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March 6, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant, filled with odd waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don’t always like.

 

~ Lemony Snicket

 

 

 

This Day in History

 

March 6, 2001:  The end of Napster.  After a string of adverse legal decisions, Napster, Inc. begins its death spiral on this day in 2001, when it starts to comply with a Federal court order to block the transfer of copyrighted material over its peer-to-peer music-sharing network.  In the year 2000, the new company had created something of a music-fan’s utopia – a world in which nearly every song ever recorded was instantly available on your home computer – for free.  Even to some at the time, it sounded too good to be true, and in the end, it was.  The fantasy world that Napster created came crashing down in 2001 in the face of multiple copyright-violation lawsuits.

Oh, but people enjoyed it while it lasted.  At the peak of Napster’s popularity in late 2000 and early 2001, some 60 million users around the world were freely exchanging digital mp3 files with the help of the program developed by Northeastern University college student Shawn Fanning in the summer of 1999.  Radiohead?  Robert Johnson?  The Runaways?  Metallica?  Nearly all of their music was right at your fingertips, and free for the taking.  Which, of course, was a problem for the bands, like Metallica, which after discovering their song “I Disappear” circulating through Napster prior to its official release, filed suit against the company, alleging “vicarious copyright infringement” under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1996.  Hip-hop artist Dr. Dre soon did the same, but the case that eventually brought Napster down was the $20 billion infringement case filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

That case – A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. – wended its way through the courts over the course of 2000 and early 2001 before being decided in favor of the RIAA on February 12, 2001.  The decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected Napster’s claims of fair use, as well as its call for the court to institute a payment system that would have compensated the record labels while allowing Napster to stay in business.

Then, on March 5, 2001, District Court Judge Marilyn Patel issued a preliminary injunction ordering Napster to remove, within 72 hours, any songs named by the plaintiffs in a list of their copyrighted material on the Napster network.  The following day, March 6, 2001, Napster, Inc. began the process of complying with Judge Patel’s order.  Though the company would attempt to stay afloat, it shut down its service just three months later, having begun the process of dismantling itself on this day in 2001.

 

Ojai Weather

Mostly sunny  –  High 72 / 41

Total rainfall for the season  –  26.67

Lake Casitas water capacity  –  100%

 

Friday, March 6, 2026
10:35 a.m.
There is a new listing on the market:

 

12471 Sisar Road – $1,395,000

 

 

 

  A couple of unique events are scheduled this weekend in Ojai:
  • The Ojai School of Rock showcase is being held at the Ojai Valley Women’s Club on Sunday at 12:00 noon.  I have nephews in this program (in the Chicago area).  It’s a great way to get kids interested in music and provides a place to connect or jam with other budding musicians.
  • “Songs of the Vagabond Cello” – featuring Ian Maksin, who will be performing at the Ojai Art Center on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.

 

 

Have a great weekend!

 

 

Pic of the Day
End the patriarchal thermostatic tyranny now!

 

Thursday, March 5, 2026
1:50 p.m.
There are four new or “coming soon” listings on the market:

 

642 Tico Road – $4,200,000

 

 

11400 Topa Vista Road – $4,500,000

 

 

1350 Cuyama Road – $1,695,000

 

 

127 Fairway Lane – $2,395,000 (coming soon, 3/9)

 

 

 

Pic of the Day
The laundry has officially been aired

 

Tuesday, March 3, 2026
9:25 a.m.
Six new or “coming soon” listings have come to the market since Friday:

 

124 S. Padre Juan Avenue – $899,000

 

 

1273 S. Rice Road #4 – $279,000

 

 

128 Don Felipe Way – $380,000

 

 

1273 S. Rice Road #12 – $399,000

 

 

546 S. La Luna Avenue – $925,000 (coming soon, 3/7)

 

 

130 Olive Street – $995,000 (coming soon, 3/6)

 

Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”

 

 

Pic of the Day
You try to do something nice for people…

 

Friday, February 27, 2026
1:05 p.m.
There is one new listing on the market:

 

1157 Woodland Avenue – $1,055,000

 

 

Just a note; interest rates for a 30-year conventional mortgage sneaked/snuck down to 5.99% this morning…have a great weekend!

 

 

 

Pic of the Day

Another vintage Ojai photo – this one of Zaidee Soule (bottom right) and her classmates, circa 1893

 

Thursday, February 26, 2026
11:30 a.m.
There are four new listings on the market:

 

901 Grandview Avenue – $1,360,000

 

 

1519 Ayers Avenue – $4,700,000

 

 

10829 Oak Knoll Road – $6,995,000

 

 

1273 S. Rice Road #55 – $345,000

 

 

Here’s a quick mortgage rate update (we’re so close to getting into the 5’s for 30-yr conventional loans):

 

30-yr fixed:  6.00%

15-yr fixed:  5.61%

30-yr Jumbo:  6.27%

30-yr FHA:  5.64%

30-yr VA:  5.65%

 

 

 

Pic of the Day
Imagine the results if they had four fountains

 

Tuesday, February 24, 2026
9:00 a.m.
There are two new(ish) listings on the market:

 

1130 Rancho Drive – $3,000,000

 

 

10542 Creek Road – $649,000

(This land parcel was split from the residential home listing at the same address.  Technically, this is partially “new.”)

