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California shoppers reverse gears, up spending 1.4% in early 2024
The “Looking Glass” ponders economic and real estate trends through two distinct lenses: the optimist’s “glass half-full” and the pessimist’s “glass half-empty.” Buzz: Cash registers at California merchants were ringing more frequently in early 2024. …