• The Designer of Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch Takes Us Inside Her Home,Cole Novak

    The Designer of Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch Takes Us Inside Her Home

    “The banks deemed this home uninhabitable while we were trying to secure a loan [in 2018],” says renowned Southern California designer Raili Clasen. “It was vacant and decrepit for years, but the house’s bones were amazing.”Modest for the secluded and high-dollar neighborhood of Rancho Santa Fe, the

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  • Dry January: Relapsing and Rebounding,Cole Novak

    Dry January: Relapsing and Rebounding

    This is the second in a four-part series. See the first piece here and check back next week for updates on SDM staff writer Danielle Allaire’s month-long sobriety quest.People touch your life for brief moments, with varying degrees of intensity—and sometimes the short-lived ones hit the hardest. Str

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  • Will Los Angeles wildfires dent California incomes, No. 1 in US?,Jon Lansner

    Will Los Angeles wildfires dent California incomes, No. 1 in US?

    How will the California economy handle the Los Angeles wildfires’ early repair estimates running between $50 billion to $150 billion?Well, much of those rebuilding funds will be from insurance. Other payments will be covered by various governments and their assistance programs. There will be charity

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