Salary expectations: how do you answer? (update)

I do not know whether to give a range or ask for theirs. I do not usually post, so bear with me. I do not want to price myself out. Does giving a range hurt?

Check several sources for pay in San Diego, then pick a range where the low end is one you can live with.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.