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Jon Lansner@jonlanSep 5

Thank you, dear reader, for being an important part of my 40 years covering the thrill ride that’s California’s economy. @ocregister #trustyspreadsheet

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Jon Lansner@jonlanOct 16

I’ve started a weekly column for the Southern California News Group covering the rental world from the tenant’s perspective. Got ideas? Shout! Here’s the first few: bit.ly/tenant-talk

Tenant Talk – Orange County Register

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@ocregisterSep 28

California layoffs drop as job growth outperforms US ocregister.com/2026/09/28/ca…

California layoffs drop as job growth outperforms US

Announced layoffs in California are running 8% below 2025’s pace. Workers in those layoffs fell by 11%.

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@ocregisterSep 15

Retail apocalypse? California has more shopping spots than ever ocregister.com/2026/09/15/re…

Retail apocalypse? California has more shopping spots than ever

Between 2020 and 2025 – pandemic lockdowns and all – California built 8 million more square feet of retail space than it tore down, CoStar stats show.

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@ocregisterSep 14

Is a wrecking ball in Angel Stadium’s future? ocregister.com/2026/09/14/is…

Is a wrecking ball in Angel Stadium’s future?

Change has been a common theme throughout the city-owned baseball facility’s six decades in Anaheim.

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Jon Lansner@jonlanSep 5

My thoughts on 40 years covering the California economy! tinyurl.com/OC40years

40 years covering California’s economic thrill ride

When I started as a California business journalist in 1986, you could buy the typical California home for $105,000. Today, it costs $779,000.

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@ocregisterSep 3

Irvine Co. pivots to lower prices in plan to convert golf course to housing ocregister.com/2026/09/03/ir…

Irvine Co. pivots to lower-priced homes in plan to convert golf course to housing

A new plan for the Oak Creek Gold Club site contains 2,400 homes vs. 3,100 previously.

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@ocregisterAug 31

How California’s economy is outpacing the nation in 2026 ocregister.com/2026/08/31/ho…

How California’s economy is outpacing the nation in 2026

This year has been an against-the-grain result as California’s business climate has historically suffered when the national picture is dreary.

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@ocregisterAug 29

OC has 62 million-dollar ZIPs. Is yours on the list? ocregister.com/2026/08/29/oc…

OC has 62 million-dollar ZIPs. Is yours on the list?

Seven-figure ZIPs accounted for 80% of countywide sales.

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@ocregisterAug 20

Are malls dead? No, they’re a top investment ocregister.com/2026/08/20/ar…

Are malls dead? No, they’re a top investment

Green Street says mall values rose 12% in the past year – the top result among the 12 niches tracked.

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@ocregisterAug 16

Apartments are real estate’s worst investment in past year ocregister.com/2026/08/16/ap…

Apartments are real estate’s worst investment in past year

Apartment values were flat in the year ending in July, Green Street’s only commercial real estate niche that saw no value gain.

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@ocregisterAug 14

Southern California inflation has cooled, but not enough ocregister.com/2026/08/14/so…

Southern California inflation has cooled, but not enough

Local prices are up 28% over the past five and a half years. Wages? Up 31%.

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@ocregisterJul 22

California ranks as nation’s 15th best business climate. Who’s No. 1? ocregister.com/2026/07/22/ca…

California ranks as nation’s 15th best business climate. Who’s No. 1?

Even with all the grumbling about its economic environment, the state’s economy keeps outperforming the critics.

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@ocregisterJul 20

Mapped: Southern California’s best cities for 1st-time homebuyers ocregister.com/2026/07/20/ma…

Map: Southern California’s best cities for first-time homebuyers

Southern California has 37 cities with the worst odds in the U.S. of joining the ownership crowd.

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@ocregisterJul 18

California remains world’s No. 4 economy – barely ocregister.com/2026/07/18/ca…

California remains world’s No. 4 economy – barely

Just $250 billion of business output – a 6% gap – separates California and Japan, Great Britain and India for the No. 4 spot.

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@ocregisterJul 18

Southern California job creation 56% below average: 11 trends to watch ocregister.com/2026/07/18/so…

Southern California job creation 56% below average: 11 trends to watch

Local bosses added 37,100 over 12 months, just, 0.4% growth, to a record-high 9.93 million.

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@ocregisterJul 13

California home prices must fall for sales crash to end ocregister.com/2026/07/13/ca…

California home prices must fall for sales crash to end

California homebuying has been below average since November 2022.

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@ocregisterJul 12

US home sales pace nears an 11-year low ocregister.com/2026/07/11/us…

US home sales pace nears an 11-year low

U.S. homebuying has slumped to its slowest pace since June 2015, with annual sales at a 4.1 million rate, 6% below the 22‑year average.

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@ocregisterJul 11

Rents drop in 60% of Southern California. Where are the big discounts? ocregister.com/2026/07/11/re…

Rents drop in 60% of Southern California. Where are the big discounts?

Landlords trimmed rents in 32 out of 53 cities, or 60%. Rents rose in 20 cities and were unchanged in one.

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So Cal News Group@SoCalNewsGroupMay 4

SCNG is honored to be recognized as a finalist for the @PulitzerPrizes in Breaking News Reporting for our coverage of the Eaton and Palisades fires. Congratulations to the entire news staff for this well-deserved recognition. Read more: pasadenastarnews.com/2026/05…

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