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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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Why Don’t More Companies Move or Expand Outside the Bay Area
Jul 11, 2016 5:41 pm
Comments: 44 | Views: 40,162
Some companies have moved or expanded elsewhere. And some residents have moved away to escape the high housing costs. But this has not stopped the region and peninsula... More
Jul 11, 2016 5:41 pm
Comments: 44 | Views: 40,162
Some companies have moved or expanded elsewhere. And some residents have moved away to escape the high housing costs. But this has not stopped the region and peninsula... More
Guest Opinion: Innovation climate is leading Valley out of recession
Apr 9, 2011 1:30 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 36,814
Silicon Valley is leading an economic recovery that is slowly building strength in California and the nation. The region added 21,900 private sector jobs during... More
Apr 9, 2011 1:30 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 36,814
Silicon Valley is leading an economic recovery that is slowly building strength in California and the nation. The region added 21,900 private sector jobs during... More
Who Will Replace Baby Boomers as They Retire
Jul 26, 2013 9:35 am
Comments: 74 | Views: 35,609
Retiring baby boomers will be replaced by immigrants and their children who will account for over 80% of America's labor force growth and change over the next 20... More
Jul 26, 2013 9:35 am
Comments: 74 | Views: 35,609
Retiring baby boomers will be replaced by immigrants and their children who will account for over 80% of America's labor force growth and change over the next 20... More
An Open Letter to the New City Council
Nov 8, 2012 3:35 pm
Comments: 45 | Views: 34,283
The Silicon Valley economy is growing againfrom San Francisco to San Jose. In some months this year Santa Clara and San Francisco counties have been job growth... More
Nov 8, 2012 3:35 pm
Comments: 45 | Views: 34,283
The Silicon Valley economy is growing againfrom San Francisco to San Jose. In some months this year Santa Clara and San Francisco counties have been job growth... More
Do business executives make good governors or mayors?
Oct 11, 2010 3:36 pm
Comments: 98 | Views: 33,727
Well, it depends. A business executive can have valuable organizational and managerial experience. Executives come from an environment where there is an emphasis... More
Oct 11, 2010 3:36 pm
Comments: 98 | Views: 33,727
Well, it depends. A business executive can have valuable organizational and managerial experience. Executives come from an environment where there is an emphasis... More
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