Tag: economics
All the articles with the tag "economics".
Condo conversions
This article in the UT is worth a read: Condo conversions in county cooling off . They claim there is a glut of conversions on the market, but that everything will be peachy in 18 months. Really thoug…
Baja and San Diego blurbs
The grand North Park Theatre has been restored, and is opening as the Stephen and Mary Birch North Park Theatre . It is now the home of Lyric Opera San Diego. - There are only two public restrooms in …
The b word
The ridiculously expensive converted condos a block away from us have apparently not been able to sell many units by using the sign flipper guys, or draping a giant banner on the front of the building…
San Diego blurbs
I'm not a fan of pork in bills, but it looks like one good thing for San Diego made it into the Transportation Bill - 11 million to take the trolley up to the UTC/UCSD area . I'm sure it is going to b…
Peaks
Saudi officials saying that the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will be unable to meet projected western demand in 10 to 15 years . This is a bit of a surprise, considering how optim…
SD Housing
I've been meaning to write on San Diego and housing, but so many other people already are: The Professor Piggington's Econo-Almanac deals with the San Diego market and has some really good analysis wi…
Oil, energy and enviro info
Most of these are older links, but I just haven't had the time to post them. In case you missed it: A White House official who once led the oil industry's fight against limits on greenhouse gases has …
SLO, Paypal, and cow dung.
Anna and I are taking a long weekend and going to head up the coast in a convertible to SLO. The coast is fun by itself, but we will also be going to check out the Pasa Robles Wine Fest . We went in 2…
Eyes on housing
Coming to you live from 32.717625,-117.143281 I brought my eyes in yesterday for their 3-month-post-zap-checkup. Everything seems OK so far. Right eye is around 20, left is closer to 15. Would be nice…
Sideways voting
A lot of people died, but it is good to see around 60% of Iraq has an ink stained finger . Though it looks like turnout in the predominantly Sunni areas is low . Finally killed all the bugs left in th…