 

 

Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”

 

 

Pic of the Day
Hello – my name is Kohler and I’m a aquaholic

 

Friday, February 20, 2026

1:15 p.m.
Three new listings have come to the market since Wednesday:

 

75 Maxine Avenue – $899,000

 

 

207 S. Blanche Street – $1,649,000

 

 

1202 Loma Drive #46 – $260,000

 

 

Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”

 

 

We’ll be holding an open house on our listing at 12752 Sisar Road tomorrow from 1:00 to 4:00.  Come by to check it out!

 

 

 

Pic of the Day
Another vintage Ojai photo, this one of Nordhoff Union high school – 1929

 

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
7:10 a.m.
There is a new “coming soon” listing on the market:

 

7500-1 Sulphur Mountain Road – $1,850,000 (coming soon, 2/19)

 

 

 

Pic of the Day
I can’t tell if this note is meant to be sarcastic or not

 

 

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
8:40 a.m.
There are no new listings for today.

 

 

 

Pic of the Day
How to one-up the Beatles

 

Monday, February 16, 2026
8:15 a.m.
There are two new listings on the market:

 

203 N. Carrillo Road #8 – $759,000

 

 

828 Fordyce Rd./2561 Grand Ave. – $10,999,000

 

 

 

Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”
  • 1920 Tiara Drive – $1,450,000 (this had recently been cancelled 1/28.  It is now a pending sale/under contract).

 

The website had several issues last week with the hosting/server (especially Friday) – it should be fixed from today going forward.

 

 

 

Pic of the Day

Thanks, Caltrans.  We didn’t really need your opinion on our small town.

 

Friday, February 13, 2026
8:15 a.m.
Three new or “coming soon” listings have come to the market since Tuesday:

 

1318 La Paz Drive – $1,369,000

 

 

910 Mercer Avenue – $1,060,000 (coming soon, 2/18)

 

 

1210 S. La Luna Avenue – $2,550,000 (coming soon, 2/17)

 

 

Recently cancelled, expired, or withdrawn listings – back on the market as “new:”

 

 

We’ll be holding our listing at 12752 Sisar Road in upper Ojai open tomorrow (Saturday) from 1:00 to 4:00.  You can catch a sneak peek of it today from 9:30 to noon as well.  This really is an amazingly updated cabin – located close to the Sisar Trail.  Here’s a 3-minute video I put together recently (click on the photo below).  Expand the video to full screen so that you can read the descriptions without the video overlay covering them.  I hope you’ll enjoy it.  Have a great weekend!

 

 

 

Pic of the Day
There may be a dispute going on here

 

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
2:25 p.m.
No new listings have come to the market since last Friday.  Here are a couple Pic(s) of the Day for you:

 

Yet another cool vintage Ojai photo – the Nordhoff Taxi service (B&G Transfer), circa 1900

 

And the usual daily nonsense below:

 

Once a wealthy crime lord, Jabba was forced to work for peanuts as a security guard on Earth
Friday, February 6, 2026
1:50 p.m.
There are two new listings on the market:

 

385 Sunset Avenue – $795,000

 

 

13202 Ojai Road – $8,880,000

(Although this property shows as a “Santa Paula” address, I’m including it because other properties

in this area have been listed as being located in Ojai – and this is close enough and certainly qualifies.)

 

 

Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”

 

 

Pic of the Day
Here’s another in our series of historic Ojai photos.  This is a shot of the hotel El Roblar – circa 1920s.

 

Thursday, February 5, 2026
1:45 p.m.
There are two new listings on the market:

2170 Ladera Road – $1,749,000

 

 

1309 Gregory Street – $849,000

 

 

Pic of the Day
Not to get all OCD, but the pick is facing the wrong direction

 

Wednesday, February 4, 2026
12:05 p.m.
No new listings have come to the market today.

 

 

Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”

 

 

 

Pic of the Day
After being fired by the Jetsons for using too much starch, Rosey eventually found work on Earth

 

Tuesday, February 3, 2026
11:50 a.m.
One new listing has come to the market since last Friday:

 

543 Good Hope Street – $849,000

 

 

 

Pic of the Day
Following the “3-hour tour” fiasco, the Skipper lived a quiet life in his London flat

 

 

 

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