TV - Nielsen Top 10

1. Dancing With The Stars (ABC) 21.8 million viewers
2. CSI (CBS) 21.4
3. Grey's Anatomy (ABC) 19.6
4. Dancing With The Stars - Result Show 17.6
5. NCIS (CBS) 17.4
6. House (Fox) 17.0
7. Criminal Minds (CBS) 15.7
8. CSI Miami (CBS) 15.5
9. Survivor China (CBS) 14.7
10. 60 Minutes (CBS) 14.6

CBS: 12 of the Top 20 viewed shows.
NBC: 1 (NFL) in the Top 17 viewed shows.

North Beach San Clemente

The development group, LAB Holdings, LLC, selected by the city to transform the parking lot area at North Beach into a retail center presents its latest site design plans to City Council today.

"The main thing is that with these kinds of projects there are a series of committees and groups we have to satisfy and, for the most part, they have different needs - city councils, Coastal Commission. When you're doing this size of a project, there's going to have to be compromise. With the right amount of compromise, we think that after 14 months of working with the city staff that the project is positioned really well." said Shaheen Sadeghi, principal of LAB.

Most recent changes to the plans include: The removal of the single level of underground parking at the Ole Hanson Beach Club side of the project, a reduction in scope from 65,000 square feet to 47,000 square feet due in part to a building setback from the beach club and some conflicting underground utilities.

The City Council will review the new plans. If council were to green light the plans, another 18-24 months of work with getting the environmental impact report completed and working through plans with Coastal Commission.

Story Corps

Awed by the historical power of the recordings made by Works Progress Administration folklorists and writers who toured the country in the 1930's and 1940's, Dave Isay started the non-profit StoryCorps in 2003 to gather the stories of everyday Americans.

The idea caught on, and StoryCorps has become one of the fastest growing US non-profits.

Anyone can make an appointment at a StoryCorps recording booth, bringing along a loved one. A StoryCorps facilitator guides the 40-minute interview. Some suggested questions: What was your happiest moment? What are you most proud of? Is there anything you've always wanted to tell me? The fact that the two people are already connected makes for unguarded, intimate conversations with riveting results.

At the end of the session, a CD of it is given to the participants. Another CD - if the participant approves - goes to an archive at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

Though StoryCorps asks for $10 as a suggested donation for a session, its costs more than $250 t0 record each interview.

www.storycorps.net

Renters

Residential Renters, Orange County and Elsewhere.

1 in 4 renters pay over 50% of their income on rent.

Ten years ago, 1 in 5 fit this category. Thats a 25% increase in the last decade, in the number of people paying over one-half of their income on rent.

Rental Rates are expected to rise 4% this year (Nationwide).

Average Rates & Annual % Increase

• Orange County $1,449 6%
• San Diego $1,223 4%
• New York $2,591 8%
  

Oil Price - Range of Motion

Year Low-High
2003 $25-$40
2004 $32-$55
2005 $41-$70
2006 $55-$78
2007 $50-$79

Home Services of America

The 2nd biggest residential brokerage company in the USA.

Owner: Warren Buffett

Based in Minneapolis

Marblehead Coastal - Specific Plan

http://san-clemente.org/sc/Inf/Forms/Planning/Download/429996%20SunCal%20MarbleHead%20Specific%20Plan.pdf