President Obama, SD Real Estate, CA Budget Crisis

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Published January 23, 2009 at 7:00 AM PST

The nation witnessed history when President Barack Obama was inaugurated on Tuesday. Now that the celebration has ended, the new commander in chief is getting to work. Plus, home loan defaults in San

The nation witnessed history when President Barack Obama was inaugurated on Tuesday. Now that the celebration has ended, the new commander in chief is getting to work. What has President Obama done in his first couple days on the job? What's on the president's agenda for the next couple weeks?

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Plus, home loan defaults in San Diego County increased by more than 100 percent in December. What can we expect from the local housing market in 2009?

And, the debate over how to close California's budget deficit continues in Sacramento. What's preventing state lawmakers from reaching a compromise on how to fix the budget crisis?

Guests

Alisa Joyce Barba, western bureau chief for National Public Radio .
Scott Lewis, co-executive editor of voiceofsandiego.org .
Chris Reed, editorial writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune, and author of America's Finest Blog on signonsandiego.com .