Ever long for Mediterranean type food but don’t care about waiting in line forever?  Gypsy’s is a wonderful little hide-away we discovered almost three years ago.

Run by a wonderful couple and a really great and friendly staff, it is a pleasure to eat and we enjoy the true customer care.

Gypsy’s is located right before the Belmont Brewery Company, near the Belmont Shore Pier.  My personal favorite, and they even joke about it, is the the Gypsy Plate.  A wonderful assortment of Mint leaves, Olives, real Feta cheese (not that bland stuff you find in too many places) and walnuts that have soaked in water, along with Pita. It just does not get any better for me.  I have tried other dishes on occasion and was never disappointed.

They catered our last party and we had so much food left.  These folks are wonderful.

And don’t get me started on their hummus…

Here is a link on how to get there.

The new Ventura County Real Estate Fraud Advisory Team, or REFAT has a video on real estate fraud called, “Predatory Practices.”, straight from the Ventura County DA’s office.  I am wondering what message this is putting out there.  The part that caught my attention was, “With the real estate market becoming overheated and growing perhaps too quickly, we saw a growing amount of fraud,” said Miles Weiss, the senior district attorney for the Ventura County District Attorney Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program.  Only now?  Better late than ever.  Who will see the videos? 

The county’s District Attorney’s Office Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program is funded on a $2 levy on real estate-related documents recorded at the county clerk’s office.

Aimed to help potential victims file complaints, screen them for criminal conduct, investigate, file criminal charges, and prosecute through jury trial and sentencing, it is a bold program.  I wonder how this will effect other counties.  Or a better question is are we witnessing the beginning of a witch-hunt?  Surely a well developed and implemented project like this is needed to protect innocent people from fraud.  It is based on a growing concern that these crimes are not tracked by a national database, criminals move from jurisdiction to jurisdiction when it becomes uncomfortable to do business.

Speakers at the Oct. 6 forum will explain how real estate fraud happens, the risks, how to avoid becoming involved, how to conduct business in a fair and ethical manner, and the types of real estate fraud.  I am all for fair and ethical.  I have spent all my life like that and my last and only three business ventures were based on these moral grounds.  So I welcome a move for more groups educating people to become more ethical.

Incredible how some people chose to use their intelligence. Here is an article no one like to hear about.