January 30, 2026 - California Observer

After the Wildfires, California Homeowners Need a Scam-Proof Rebuild Plan

By: Jon Grishpul Recovery is not only about construction. It is about protecting families from high-pressure contracts, vague bids, and budget blowups. In the aftermath of wildfires, California homeowners often describe the same feeling: urgency. The urgency to get back on property. The urgency to repair smoke damage before it worsens. The urgency to stop […]

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Listening to the Body’s Intelligence: Inside The Body of Change

Lifestyle / CA Observer Staff

By: Marisa Collins In a culture that often prioritizes mindset over embodiment, The Body of Change: Using Your Body to Heal, Love, and Empower Yourself offers a different starting point for transformation—one that begins not in thought, but in sensation. Written by Dr. Lisa Cooney, the book invites readers to reconnect with the body as

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Farhad Hanasab: The Contrarian Success Story of a Beverly Hills Advisor

Business / CA Observer Staff

In the high-stakes world of insurance, the path to success is often seen as a numbers game: more calls, more leads, more policies sold. It is a world that rewards aggression, that celebrates the quick close, and that often prioritizes volume over value. Farhad Hanasab, however, has built his entire career on a contrarian premise.

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