So, GM hasn't really paid us back. http://bit.ly/9CYQbB # FDIC shut down 7 banks last night, all in Illinois http://bit.ly/aCk9dw That would be 15 in 2 weeks and 57 year to date. # Ventura City looking at some tough budget choices. http://bit.ly/cbubS6 . . . → Read More: Twitter Updates for 2010-04-25

The L.A. Times on California public employees retirement costs. http://bit.ly/czxHDZ # Dan blogged on new durables goods data: http://bit.ly/ajDRd4 #

Last week's initial jobless claims fell to 456,000 and again exceeded consensus, which has been low for ages now. http://bit.ly/a6nNdF # March home sales up because tax credit is expiring. http://bit.ly/aGMewN # Cut California legislators' salaries? http://bit.ly/9qyeay #

Joel Kotkin on the annual "Best Cities for Jobs" report: http://bit.ly/bGLlKd Good insight here. Highly recommended. # Suzanne Trimbath on financial reform: http://bit.ly/9JHZsi Does it bother you that Goldman Sachs likes the proposed regulation? # Looks like the UoP's forecasting group's CA forecast is similar to ours: http://bit.ly/9cQHcy Is a weak-recovery consensus building? . . . → Read More: Twitter Updates for 2010-04-22

"The Beholden State; How public-sector unions broke California" http://bit.ly/c8Qogw # Delivered a big project to the client today, and I'm going to Arizona to give a talk tomorrow. Busy week. #