People :: Press Clippings Staff at Beacon Economics are regularly contacted by members of the press in California to comment on recent developments in economic and policy issues in the state. 07.17.2008 Bargain hunting picks up as Southern California home values fall further By Peter Y. Hong | Los Angeles Times 07.16.2008 New 20% Down Payment Makes Savers From U.S. Spenders By Bob Irvy | Bloomberg 07.16.2008 U.S. economy 'going haywire' By George Avalos | Inside Bay Area 07.15.2008 A Look at Bank Failures; Backstop With FDIC By Staff | Seeking Alpha 07.15.2008 Thornberg: GSE Stockholders Could Be ‘SOL’ By Luke Mullins | US News and World Report 07.13.2008 After IndyMac, Who's Next? By Jane Wells | CNBC 07.12.2008 Is housing's bottom here now? By Jon Lasner | Orange County Register 07.11.2008 U.S. Workers Benefit From Globalization By Staff | Forbes 07.09.2008 HOUSING: Fannie Mae cracking down on 'walk aways' By Zach Fox | North County Times 07.08.2008 Riverside sales up, but prices still languish By Zach Fox | North County Times 07.07.2008 Home Prices Fall in 23 of 25 U.S. Metropolitan Areas By Bob Irvy | Bloomberg 07.05.2008 ECONOMY: Recession nearly certain in Riverside By Zach Fox | North County Times 07.05.2008 ECONOMY: Recession or not, commerce struggles By Zach Fox | North County Times 06.23.2008 Harvard report: Housing outlook remains bleak Emmet Pierce | San Diego Union Tribune 06.21.2008 California unemployment hits 6.8% By Marc Lifsher | Los Angeles Times 06.20.2008 JOBS: Summer hiring unusually weak By Chris Bagley | North County Times 06.20.2008 Losses signal possible job recession By George Avalos | Inside Bay Area 06.20.2008 SoCal home woes could mean 50% price drop By Jeff Collins | Orange County Register 06.20.2008 May jobless figures show state is in recession, say economists By Staff | Central Valley Business Times 06.19.2008 Slowest May in 20 years for Bay Area housing By James Temple | San Francisco Chronicle 06.19.2008 Forecast against tide By Matt Wrye | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 06.15.2008 Two governors, same California budget mess By Mike Zapler | San Jose Mercury News 06.15.2008 Thornberg and Wallace: Foreign direct investment is good for U.S., California By Christopher Thornberg and Lorna Wallace | Sacramento Bee 06.04.2008 Under water By George Avalos | Inside Bay Area 06.01.2008 Sellers, their agents suggest one-two punch By Marni Leff Kottle | San Francisco Chronicle 05.31.2008 Experts say recession may hit Valley By Valerie Gibbons | Visalia Times-Delta 05.28.2008 Real Estate Plunge Deepens By Kelly Bennett | voiceofsandiego.org 05.28.2008 Home prices nationwide plummet 14.1% By Carolyn Said | San Francisco Chronicle 05.28.2008 A Smart California Port Policy for the Green-Growth Future, Spearheaded by Progressives - Part II By Patricia Castellanos and Doug Bloch | California Progress Report 05.19.2008 Home sales rise in Riverside County By Leslie Berkman | The Press-Enterprise 05.17.2008 California's unemployment rate holds at 6.2% By Marc Lifsher | Los Angeles Times 05.16.2008 More jobs lost in East Bay By George Avalos | Inside Bay Area 05.15.2008 COLUMN - After the gold rush, California finds thrift: James Saft By James Saft | Reuters 05.12.2008 HOUSING: North County market continued to decline in April, Realtors report By Zach Fox | North County Times 05.10.2008 State budget a saga in overreaching outlay By Jim Miller | The Press-Enterprise 05.09.2008 Trade luncheon urges Inland firms to tap import assets for exports By Kimberly Pierceall | The Press-Enterprise 05.08.2008 Canada seeks Inland alliances By Kimberly Pierceall | The Press-Enterprise 05.05.2008 Sacramento County incomes dropped amid housing boom By Phillip Reese and Dale Kasler | Sacramento Bee 2008  2007  2006  2005

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