San Diego, one of the areas hit hardest and earliest, but it is a snapshot of the future.
Rich Toscano has some fascinating graphs:
![](http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7193/apr08foreclosuresmf1.gif)
The past 3 years
![](http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7323/apr08foreclosuresltyw3.gif)
The past 18 Years
Note that the earlier peak in the bottom graph is the height of the last housing bust in California, that was unbelievably brutal, and it’s been left in the dust.