head lieps making news on the west coast. the san francisco chronicle has a front page story with the title home sales jump to six-year high. the paper reports sales in the bay area were up 14.2% from a year ago in medford, oregon the mail tribune has an article on jobs wanted. it s about how more than 800 people have applied at a new trader joe s. the store is hiring 50 people mostly for part-time positions. a new r.e.i. store in the same area brought in about 1,000 applications for the same number of jobs. los angeles times has a story with the title mitt romney plan ups taxes on many. the report says the governor s budget plan would significantly raisin come tax for families making between 100,000 and $200,000. the analysis found romney s plan could work but it would require eliminating the deductions for mortgage interest, charitable contribution and state and local taxes. both sides in the presidential campaign trying to calibrate their messages on the