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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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Would You Support a Housing Bond in Palo Alto
Jun 8, 2018 3:02 pm
Comments: 54 | Views: 3,137
On Tuesday the residents of Emeryville passed a $50 million dollar housing bond meaning that more than 2/3 of voters supported the bond.
The details I could find... More
Jun 8, 2018 3:02 pm
Comments: 54 | Views: 3,137
On Tuesday the residents of Emeryville passed a $50 million dollar housing bond meaning that more than 2/3 of voters supported the bond.
The details I could find... More
California is Now the 5th Largest World Economy in Terms of GDP
May 8, 2018 3:57 pm
Comments: 24 | Views: 9,135
By itself passing Great Britain is no big deal--we could as easily be 1% larger or smaller and in any event India will eventually rise to number 5.
Nor as we... More
May 8, 2018 3:57 pm
Comments: 24 | Views: 9,135
By itself passing Great Britain is no big deal--we could as easily be 1% larger or smaller and in any event India will eventually rise to number 5.
Nor as we... More
I Do Not Drive or Bike But Want Better Mobility Options for Those Who and Those Who Don't
May 2, 2018 1:24 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 7,383
I would drive a car and ride a bike if my eyesight permitted so this is a lifestyle I have had to accommodate to and think about.
As a non driver or biker, I... More
May 2, 2018 1:24 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 7,383
I would drive a car and ride a bike if my eyesight permitted so this is a lifestyle I have had to accommodate to and think about.
As a non driver or biker, I... More
Retail's Real Estate Glut is Growing
Apr 21, 2018 4:07 pm
Comments: 15 | Views: 8,826
That is the headline in a Business Week article this week.
Last year 105 million square feet of retail space was announced for closure and this year so far the... More
Apr 21, 2018 4:07 pm
Comments: 15 | Views: 8,826
That is the headline in a Business Week article this week.
Last year 105 million square feet of retail space was announced for closure and this year so far the... More
Expanding the taxation of online sales
Apr 16, 2018 4:43 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 6,842
Tomorrow the Supreme Court will take up a case to overturn a 1990s decision (the Quill case) that prohibited states from collecting sales tax from online sales where... More
Apr 16, 2018 4:43 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 6,842
Tomorrow the Supreme Court will take up a case to overturn a 1990s decision (the Quill case) that prohibited states from collecting sales tax from online sales where... More
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