PORTOLA HILLS LIVING by Kelly Turbeville

It's time for our Annual Portola Hills Food Drive supporting South County Outreach.  Each the year the team at GPS real estate group holds this event to provide food to those most in need. This year with the pandemic the need is extremely high.   It is pretty simple to participate, simple text us that you would like to participate, put your food out on the pick up date 8/22 and we will swing by and pick it up from you. In 2019 we picked up over 700 lbs of food from the community, which was greatly appreciated by South County Outreach .  Our goal this year is a 1000 lbs, so we need your help! South County Outreach's vision is to End Hunger & House Hope in Orange County. How do we do that? Through our programs, like our Food Pantry, which is the largest pantry in South Orange County, and our Transitional Housing Program, which helps homeless families get back on their feet with the tools and counseling they need to succeed. It’s a big job, but we’re not alone. We believe that

We have seen the grading and knew it was coming but we are getting closer to the new development, The Oaks in Portola Hills is becoming reality!!   The developer for The Oaks is Baldwin and Sons under the Portola Center project with the City of Lake Forest. Though homes are not expected to be released until early 2016, below is some basic information on the new development per my visit with their sales associates. This neighborhood includes 309 Luxury Estate Homes Home Square Footage ranges from 2692-5200 There will be 8 separate home designs with 1 single story design The community will be gated and will include a pool and basic HOA amenities. Initial HOA is $350 and at final build out is estimated at $250/month Tax rate is projected to be 1.2570% Property addresses will be Lake Forest Estimated 1st release early 2016 Overall this is a great addition to the Portola Hills neighborhood the current estate homes maximum size is 3700 sq.ft.  Upgraded homes with views are