Times, Feb. 16, front page:
For the first time since 1996, more Orange County residents left the county last year than migrated here an indication that soaring housing costs are discouraging people in other counties and states from moving here. That could threaten the county’s long-term economic growth.
Register, Feb. 17, front page:
Orange County is losing residents to other states again, reigniting an exodus that dominated most of the 1990s. But this time, some analysts say, growth is slowing not because the economy is weak but because it is booming. Experts say the dip is not bad economic news.
Times, Feb. 16, page B7:
The U.S. Department of the Navy released its review of competing plans for the reuse of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, choosing Orange County’s airport plan as the preferred alternative.
Register, Feb. 16, front page:
A new Navy report appears to find that an El Toro airport will create noise for more neighbors and provide fewer economic benefits than predicted by the county, further clouding the debate over the airport plan.
