A think tank founded by health care entrepreneur and former mayoral candidate Steven Francis launched a new barometer yesterday for measuring the county's economic health.
And the economy isn't looking too swift, according to Francis' San Diego Institute for Policy Research, which opened in January.
Four out of five indicators of economic activity in San Diego County declined sharply over the past several months, according to a report compiled by Kelly Cunningham, a former economist for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce who now works at Francis' institute.
