STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
Stimulus 101--A Bridge Over Troubled Waters
This is the first of a series of blogs about the economy, stimulus efforts and the role and challenges of government anti-recession efforts.
Sometimes our economy hits a do... |
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on Jul 20, 2010 at 12:21 pm by History, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Oct 9, 2012 at 4:04 pm by Timothy Gray, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Should Palo Alto Welcome Economic Growth?
Palo Alto starts with a huge plus!! Our city is a welcoming community for people of different religions, different cultures, and different sexual orientations. We are rewarded... |
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on Aug 4, 2010 at 9:50 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Jun 15, 2012 at 2:07 pm by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Take the Deficit Reduction Quiz
The New York Times has a deficit reduction quiz based and a series of related articles on their homepage today.
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on Nov 24, 2010 at 9:02 am by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Dec 22, 2011 at 11:28 am by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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California's Unemployment Insurance Debt
There was an article in the LA Times this morning that prompted a radio interview I just did on the state's growing unemployment insurance fund debt.
http://www.latimes.com... |
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on Nov 20, 2010 at 1:22 pm by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Sep 6, 2011 at 10:30 pm by Anon, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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California Budget Myths
State leaders have acted as usual to make state budget decisions in secret with the only access to the public is through the posturing that both parties put forth. So even tho... |
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on Jul 16, 2010 at 6:28 pm by Richard, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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The Public Health Insurance Option
Debate over a proposed public health insurance option has become the lightening rod in the current debate about health care reform. Last night President Obama made his case fo... |
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on Sep 20, 2009 at 12:44 pm by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Americans and the Economy Need More Help
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 the preceding... |
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on Dec 10, 2009 at 7:21 pm by Bob S, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Update on the Economy
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 slow -- not wh... |
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on Mar 7, 2011 at 6:22 am by Dump the games, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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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 ... |
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on Dec 22, 2011 at 3:36 pm by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Toll Lanes Start
A portion of southbound 680 will allow single occupancy cars to use the carpool lane for a fee starting on September 20th.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16104... |
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on Sep 21, 2010 at 4:11 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Economy Blog #5: Are landlords greedy?
The issue of "greedy landlords" seems to a subject of great passion and interest on Town Square.
What follows is my economist perspective on the question of property owner... |
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on May 9, 2009 at 11:34 am by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Is the 'California Dream' over?
In recent weeks there have been a series of articles in the national press about the California economy with the common theme that the "California Dream" is over.
There is... |
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on Mar 28, 2009 at 6:01 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Aug 27, 2012 at 6:38 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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On Being Invited to do an Economy Blog
I have mixed feelings about Town Square. I like the idea of a forum for community online conversation. When Jay Thorwaldson approached me, I wanted to respond positively and, ... |
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on Apr 3, 2009 at 9:55 pm by Marie, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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The Very Temporary State Budget "Solution"
The budget adopted by the California legislature last month provides a very temporary solution to the state's continuing budget shortfalls and policy gridlock. The temporary n... |
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on Aug 9, 2009 at 12:24 pm by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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When will the recession end?
The three questions I get asked most these days are (1) "When will the recession end?" (2) "Are we in for another Great Depression?" and (3) "When will the economy get back to... |
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on Jul 11, 2009 at 10:53 am by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Recession causes and cures
We usually identify and measure recessions by (1) the amount of job losses, (2) the reduction in the national production of goods and services (a decline in real gross domesti... |
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on Apr 18, 2009 at 10:34 am by Peanut Gallery, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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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 ... |
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on Apr 9, 2011 at 4:42 pm by Robert, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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The Crash of Sept 2008--One Year Later
This is the one-year anniversary of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, the collapse of the stock market, considerable anxiety throughout the country and the beginning of a major ... |
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on Sep 22, 2009 at 4:29 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto |
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Entitlements, Promised Benefits, Language and Arithmetic
Every week Americans are reminded that large federal budget deficits threaten our future because we have an "entitlement crisis" from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. A... |
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on Oct 5, 2009 at 5:12 am by Dark, a resident of another community |
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Update on the U.S. Economy
In April I started a blog on when the recession would end.
My opinion was that we would know by the end of July whether Plan B was needed or the stimulus, financial sector ... |
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on Aug 9, 2009 at 8:56 am by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto |
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