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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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Two Positives from the Debt Ceiling Debacle
Aug 3, 2011 12:59 pm
Comments: 94 | Views: 3,786
The debt ceiling debate and final agreement shows how screwed up our congressional politics is. There was no discussion of entitlement reform or tax reform, no inclusion... More
Aug 3, 2011 12:59 pm
Comments: 94 | Views: 3,786
The debt ceiling debate and final agreement shows how screwed up our congressional politics is. There was no discussion of entitlement reform or tax reform, no inclusion... More
Stimulus and the National Economy
May 19, 2012 11:53 am
Comments: 24 | Views: 3,709
A reader asked what I thought of stimulus efforts for the national economy.
The economy still suffers from a lack of sufficient demand to more fully employ unemployed... More
May 19, 2012 11:53 am
Comments: 24 | Views: 3,709
A reader asked what I thought of stimulus efforts for the national economy.
The economy still suffers from a lack of sufficient demand to more fully employ unemployed... More
The Palo Alto I Live In
Jul 22, 2012 1:26 pm
Comments: 28 | Views: 3,594
I came here in 1963 as a grad student at Stanford. We raised our children in Palo Alto. I have worked downtown since 1969 and we have lived downtown since 2006.
This... More
Jul 22, 2012 1:26 pm
Comments: 28 | Views: 3,594
I came here in 1963 as a grad student at Stanford. We raised our children in Palo Alto. I have worked downtown since 1969 and we have lived downtown since 2006.
This... More
All Families Pay Taxes
Sep 15, 2011 5:49 pm
Comments: 35 | Views: 3,579
Every so often someone on Town Square asserts that half of the population does not pay taxes. They see that many families do not earn enough to owe state or federal... More
Sep 15, 2011 5:49 pm
Comments: 35 | Views: 3,579
Every so often someone on Town Square asserts that half of the population does not pay taxes. They see that many families do not earn enough to owe state or federal... More
Where I Spend and What I See Downtown
Sep 2, 2023 2:56 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 3,315
My wife and I live downtown (DTN) and my office is DTN. I walk DTN 2-3 times a day mostly to visit and spend money at businesses.
Here is what... More
Sep 2, 2023 2:56 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 3,315
My wife and I live downtown (DTN) and my office is DTN. I walk DTN 2-3 times a day mostly to visit and spend money at businesses.
Here is what... More
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