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By Steve Levy
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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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A Bit of Good News
Dec 17, 2011 3:21 pm
Comments: 10 | Views: 2,481
The California economy continued to grow in November and outpace the nation in job growth over the past 12 months with a 1.7% gain in jobs compared to 1.2% nationally.
The... More
Dec 17, 2011 3:21 pm
Comments: 10 | Views: 2,481
The California economy continued to grow in November and outpace the nation in job growth over the past 12 months with a 1.7% gain in jobs compared to 1.2% nationally.
The... More
Benefit Promises that are Hard to Keep
Jul 14, 2012 2:57 pm
Comments: 41 | Views: 2,474
Town Square has been filled with posts about city employee benefits for pensions and health care. The Weekly did a long article on the situation in Palo Alto. There... More
Jul 14, 2012 2:57 pm
Comments: 41 | Views: 2,474
Town Square has been filled with posts about city employee benefits for pensions and health care. The Weekly did a long article on the situation in Palo Alto. There... More
Connecting Values and the Economy
Aug 6, 2012 12:26 pm
Comments: 34 | Views: 2,271
I believe that my family and I are connected to generations past and future. I believe this for living in Palo Alto and for living in this world. That is one of... More
Aug 6, 2012 12:26 pm
Comments: 34 | Views: 2,271
I believe that my family and I are connected to generations past and future. I believe this for living in Palo Alto and for living in this world. That is one of... More
I Like Downtown Palo Alto
Aug 26, 2012 1:23 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 1,844
I have worked in downtown since 1969 and we have lived downtown since 2006. So downown is a big part of my life on daily basis.
Mostly what I read on Town Square... More
Aug 26, 2012 1:23 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 1,844
I have worked in downtown since 1969 and we have lived downtown since 2006. So downown is a big part of my life on daily basis.
Mostly what I read on Town Square... More
California Economy Update
May 19, 2012 11:19 am
Comments: 20 | Views: 1,828
A reader asked for an update on the California economy and budget. This post is about the economy and the next post is about the budget.
The overall CA economy... More
May 19, 2012 11:19 am
Comments: 20 | Views: 1,828
A reader asked for an update on the California economy and budget. This post is about the economy and the next post is about the budget.
The overall CA economy... More
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