San Diegans Feeling Pain of Recession

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published February 2, 2009 at 5:38 AM PST

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Everyone is feeling the pain of the recession. How deep is the recession cutting into San Diego? Conventional wisdom has it that San Diego -- with its relatively diverse economy -- is relatively ins

Maureen Cavanaugh : It seems every day there's more horrific economic news coming at us. We hear more jobs have been lost, more homeowners are in default and the stock market cannot find a hope to hold on to. But in an environment where everything seems to be in a downward spiral, it's good to step back and get specific, so we really know what we're talking about.

That's what we will attempt to do today on These Days as part of the KPBS series "Rough Water: Navigating San Diego's Economy."

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Guests

Dean Calbreath , business columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune .
Marney Cox , chief economist for SANDAG .