordability Index - Third Quarter 07: 33 percent
(Source: C.A.R.)  
Mortgage rates - week ending 02/28: 30-yr. fixed: 6.24%; [...]

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