California anxiety: Is high consumer confidence justified?

It’s human nature to feel anxious when the economy’s been pretty good for a long time and certain worrisome trends pop up.
But that doesn’t mean a shortfall — or a meek short-term upswing —  signals the end of the recent good times is near.
Objective caution is reasonable. Near-permanent negativity serves no healthy purpose.
Two recent polls of California consumer optimism show shoppers are in a relatively good mood. Yes, you can find some seeds of doubt within