How Jerome and Carol Cortese came to 398 Crest Drive. Part 1.

I look at this photo and I get a real sense of who they were, not *just* the stories, which I will detail in subsequent paragraphs, but here we see them standing in front of the kitchen window facing out towards Greenside. A grandson, and from what one of my cousins has told me, this… Continue reading How Jerome and Carol Cortese came to 398 Crest Drive. Part 1.

The vultures flying around 398 Crest Drive San Jose, CA

I knew this was coming. Of all the things Karl Cortese fought for during my grandmothers conservatorship, the #1 thing out of the gate was he wanted to sell her house. He wanted to lock her up in a memory care unit, throw all her stuff out (or sell it). It was the very first… Continue reading The vultures flying around 398 Crest Drive San Jose, CA