Sunroom Desk

Meg Whitman, EBay’s former CEO, joins California governor’s race, Los Angeles Times, Monday, February 9, 2009
Wealthy former executive seeks Republican nomination for 2010 election.

Downsizing America – The Big Picture, Monday, February 9, 2009
Epochal, not cyclical, changes are causing the U.S. economy to contract.

Improving Glendale’s Hometown Newspaper – Franklin Avenue – with comment by Sunroom Desk on Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Downsized Glendale News Press did not cover the death of punk rocker Lux Interior; how can the paper prosper and serve its community best?

Adam Smith gets the last laugh – Financial Times, Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Adam Smith accurately diagnosed asset bubbles as one road to financial ruin; many of his comments are a brilliant diagnosis of today’s financial fallout.

I Could Have Made a Fortune Wrecking a Bank – Bloomberg.com, Thursday, February 12, 2009
Margaret Carlson finds new meaning in the phrase “let them eat cake” as applied to CEOs buying corporate jets and handing out bonuses while taking taxpayer money to save themselves from their own failure.

Job center has plans for cash – Glendale News Press, Friday, February 13, 2009
Plans on the books don’t reflect dismal job market; Verdugo Jobs Center board members debate how to proceed.