FUTURE LOOK: State treasurer Kathleen Brown’s offer...

FUTURE LOOK: State treasurer Kathleen Brown’s offer last week of long-term $1,000 college savings bonds for about $300 has produced more than 7,000 inquiries. . . . “There’s a genuine appetite for a safe and secure investment,” Brown said while in Orange County for the State Bar convention over the weekend. “We need to get people to think about saving for college now, not when their children are ready for their first year.”