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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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Retail's Real Estate Glut is Growing
Apr 21, 2018 4:07 pm
Comments: 5 | Views: 1,501
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: 5 | Views: 1,501
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: 1,026
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: 1,026
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
Recent Tariff Proposals are Bad Policy
Mar 2, 2018 12:59 pm
Comments: 20 | Views: 2,041
In January the administration announced tariff hikes on solar panels and washing machines. yesterday tariff increases were proposed for steel and aluminum.
The... More
Mar 2, 2018 12:59 pm
Comments: 20 | Views: 2,041
In January the administration announced tariff hikes on solar panels and washing machines. yesterday tariff increases were proposed for steel and aluminum.
The... More
Sharing A Column About a Brilliant Teacher Idea
Feb 17, 2018 11:23 am
Comments: 7 | Views: 2,633
My wife found this article and everyone we have showed it to has gone wow including our friend in the Ravenswood School District who will share it there.
Glennon... More
Feb 17, 2018 11:23 am
Comments: 7 | Views: 2,633
My wife found this article and everyone we have showed it to has gone wow including our friend in the Ravenswood School District who will share it there.
Glennon... More
A New Way to Think About High Speed Rail
Nov 18, 2017 11:55 am
Comments: 19 | Views: 5,336
I was on the original consultant team in 1998. I thought the project design and ridership projections had serious flaws. I voted against the high speed rail (HSR)... More
Nov 18, 2017 11:55 am
Comments: 19 | Views: 5,336
I was on the original consultant team in 1998. I thought the project design and ridership projections had serious flaws. I voted against the high speed rail (HSR)... More
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Greek restaurant Taverna opening in Palo Alto
By Elena Kadvany | 3 comments | 10,033 views
Retail's Real Estate Glut is Growing
By Steve Levy | 5 comments | 1,501 views
Couples: . . . “Joy is greater than sorrow,“ . . . “Nay, sorrow is the greater.”
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 1,037 views
Science week with grandma part 3
By Cheryl Bac | 0 comments | 572 views
Munchie Movement
By Laura Stec | 5 comments | 541 views
2018 guide to summer camps
Looking for something for the kids to do this summer, learn something new and have fun? The 2018 Summer Camp Guide features local camps for all ages and interests.
