Business columnist
Jonathan Lansner
Jonathan Lansner has been the Orange County Register's business columnist since 1997 and has been part of the newspaper's coverage of the local business scene since 1986. He is a past national president of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing and a 1979 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
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California bus factory shuts, 425 jobs lost, latest victim of green-vehicle slump
The ENC bus business and its plant in Jurupa Valley will close by year's end.
California homebuilding permits drop, but decline was less than US slide
Construction plans off 6% from 2022 – but that dip was still the 16th-best performance nationally.
Wages in this California metro area at bottom of US pay scale
Riverside's $1,081 average weekly wage and San Bernardino's $1,117 are lowest of the 50 largest US counties.
Unpaid bills increase in California, nationwide
California's 1.23% missed payments is highest level in a year and a half.
California homeownership at highest level since 2010
55.9% of California households lived in a home they own last year.
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Want a risk-free California home purchase? Own it for 12 years
If buying a home "works out over time" – how long must you wait so a purchase isn't a money-loser?
Where is homeownership highest in California?
Two Bay Area markets had growing ownership, too – but that may be due to an exit of renters in the pandemic era.
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Who was the worst president for inflation?
The commander-in-chief probably gets too much blame or too much credit for what’s going on in the nation's business climate.
Are California pay raises keeping pace with inflation?
Inflation rates and paychecks don't sway in uniform patterns.
What city’s homes have California’s smallest yards?
Biggest lots? Fallbrook's sprawling 37,157 square feet. Smallest? San Francisco's 784.