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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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The Time and Cost Savings of Avoiding a Long Commute
Sep 23, 2023 11:04 am
Comments: 6 | Views: 1,837
This is an edited version of my email sent earlier to the city council. All the assumptions and results are the same as in the original email.
Dear Mayor Kou... More
Sep 23, 2023 11:04 am
Comments: 6 | Views: 1,837
This is an edited version of my email sent earlier to the city council. All the assumptions and results are the same as in the original email.
Dear Mayor Kou... More
Where I Spend and What I See Downtown
Sep 2, 2023 2:56 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 4,136
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: 8 | Views: 4,136
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
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing and Some Data
Aug 19, 2023 2:15 pm
Comments: 58 | Views: 5,334
In their recent letter on the Palo Alto Housing Element, HCD asked for further information on how the city was addressing the requirement to affirmatively... More
Aug 19, 2023 2:15 pm
Comments: 58 | Views: 5,334
In their recent letter on the Palo Alto Housing Element, HCD asked for further information on how the city was addressing the requirement to affirmatively... More
Housing Element Update
Feb 8, 2023 4:04 pm
Comments: 22 | Views: 9,673
The state Housing and Community Development (HCD) agency has assigned a reviewer
for the Palo Alto draft Housing Element (HE). The reviewer has until the end of... More
Feb 8, 2023 4:04 pm
Comments: 22 | Views: 9,673
The state Housing and Community Development (HCD) agency has assigned a reviewer
for the Palo Alto draft Housing Element (HE). The reviewer has until the end of... More
Congratulation to Alta Housing on the Opening of Wilton Court
Oct 23, 2022 12:35 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 8,046
Shortly the Wilton Court housing project for low-income residents including 21 units for developmentally disabled adults will welcome new residents.
Sheryl Klein... More
Oct 23, 2022 12:35 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 8,046
Shortly the Wilton Court housing project for low-income residents including 21 units for developmentally disabled adults will welcome new residents.
Sheryl Klein... More
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