Steve Hicklin Appointed To Serve as a Judge

UTA’s Vice President, Stephen Hickin, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Orange County Superior Court by California Governor Newsom filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge James L. Crandall. In an email to the UTA Board announcing his appointment and resignation from the Uta...

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Welcome New Members to UTA

Please welcome the following new members to UTA: – Henry Briones, Auction.com, Irvine, CA – Chris Cook, Liberty Title & Escros, Dallas, TX – Ken Haywood, Mortgage Connect, Santa Ana, CA

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Advertise With UTA in 2024

UTA members have four products to communicate their services to the membership in 2024. (1) Electronic Advertising, via the UTA eNews and/or the UTA website(2) the UTA Quarterly(3) the 2024 UTA Membership Directory(4) the 2024 Conference Program Book Members who advertise electronically, and in the UTA Quarterly and the Membership Directory receive a 20% break-off...

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UTA Bill Alive As Session Approaches Finish

By Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist The California legislature moves fast. No issue is alive in the Assembly or Senate longer than two years, and most bills are introduced and either enacted or killed within one legislative year, which lasts approximately eight months.  It is hard, therefore,...

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Ten Members on Ballot For Board of Directors

UTA President Cathe Cole-Sherburn and UTA Nomination Committee Chair Kayo Manson-Tompkins have announced that ten members will appear on the ballot for the six seats that are up for election to the UTA Board of Directors. Only “Regular” members have voting privileges. Terms for each of the Directorships are for...

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What Is “Is”?

By Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist What is summer? Turns out it depends on who you ask.  “Meteorological summer” always occurs on June 1, which commences the three warmest months of the year.  But “astrological summer”, when the summer solstice gives us the longest day of the...

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UTA Baseball Night Enjoyed – But Angels Lose

17 UTA members enjoyed an evening of baseball on August 7th to root on the Angels (plus two Giants fans). Despite great company, a perfect breeze, a beautiful sunset, and a 3-2 lead, the Angels managed to give up six runs in the ninth and lose their seventh in a...

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