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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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Infrastructure Commission Findings and Recommendations
Dec 23, 2011 7:09 pm
Comments: 28 | Views: 4,487
For the past year my 16 colleagues and I addressed the request of the City Council "to provide a recommendation to the City Council on infrastructure needs, priorities,... More
Dec 23, 2011 7:09 pm
Comments: 28 | Views: 4,487
For the past year my 16 colleagues and I addressed the request of the City Council "to provide a recommendation to the City Council on infrastructure needs, priorities,... More
Americans and the Economy Need More Help
Dec 5, 2009 1:03 pm
Comments: 13 | Views: 4,401
The national employment report gives solid hope that the jobs recession is ending. Monthly job losses averaged 103,000 for the past 4 months down from 397,000 in... More
Dec 5, 2009 1:03 pm
Comments: 13 | Views: 4,401
The national employment report gives solid hope that the jobs recession is ending. Monthly job losses averaged 103,000 for the past 4 months down from 397,000 in... More
Update on the Economy
Nov 23, 2010 4:07 pm
Comments: 12 | Views: 4,300
I wish everyone a happy and peaceful Thanksgiving.
The Bottom Line
? The state and national economy are growing
? The economic recovery will be long and... More
Nov 23, 2010 4:07 pm
Comments: 12 | Views: 4,300
I wish everyone a happy and peaceful Thanksgiving.
The Bottom Line
? The state and national economy are growing
? The economic recovery will be long and... More
I support conversion of office space to housing on West Bayshore
Jun 19, 2022 11:26 am
Comments: 12 | Views: 4,289
Dear Mayor Burt and Councilmembers,
I write in support of Summerhill Homes’ development proposal at 2850 West Bayshore Road. Both the staff and PTC have brought... More
Jun 19, 2022 11:26 am
Comments: 12 | Views: 4,289
Dear Mayor Burt and Councilmembers,
I write in support of Summerhill Homes’ development proposal at 2850 West Bayshore Road. Both the staff and PTC have brought... More
Tough Choices for Whom
Jan 11, 2012 10:07 am
Comments: 30 | Views: 4,194
City councils in Palo Alto and across the state are beginning to face yet another tough budget year with revenues recovering, but slowly, and retirement costs increasing... More
Jan 11, 2012 10:07 am
Comments: 30 | Views: 4,194
City councils in Palo Alto and across the state are beginning to face yet another tough budget year with revenues recovering, but slowly, and retirement costs increasing... More
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