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Over the past three years, the White House has lost nearly a quarter of its value, the Chicago Tribune reports. In just the past month, the 132-room presidential mansion has dropped nearly $4 million.

During the housing boom, the White House was valued at $331.5 million, according to Zillow, but now sits at $253.1 million–a 23.7 percent decline in value.

The White House boasts 16 bedrooms and 35 bathrooms on 18 acres in Washington, D.C.

Many home owners can relate to its steep drop in price due to market conditions. Home owners across the country are facing similar drops, with a 23 percent average decline in Still, Ted Jones, chief economist at the Stewart Title Guaranty Co., says buying a house is a better investment over the long haul than even buying gold. He notes that if you had purchased a median-priced existing home in January 1980 and sold it in October 2010, you’d have a 252 percent gain — despite the 23 percent drop in values since 2006. The value of gold in the last 30 years, on the other hand, has not kept up with inflation.

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From LittleItalySD.com

The Little Italy Association is proud to present the kick-off to its annual holiday shopping, dining and pampering season with the annual Little Italy Tree Lighting & Christmas Village held at the Piazza Natale on the corner of India & Date Streets from 4:00pm to 7:30pm. Come one and all; family, friends and pets are welcome...

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Please check out this video of the Annual Fundraiser for the Girl Scouts called "Urban Campout: Feeling Groovy".  My wife Sara and chaired this event in 2008 and 2009.  This year we were just a couple of the guests who had a fantastic time.
(Look for me as a Joe Namath lookalike.)

The Girl Scouts help over 30,000 girls in San Diego and Imperial County grow with Courage, Confidence and Character. It's one of the best charitable causes in San Diego.

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