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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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How Can We Fund Below Market Rate Housing for Low and Moderate Income Residents in the Region?
May 13, 2019 2:31 pm
Comments: 35 | Views: 9,896
Most residents agree that the greatest housing shortages are with below market rate housing reserved for low and low/moderate income residents. This is true even... More
May 13, 2019 2:31 pm
Comments: 35 | Views: 9,896
Most residents agree that the greatest housing shortages are with below market rate housing reserved for low and low/moderate income residents. This is true even... More
Who Pays for Palo Alto Schools
Feb 19, 2019 4:53 pm
Comments: 42 | Views: 17,629
There is an ongoing discussion about what, if anything, Stanford should pay for students added in housing on campus. The Weekly had an op-ed arguing the current... More
Feb 19, 2019 4:53 pm
Comments: 42 | Views: 17,629
There is an ongoing discussion about what, if anything, Stanford should pay for students added in housing on campus. The Weekly had an op-ed arguing the current... More
The HSR Decision
Feb 13, 2019 11:16 am
Comments: 10 | Views: 10,161
I was a consultant on the first HSR study in 1998. And I voted against thew bond.
BUT times have changed and i think the Governor's decision got a couple of... More
Feb 13, 2019 11:16 am
Comments: 10 | Views: 10,161
I was a consultant on the first HSR study in 1998. And I voted against thew bond.
BUT times have changed and i think the Governor's decision got a couple of... More
Time to Send a Message
Oct 27, 2018 12:45 pm
Comments: 75 | Views: 14,279
Of sadness, solidarity and support to our brothers and sisters in Squirrel Hill and Jewish communities everywhere
And follow George Will and Tom Friedman in saying
whatever... More
Oct 27, 2018 12:45 pm
Comments: 75 | Views: 14,279
Of sadness, solidarity and support to our brothers and sisters in Squirrel Hill and Jewish communities everywhere
And follow George Will and Tom Friedman in saying
whatever... More
Palo Alto Measures E, F and Z
Oct 12, 2018 11:58 am
Comments: 8 | Views: 14,688
I will vote yes on Z the school bond proposal and yes (reluctantly) on E the hotel tax increase for infrastructure/ I will vote no on Measure F asking Palo Alto... More
Oct 12, 2018 11:58 am
Comments: 8 | Views: 14,688
I will vote yes on Z the school bond proposal and yes (reluctantly) on E the hotel tax increase for infrastructure/ I will vote no on Measure F asking Palo Alto... More
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