![The 8,868-square-foot home stretches across 3.5 lots, a configuration the city no longer permits, and has 105 feet of harbor frontage. The 8,868-square-foot home stretches across 3.5 lots, a configuration the city no longer permits, and has 105 feet of harbor frontage.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/OCR-L-VIALIDOSOUD-0722-01.jpg?w=140)
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Sandra Barrera
Sandra Barrera was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley to immigrant parents and has covered topics that range in interest to all demographics, from the Latin hip-hop movement and Argentine tango meetups to Quinceañeras. Her stories have also highlighted stories of local Black artists, Native American theater, faith-based fitness, nutrition and wellness programs, gay marriage, and Jewish life in Southern California, from kosher restaurants to an exhibit on home movies. She is a real estate reporter for the Southern California News Group. From celebrity-owned homes to architectural jaw-droppers, she specializes in big-ticket residential properties that are the stuff of dreams and lottery fantasies.
Location: Monrovia, California, USA
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![The 8,868-square-foot home stretches across 3.5 lots, a configuration the city no longer permits, and has 105 feet of harbor frontage. The 8,868-square-foot home stretches across 3.5 lots, a configuration the city no longer permits, and has 105 feet of harbor frontage.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/OCR-L-VIALIDOSOUD-0722-01.jpg?w=140)
The 8,868-square-foot home stretches across 3.5 lots, a configuration the city no longer permits, and has 105 feet of harbor frontage.
![After receiving multiple offers, the 1,800-square-foot cabin sold at 17% over the $499,000 asking price. After receiving multiple offers, the 1,800-square-foot cabin sold at 17% over the $499,000 asking price.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/RPE-L-PINECOVE-0712-01.jpg?w=140)
Idyllwild cabin Dolly Parton gave to Ronald McDonald House sells for $585K
After receiving multiple offers, the 1,800-square-foot cabin sold at 17% over the $499,000 asking price.
![A 2020 merger with Sacramento-based Schools Financial made the state's largest credit union even bigger. A 2020 merger with Sacramento-based Schools Financial made the state's largest credit union even bigger.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/OCR-L-SCHOOLSFIRST-QA-01-PB-1.jpg?w=140)
SchoolsFirst, California’s biggest credit union, looks to next-generation growth
A 2020 merger with Sacramento-based Schools Financial made the state's largest credit union even bigger.
![The April 8 deal sets the record for the most expensive sale in Lake Arrowhead. The April 8 deal sets the record for the most expensive sale in Lake Arrowhead.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SBS-L-ROBINHOOD-0605-02.jpg?w=140)
Lake Arrowhead chateau of Disney, ‘Dear Basketball’ animator Glen Keane nabs $11.5M
The April 8 deal sets the record for the most expensive sale in Lake Arrowhead.
![The house has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and amenities devoted to wellness, fitness and entertainment. The house has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and amenities devoted to wellness, fitness and entertainment.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PAS-L-CHULASENDA-0523-FI.jpg?w=140)
Shohei Ohtani buys La Cañada Flintridge mansion for $7.8 million
The house has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and amenities devoted to wellness, fitness and entertainment.
!['Everything we do is sourced within 80 miles of our manufacturing plant in Texas, and everything is U.S. based,' Vice President Megan Sanchez says. 'Everything we do is sourced within 80 miles of our manufacturing plant in Texas, and everything is U.S. based,' Vice President Megan Sanchez says.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/OCR-L-NATURESSELECT-QA-JG-05-1.jpg?w=140)
From swap meets to Amazon: How Anaheim-based Nature’s Select keeps its pet food concept fresh
'Everything we do is sourced within 80 miles of our manufacturing plant in Texas, and everything is U.S. based,' Vice President Megan Sanchez says.
![Within eight days of listing for $5.6 million, the property was under contract and is now pending sale. It will close in June. Within eight days of listing for $5.6 million, the property was under contract and is now pending sale. It will close in June.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PAS-L-HUNTINGTON-0508-01.jpg?w=140)
Retired news anchor Chuck Henry’s Pasadena home finds a buyer, fast
Within eight days of listing for $5.6 million, the property was under contract and is now pending sale. It will close in June.
![The 10-acre park comes with six fully hooked up and equipped vintage trailers, including one filled with B-52s memorabilia. The 10-acre park comes with six fully hooked up and equipped vintage trailers, including one filled with B-52s memorabilia.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SBS-L-LAZYDESERT-0430-06.jpg?w=140)
B-52s’ Kate Pierson lists her Airstream retreat in Mojave Desert for $452K
The 10-acre park comes with six fully hooked up and equipped vintage trailers, including one filled with B-52s memorabilia.
![The 7,842-square-foot property backs onto the national forest and is a 7-minute drive to the Lake Arrowhead Marina. The 7,842-square-foot property backs onto the national forest and is a 7-minute drive to the Lake Arrowhead Marina.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SBS-L-PIGEONHAWK-0315-07.jpg?w=140)
Lake Arrowhead chateau, close to lake but not the crowds, seeks $3 million
The 7,842-square-foot property backs onto the national forest and is a 7-minute drive to the Lake Arrowhead Marina.
![The owner refreshed the entire compound, including the funicular car and track. The owner refreshed the entire compound, including the funicular car and track.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/RPE-L-RIDGE-0123-12-1.jpg?w=140)
Late ‘Three’s Company’ star Suzanne Somers’ former Palm Springs home seeks $9M
The owner refreshed the entire compound, including the funicular car and track.