If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed.I have had an overwhelming amount of email from people wanting to help out Jason’s family.
He left behind two beautiful little girls and a wife who are now trying to figure out how to go on without him. Jason did [...]

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These pics are from a ramen shop, Shoki Ramen House, that just opened in my neighborhood. I think the pictures say a lot about living small, focusing on what you are…

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Previously, we introduced one of our newest projects: Family Style. This project tackles something near and dear to our hearts - Families.
Having more than a couple kids in our West Sac projects so far would be a bit awkward. So we wanted to build one that has a bit larger unit sizes that can fit [...]

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I am excited to introduce our first, family-oriented project. Right now, internally we’re calling it Family-Style, until we think up a better name.
You don’t have to spend much time with LJUrban to realize how integral our families are to what we’re doing and why. Given this love for families and our belief that [...]

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Refugio
Last Weekend, at Café Refugio with my family, a normal greeting turned into an hour-long heart-to-heart conversation. And when I say heart-to-heart, I mean “tears aflowin’ and laughter” and the sharing of innermost thoughts. We’d just met a new friend, a college student at SacState, who bravely responded to a simple question, “how were your [...]

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Two days ago, the first day of 2007 found me up in the foothills with my family for a long drive. Not necessarily the most eco-friendly activity from a fuel consumption perspective, but I needed to get out of the city for a spell and clear my head and felt that a strong dose [...]

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My daughter and I had a bonding moment the other day. She and my wife were just wrapping up the last part of The Cricket in Times Square and invited me to join them. Mind you, it had been years since I’d read the book but I recall it being one of my favorites. So, [...]

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