Goose Feather Felony, Sliding Premiums, Dues Gone Wild and Congratulations, You're Priced Out!

Goose Feather Felony, Sliding Premiums, Dues Gone Wild and Congratulations, You're Priced Out!

September 10, 2026 · 30 min

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The episode discusses a Virginia mother's misdemeanor conviction for allowing her son to collect goose feathers, California's proposed landslide insurance, a condo complex's special assessment, and housing market rankings in Southern California.

Hour 2 - Virginia mother Karyann Parkinson received a misdemeanor conviction after allowing her five-year old son, Sam, to walk roughly half a mile through their gated neighborhood to collect goose feathers near a pond. Rancho Pales Verdes wants California to create landslide insurance molded on the California Earthquake Authority or FAIR Plan. Owners at a 499-unit Torrance condo complex face a special assessment exceeding $49,000 a piece, according to ABC7. Residents have sued and are pursuing a board recall. Irvine tops WalletHub's Southern California housing-market rankings, followed by Ontario and Murrieta, according to the Register's analysis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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