Bill Watkins

California Lutheran University

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Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Economic Research and Forecasting at California Lutheran University

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The Census Bureau's annual American Community Survey has grim news for the Inland Empire. After Detroit, San Bernardino is the poorest big city in the United States.

San Bernardino Right behind Detroit in Poverty

The Census Bureau's annual American Community Survey has grim news for the Inland Empire. After Detroit, San Bernardino is the poorest big city in the United States.

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Two million people are out of work and the official unemployment rate is 12%. Republican Meg Whitman has issued a 48-page economic policy plan .

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Two million people are out of work and the official unemployment rate is 12%. Republican Meg Whitman has issued a 48-page economic policy plan .

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