Patrick Yeung's (kesepton) Blog

San Marcos Unified School District's attendance boundaries have been recommended to change for the next year, requiring about 1,200 students to change schools.  In revolt, a handful of parents at a meeting on Wednesday spoke out against portions of the recommended change.Representatives of the di...

After nearly three decades, and about 100 million in costs, the new 22 mile passenger train between Oceanside and Escondido will finally open to the public.  Officials have blamed slow inspections and equipment signaling malfunctions for their late opening since December.Still lacking the final s...

Mortgage application volume is up 3 percent since last week with the help of falling interest rates, reports the Mortgage Bankers Association.The 4.5 percent increase in refinancings led the gain, followed by a 1.4 percent rise in the purchase-loan index.  The result was a rise in refinance appli...

Date: Saturday, April 5, 2008Time:  9 AM to 12 PM Info: This easy to moderate difficulty, 3- to 5-mile hike will visit the Agua Hedionda and Buena Ponds and the San Diego County Water Authority easement. We will spend some time helping clean up the pond area. The more difficult portion of the hik...

A new San Diego based company, called You Walk Away, helps people walk away from their homes, for a $995 dollar fee.  Companies like this are a sign of the changes in the way Americans will look at their housing.Median down payment on a house purchase was 9 percent last year, far short of the 20 ...

On Monday, long term mortgage interest rates, as well as 10 year Treasury bond yield rose.30-year fixed rate loan average gained to 6.10, with 15-year fixed also rising to 5.77 percent.  The one year adjustable rate however experienced a downturn to 5.93 percent.30-year Treasury bond yields also ...