For an expert's perspective on the state of housing in California, attend the February 16 University of California, San Diego Economics Roundtable from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the Faculty Club on the UCSD campus. The speaker will be Christopher Thornberg, senior economist at UCLA's Anderson School of Management and author of the quarterly "Anderson Forecast for the State of California." Thornberg will discuss "The California Economy: Housing Boom or Bubble?" The $50 registration fee covers the program as well as breakfast and parking. For more information contact emunk@ucsd.edu, or to register on line visit http://www.econ.ucsd.edu/roundtable/#registration