DOUR OUTLOOK: To those who predict that...

DOUR OUTLOOK: To those who predict that the recession will ease in the county this year, an Irvine Co. official has a gloomy response. . . . “The worst for real estate in Orange County is still ahead of us,” Senior Vice President Gary Hunt said at an economic conference this week. . . . He followed to the podium Chapman University President and economist James Doti, who had a rosier outlook. Hunt added: “Jim, I hope you’re right.”