New 10 year Report On Southwest California Demographcs Available - 04/29/08 06:41 PM
Public Policy Paper
By
far the most comprehensive study of the Inland Empire region of Southern
California in recent years has just been published by the Public Policy
Institute of California. Compiled by Hans Johnson, Deborah
Reed and Joseph M. Hayes, the report examines the economic and
demographic trends
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Southwest California Homes Sales - 4/08. No Irrational Exuberance Required - 04/23/08 09:30 PM
March Housing Numbers
Here's the March update of
housing figures for Southwest California, including Temecula, Murrieta
and Lake Elsinore.
(Whoop-de-Freakin' Doo)
(Please
remember that month to month numbers can be relatively
meaningless. A single
month snapshot may include anomalies, drops
or surges that are
not
necessarily indicative of a trend
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'Winning Championships' - The Temecula State of the City Address - 04/18/08 01:02 PM
Winning Championships – The Temecula State of
the City
On April 17,
Temecula Mayor Mike Naggar
presented the 19th Annual State
of the City Address at the Pechanga Resort & Casino. For his
theme this
year Mayor Naggar chose the sports metaphor “Winning
Championships”. He reminded the
gathering of business,
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I'm So Confused. Which article to believe? - 04/16/08 07:32 PM
I'm So Confused
This
news really hit home.
The following articles
graced the front pages of our 2 local daily newspapers this morning.
Both articles were written in response to the latest release of Southern
California housing statistics released Tuesday by
DataQuick Information Systems. Though both rely on the same
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More Scam Artists Trying To Take YOUR Money. - 04/15/08 06:32 PM
GET IN MY PANTS
I
don’t know about you, but I’m stretching my pennies
these days. I’m squeezing every nickel until Ole’
George hollers. A lot of you
are in the same boat. Times are tight right now – people
losing their homes, a
gallon of gas heading for $4
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Celebrating a Day for the Earth. - 04/14/08 07:36 PM
Earth Day
On April
22, 1970, some 20 million people across America celebrated the first Earth Day.
Today Earth Day
is celebrated annually around the world. Through the combined efforts
of the U.S. government, grassroots organizations, and everyday
citizens, what started as a day of national environmental recognition
has evolved
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The Marines Remember One Of Their Own. - 04/13/08 02:18 PM
Tommy Thompson
Yesterday
I had the privilege to attend a memorial service for a Marine. Colonel
Robert A. 'Tommy' Thompson was my fiance's Uncle. He was 92.
I never had the
opportunity to meet The Colonel. My loss. By all indications, he had a
spectacular career, a wonderful life and
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In Home Concert Series - A Temecula Valley Treasure - 04/10/08 09:28 PM
musicians workshop 2
Last post I told you a
little about The
Musicians Workshop
in Temecula, founded by my good friends Jon & Jane Laskin.
These folks do a
world of good for young people in our area b y exposing kids to a
variety of
musical expressions from instrumental
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Texas Loosey's - A Temecula Tradition - 04/10/08 08:56 PM
texas looseys
A recent evening found
companion and I headed for a
local theatrical opening and in need of a some fortification. For a
little
something different, we stopped by Texas
Loosey’s, cousin to
legendary Temecula steakhouse
Texas
Lil’s, for a little
down
home cookin’. Loosey
shares parentage with Lil,
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The Musicians Workshop - A Temecula Valley Treasure - 04/09/08 08:27 PM
Musicians Workshop
Every community can be
defined, in part, by the
variety of fine arts and entertainment its residents enjoy. In the Temecula
Valley
one of those defining factors is The
Musicians Workshop. Founded
in 1998 by my good friends Jon & Jane Laskin, the Musicians
Workshop was started not
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Today's Best NY Times Headline - for laughs. - 04/08/08 05:39 PM
A biker is riding by the zoo, when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of her screaming parents. The biker jumps off his bike, runs to
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Just A Box Of Rain - Not For DeadHeads Only - 04/08/08 05:07 PM
I was talking to a friend of mine the other day and we got to reminiscing, as Old Dudes sometimes do, and we soon settled on a topic of mutual interest - The Grateful Dead. Now my friend is about as button-down looking as you get, a suit-and-tie kind of Realtor,
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Southern California's Premier Wine Country - Temecula Valley - 04/04/08 08:24 PM
The name Temecula comes from an old Luiseno Indian word commonly translated as 'Where The Sun Breaks Through The Mist.' It conjures up images of sun drenched rolling hills, snow capped mountain peaks and fresh ocean breezes - in short, an area that might lend itself to the cultivation of vineyards
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