Temecula was a poster child for the last housing bust in the early 90’s. There were neighborhoods around the Temecula Creek Inn with partially completed homes that had boarded windows.

Time magazine had a special issue on the end of the California dream in 1991. There was a story on hellish commutes from outlying areas and the terrible quality of life that went with it. If I recall, Temecula got prominent mention.

As an aside, we viewed the cover as a contrary indicator and bought our first house six months later. A couple of years too early I’m afraid. Our timing on selling was much better.