And yet another story from CA- SLO reports in:
The number of all bankruptcies in the first four months of the year rose nearly 63 percent from the same period last year, according to the most recent figures from the northern division of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Central District of California. The northern division covers San [...]

From the LA Times:
The number of Southern Californians seeking bankruptcy protection nearly doubled in 2008 from 2007 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s seven-county California Central District, by far the biggest increase in the nation.
Read the rest here:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cover-bankruptcy28-2009jun28,0,183018.story

Click here to read the story…
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/jan/20/businesses-consumers-seek-help-bankruptcy-mount/
County residents and businesses filed 2,562 bankruptcies last year, up from 1,288 in 2007