Around Resorts, Boomlet Towns Thrive, Too (NPR)

20 August 2008, 5:20 am

Around the country, more Americans are living where they want to, not where they have to. They're making new lives for themselves by the beach and in the mountains. Locals who have been forced out often buy houses nearby — and have their own effect on smaller towns.... read more

Foreclosure filings continue to soar in county, state (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)

19 August 2008, 6:02 pm

A Default Research report finds pre-foreclosure filings have jumped by 120 percent in Southern California in July 2008 compared with 2007, and in San Diego County, the total reached nearly 50,000 during the past year.... read more

Fullerton residents see downside of downtown (Los Angeles Times)

18 August 2008, 11:05 pm

The city's effort to rebuild the urban core with mixed use projects is running into vocal community resistance. On the worst days, Keith Kang's commute from his home in Corona to his graphic design business in Fullerton could almost equal a quarter of the workday.... read more

Inland locksmiths finding plenty of work re-keying foreclosed homes (The Press-Enterprise)

18 August 2008, 10:16 pm

The freefalling housing market has not pulled Inland area locksmiths down with it. Many are keeping busy with jobs changing locks and keys at foreclosed homes across the region.... read more

New book on Mormon-led massacre opens old wounds (USA Today)

18 August 2008, 4:23 pm

The date is etched in blood in Utah and Mormon church history: On Sept. 11, 1857, Mormon militiamen led the slaughter of 120 men, women and children on a wagon train bound for California in an incident known as the Mountain Meadows Massacre.... read more

Sobkow Snaps Losing Streak (OurSports Central)

16 August 2008, 10:49 pm

Phil Sobkow gave the Calgary Vipers a solid start in their 7-3 victory over the Orange County Flyers at Goodwin Field in Fullerton, California. Sobkow (2-4) pitched six innings and gave up three runs on five hits while walking only one.... read more