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REGION: North County observers impressed by McCain, Obama (North County Times) LAKE FOREST ---- It wasn’t a debate and there was not supposed to be a clear winner, but the first meeting of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain revealed some things about the men, according to their North County supporters in the audience. Temecula Valley Bancorp Inc. to Present at the Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett Community Bank Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) SAN DIEGO----Temecula Valley Bancorp Inc. , the holding company for Temecula Valley Bank, today announced that Stephen H. Wacknitz, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, is scheduled to present at the Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett 13th Annual Community Bank Conference at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago. REGION: North County observers impressed by McCain, Obama (North County Times) LAKE FOREST ---- It wasn t a debate and there was not supposed to be a clear winner, but the first meeting of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain revealed some things about the men, according to their North County supporters in the a TEMECULA: School closure in 2009 still on table (North County Times) TEMECULA ---- Uncertainty about the state budget and student enrollment led school board members Tuesday to keep the option of closing a school on the table next year. Superintendent Carol Leighty recommended against closing a school in 2009. She sai Commuters' home bargains out of fuel (Orange County Register) Columnist Jon Lansner ponders the true value of commuting from Riverside's cheaper, bigger homes. TEMECULA: More buildings to rise in Old Town (North County Times) TEMECULA ---- Construction slowdown? Not in Old Town. Mercedes and Main streets are being vigorously tilled by bulldozers to lay the groundwork for a civic center. The steel skeleton of Old Town Plaza on Fifth and Front streets is getting some skin i 'Journey' to another great casino course (USA Today) Several years ago I visited the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula in southern California, and I was pretty impressed with everything except the golf. The problem was, at the time I visited, there was no golf. The course was... New laws sprout as vacant homes become eyesores (Chicago Tribune) But existing rules on vacancies often unenforced Cece Edwards and her Chatham neighbors pride themselves on caring for their homes, but their block just doesn't look like it once did. Lesser developer donations to political campaigns seen in tough economic times (The Press-Enterprise) Some Inland developers and construction-related companies say they are planning to donate less to local political campaigns this election season. At least one, Dan Stephenson of the Murrieta-based Rancon Group, is not donating at all. America’s ‘Foreclosure Capital of the World?’ (San Diego Business Journal) For years, we’ve been called America’s Finest City. When the pension crisis hit, we were dubbed “Enron by the Sea.” Now NBC “Today Show’s” Barbara Corcoran has tabbed us, “Foreclosure Capital of the World.”