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About this blog: I grew up in Los Angeles and moved to the area in 1963 when I started graduate school at Stanford. Nancy and I were married in 1977 and we lived for nearly 30 years in the Duveneck school area. Our children went to Paly. We moved ... (More)
About this blog: I grew up in Los Angeles and moved to the area in 1963 when I started graduate school at Stanford. Nancy and I were married in 1977 and we lived for nearly 30 years in the Duveneck school area. Our children went to Paly. We moved downtown in 2006 and enjoy being able to walk to activities. I do not drive and being downtown where I work and close to the CalTrain station and downtown amenities makes my life more independent. I have worked all my life as an economist focusing on the California economy. My work centers around two main activities. The first is helping regional planning agencies such as ABAG understand their long-term growth outlook. I do this for several regional planning agencies in northern, southern and central coast California. My other main activity is studying workforce trends and policy implications both as a professional and as a volunteer member of the NOVA (Silicon Valley) and state workforce boards. The title of the blog is Invest and Innovate and that is what I believe is the imperative for our local area, region, state and nation. That includes investing in people, in infrastructure and in making our communities great places to live and work. I served on the recent Palo Alto Infrastructure Commission. I also believe that our local and state economy benefits from being a welcoming community, which mostly we are a leader in, for people of all religions, sexual preferences and places of birth. (Hide)
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Offices Do Not Create Jobs
Jun 11, 2021 6:02 pm
Comments: 3 | Views: 7,765
Companies and entrepreneurs create jobs. Offices provide space for some of these jobs but do not create them.
Posters sometimes allege two “facts” that are... More
Jun 11, 2021 6:02 pm
Comments: 3 | Views: 7,765
Companies and entrepreneurs create jobs. Offices provide space for some of these jobs but do not create them.
Posters sometimes allege two “facts” that are... More
Implications of Remote Work for Palo Alto
Jun 6, 2021 12:11 pm
Comments: 3 | Views: 9,384
During the pandemic a growing number of workers could and chose to work remotely, mainly from home. While the number is declining as workplaces reopen, it will remain... More
Jun 6, 2021 12:11 pm
Comments: 3 | Views: 9,384
During the pandemic a growing number of workers could and chose to work remotely, mainly from home. While the number is declining as workplaces reopen, it will remain... More
My letter to council on PHZ zoning
Apr 11, 2021 11:43 am
Comments: 9 | Views: 7,271
Dear Mayor DuBois and council members,
I support maintaining the existing PHZ requirements and application at this time without adding any new restrictions on... More
Apr 11, 2021 11:43 am
Comments: 9 | Views: 7,271
Dear Mayor DuBois and council members,
I support maintaining the existing PHZ requirements and application at this time without adding any new restrictions on... More
Bay Area Economic Update
Dec 26, 2020 1:19 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 14,704
Happy and I hope a better New Year,
Below is the link to my December Bay Area economic update
web link
The... More
Dec 26, 2020 1:19 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 14,704
Happy and I hope a better New Year,
Below is the link to my December Bay Area economic update
web link
The... More
Dare to be Fair Vote No on Prop 15
Oct 10, 2020 3:56 pm
Comments: 38 | Views: 14,415
I was brought up to believe I should help pay for the public services I want. So I support school bonds and parcel taxes as a long-term investment and in gratitude... More
Oct 10, 2020 3:56 pm
Comments: 38 | Views: 14,415
I was brought up to believe I should help pay for the public services I want. So I support school bonds and parcel taxes as a long-term investment and in gratitude... More
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