Quotes by John Husing

“This is a national problem being dumped on Southern California.”

“The industry is crucial. It is one of the main blue-collar sectors that we need to depend on.”

“Look at the population pyramid and look at where land is available. From here forward, the housing thats going to be built in Southern California will have to happen here ... I dont see a limit.”

“It is much more of a local draw. The races are less popular. That is part of the problem.”

“In one sense, these exurbs are just suburbs that take a longer time to drive to. With these, white flight has nothing to do with it. Its all housing prices. The makeup of these communities is a reflection of whos migrating, and thats people who have enough money to be middle class.”

“What that tells you I think is that people in Riverside County are having to make a bigger stretch.”

“If it works the way everyone thinks it will, we should be OK.”

“Sooner or later we need to have an intelligent conversation about infrastructure. Imagine the economy today if, 50 years ago, we didnt invest in the interstate freeway system.”

“The Inland Empire grows up in little pieces, not in massive [numbers of] employees. These are just symptoms - once you add them up they become serious.”

“This is exactly what we want to see going into our economy. Most of our job growth has been propelled by two things: population growth and blue-collar job growth. These [companies] are an indication we have crossed a threshold.Thats crucial because of the kind of white-collar jobs that come with them.”