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Los Angeles, CA

KTTV-FOX

07/17/2008

08:50:30

breeze kicking in. Most of the monsoon moisture should be well to the east. Check out scenes like this on the web sky along with us. 110 Northbound shut down. >> Thanks so much. >>> Trouble times in southern california have pushed us to the brink of recession. That gloomy assess men from the l.A. Economic development corporation saying foreclosures and sinking housing prices have dealt a serious blow to the financial sector. The study predicts a very painful second half of 2008,

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LosAngeles,CA

KCBS

07/17/2008

04:41:00

demands, but there's a catch. >> You'll have to come up with 25% or more down. You'll have to have excellent credit, not good credit, excellent credit. >> Reporter: it is the slumping house market that is mostly to blame for the gloomy forecast released today by the l.A. County economic development corporation. It believes l.A. Is on the brink of recession and counties bordering l.A. Are already

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LosAngeles,CA

KCBS

07/17/2008

02:04:30

released today by the l.A. County economic development corporation. It believes l.A. Is on the brink of recession and counties bordering l.A. Are already there. >> Riverside and san bernardino in recession. In 2009 we'll see it continue and 2010 before we see things get back to normal. >> Reporter: turning things upside down. >> My husband and i were

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San Diego,  CA

KUSI-HI

07/17/2008

01:16:30

That's according to an economic forecast released today by the los angeles county economic The report says some areas-- including orange, riverside and san bernardino counties--are already on the brink of recession. It also says a housing recovery in california may come as late as 2010. Home sales in san diego county dropped more than twelve percent last month while prices fell by more than 25- percent. According to la jolla based data- quick information systems,

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Los Angeles, CA

KNBC

07/16/2008

20:01:30

there channel 4's robert kovasec picks it up. >> Reporter: money on our minds. Another line in indymac bank, another headline to punctuate the point. >> People are still concerned, afraid of what is going on in the financial services sector. >> Reporter: now the bleakest forecast delivered by the l.A. Economic development corporation this morning. The plummeting housing market pushed four southern california

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Los Angeles, CA

KABC

07/16/2008

19:07:00

development corporation say the state's economy is on the brink of recession and some areas are already there. Those countries in recession are orange, riverside, san bernadino, ventura. Still, chairman offered reassurance that mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac will stay afloat. >> The ji as the are adequately capitalized. No danger of failing.

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Los Angeles, CA

KABC

07/16/2008

14:04:30

Tip-toeing along the edge. The state of california on the edge of recession, problemly the u.S. Officially in a recession. >> And kaiser and l.A. County economic development report spells out factors for the states and the local economies on the brink of recession. >> Why? Housing. Auto industry. Retail industry. Financial services industry. The run upof energy prices which are sucking money out of consumer pock snets kaiser adds though oil

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Los Angeles, CA

KNBC

07/16/2008

14:01:00

Another headline, local paper to punctuate the point. >> People are still concerned. Afraid of what's going on out there in the financial services sector. >> Reporter: and now the bleakest forecast in recent years. Delivered by the l.A. Economic development corporation this morning. The plummeting housing market pushed four southern california counties into a recession. >> Ate pliz to ventura county. They got hammered by housing and also amgen laid people off, countrywide laid people off. There will be more layoffs as

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Los Angeles, CA

KTTV-FOX

07/16/2008

13:04:00

to clean between flights. So far,lax hasn't commented. >>> Forecasts on the future of local and national economies coming out. Chris blatchford is live with that. Good morning. >> Reporter: good morning. I hate to put a damper on will morning. We are talking about the dreaded r word. They don't like to say recession, but the la economic development is giving a forecast saying the state is on the brink of a recession, and several southbound counties already are. Talking about orange, ventura, stanford and he did even oh and riverside counties. Why? No price, blame the housing prices and escalating gas prices. Construction is soft and there's still fallout from the sub prime mess. Need more proof? An independent research firm independently of this report announced this morning that the medium price of a home here in southern california

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Los Angeles, CA

KNBC

07/16/2008

10:27:00

>>> Here's a live look at l.A.X. At this hour. A grim outlook for the southern california economy. >> Reporter: the l.A. Economic development corp set to release it's mid year forecast in just about a half hour from now.

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Los Angeles, CA

KNBC

07/16/2008

09:55:30

digit heat in the valleys. We'll get rid of the humidity and then we look for increasing the heat for your weekend. >> That 102 really sticks out. Elita thanks. >>> These are the stop stories today in l.A.. >> Reporter: i'm in downtown los angeles, four southern california counties are now in a recession. And that is according to the plunging housing market. And the los angeles economic development corporation that is set to release it's new mid year forecast later this morning.

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Los Angeles, CA

KABC

07/16/2008

09:32:00

hardest hit. Leo? >> Exactly. The economic experts say that the california economy is heading straight for recession. Some parts of the state are in one. Experts say that the state of the state economy looks bleak for the next couple of years, l.A. Chief could not mist. Kaiser and development corporation have released two reports stating the reason that's the state and local economies are in a mess. The chief among them the housing market crash and soaring price force gas and diesel that may take a toll on californians for a while

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Los Angeles, CA

KNBC

07/16/2008

09:04:00

When it comes to job losses, in riverside, san bernardino counties, you will see job losses this year in the inland empire 20,500. That's what's anticipated for 2008. In orange county, take a look at this number, it's over 18,000 for this year. Three times as many jobs predicted to be lost this year in orange county as last year. So why is l.A. County not on that list? Well, because l.A. County has

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Los Angeles, CA

KNBC

07/16/2008

09:03:00

Ventura, orange, riverside, san bernardino, and you can blame the slumping housing market. The financial crisis going on with the sub lending mortgages is part of the problem. Now normally this l.A. Economic development corporation report comes out twice a year and chief economist jack kindser is kind enough to report it for us. We spoke with jack kouizer before the report was released. He said as well as the housing

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Los Angeles, CA

KABC

07/16/2008

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