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Surviving the Housing Crunch

April 30, 2008 @ 11:04 am by Alma Sove

Last Thursday, April 24, 2008, State Assemblymember Lori Saldaña (D-San Diego, 76th District) hosted a Home-Ownership and Mortgage Resource Fair held at the CalTrans building on Taylor Street. Assemblymember's Saldaña's seat is up for reelection on the June 3rd ballot, although she runs uncontested this election year. 

With every major presidential candidate forced to speak all over the country about the economy, (i.e., NAFTA, ethanol and corn crop production in conflict, rice shortages, food prices rising, gasoline prices soaring), the housing crisis could arguably be called, along with high oil prices, a major component in why the country faces a tough economic road ahead.

I was pleased to see a local Democrat take initiative and organize an informational event such as this, even though it might not affect me personally the same way as it will those people choosing to remain in California. (My husband and I plan to move out of California to improve the cost of living.) Still, the event impressed me enough to convince me to cast my affirmative vote for Assemblymember Lori Saldaña.

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Something for Nothing

April 29, 2008 @ 08:04 am by Charles Hartley

Just listened to San Diego mayoral candidate Steve Francis be interviewed by Tom Fudge on These Days. It was interesting to hear Francis's views on what San Diego needs and how he'll improve the situation.

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The Perfect Storm

March 20, 2008 @ 09:03 am by Trina Boice

What a week we’ve had since my last blog post… soaring fuel costs, a credit crisis, job losses, deflated dollar, Wall Street woes, mortgage defaults, and political scandals.

A storm is brewing over this land. Throw in a terrorist attack or a pandemic and our country could be seriously crippled.

Doom and gloom? No. Reality? Yes.

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