STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG An Open Letter to the New City Council The Silicon Valley economy is growing again—from San Francisco to San Jose. In some months this year Santa Clara and San Francisco counties have been job growth leaders in the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Nov 8, 2012 at 3:35 pm There have been 45 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 18, 2012 at 6:08 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Long Term Borrowing is the Best Way to Finance Major City Facility Investments The Palo Alto City Council is beginning to discuss long-term financing options for major new facilities including the Public Safety building and Municipal Service Center renov... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Sep 23, 2012 at 4:08 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 9, 2012 at 4:04 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG I Like Downtown Palo Alto 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 is complai... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Aug 26, 2012 at 1:23 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 27, 2012 at 6:38 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Connecting Values and the Economy 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 my values.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Aug 6, 2012 at 12:26 pm There have been 34 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 20, 2012 at 2:13 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG The Palo Alto I Live In 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 is the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jul 22, 2012 at 1:26 pm There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 28, 2012 at 9:04 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Benefit Promises that are Hard to Keep 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 are five m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jul 14, 2012 at 2:57 pm There have been 41 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 17, 2012 at 10:00 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG What Supports High Home Values in Palo Alto Another title would be "Why do people want to live in Palo Alto".
I believe it is because we have great schools and lots of amenities, many of which are publicly funded.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jun 14, 2012 at 11:40 am There have been 128 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 22, 2012 at 1:29 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Stimulus and the National Economy 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 worke... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on May 19, 2012 at 11:53 am There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 15, 2012 at 2:31 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG California Budget Update California continues to struggle with state budget deficits. Revenues are rising but not by enough to eat into the deficit as health care and other costs continue to increase.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on May 19, 2012 at 11:38 am
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG California Economy Update 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 is participa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on May 19, 2012 at 11:19 am There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 15, 2012 at 2:07 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG The Joint Venture Proposition 13 Paper Here is the link to the Joint Venture Index of Silicon Valley including the Special Analysis I wrote on Proposition 13.
The purpose of the paper was to explain Proposition ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Feb 11, 2012 at 2:04 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 22, 2012 at 9:18 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG What is ABAG? ABAG (the Association of Bay Area Governments) is the regional planning agency for the nine-county Bay Area. Voting members of ABAG are the elected officials appointed by memb... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jan 27, 2012 at 1:16 pm There have been 66 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 16, 2012 at 3:12 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Tough Choices for Whom 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 despi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jan 11, 2012 at 10:07 am There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 15, 2012 at 3:23 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Implications of Today's Economic News Today brought two more bits of good economic news.
National job growth continued with a gain of 212,000 private sector jobs and a drop in the unemployment rate nationally t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jan 6, 2012 at 11:59 am There have been 32 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 6, 2012 at 11:18 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Infrastructure Commission Findings and Recommendations 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, projec... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Dec 23, 2011 at 7:09 pm There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 21, 2012 at 4:23 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG A Bit of Good News 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 ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Dec 17, 2011 at 3:21 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 22, 2011 at 3:36 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG The Economics of High Speed Rail I have shared three major concerns with transportation and elected officials in California.
Ridership
I travel to Los Angeles for business a few tines a year. If high sp... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Dec 10, 2011 at 2:49 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 22, 2011 at 11:28 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG It's Not (All) Your Money Another false leap of logic made sometimes by posters is that their earnings are "their money" and the government has no claim on it to support public programs.
We all have... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Sep 15, 2011 at 6:06 pm There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 19, 2011 at 10:39 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG All Families Pay Taxes 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 income tax... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Sep 15, 2011 at 5:49 pm There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 9, 2011 at 2:21 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Keeping Silicon Valley Competitive I talked to a Rotary group this morning and was asked what I would do to keep/make Silicon Valley competitve for new jobs.
I have recently been part of a team working on th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Aug 26, 2011 at 1:34 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 6, 2011 at 10:30 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Debt debate delusions: An economist shakes his head at budget mess I have lived in Palo Alto for nearly 50 years studying economics and working as an economist. I have lived here through the recession after the Vietnam War ended, the recessio... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Aug 15, 2011 at 8:47 am There have been 40 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 29, 2011 at 2:06 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Two Positives from the Debt Ceiling Debacle 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 of an... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Aug 3, 2011 at 12:59 pm There have been 94 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 15, 2011 at 4:23 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG California's Budget Deficit and Debt First a couple of numbers.
After the spending reductions adopted in March and the additional income tax revenue that was reported in April, California now faces a structura... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on May 18, 2011 at 5:56 pm There have been 38 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2011 at 7:41 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Older Homeowners and Local Property Taxes One of the main arguments in 1978 for passing Proposition 13 was that rising property taxes threatened older homeowners who were retired and living on a reduced income. While ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Apr 9, 2011 at 1:45 pm There have been 65 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2011 at 4:47 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Guest Opinion: Innovation climate is leading Valley out of recession 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 the past year ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 9, 2011 at 1:30 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 9, 2011 at 4:42 pm.
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