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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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Most Seniors do not Need Senior Housing But Could Benefit from other Choice to Remain in Palo Alto
Apr 22, 2014 1:56 pm
Comments: 68 | Views: 87,217
Palo Alto has a large number of residents aged 65 and above?17% of the city's population compared to 11% for the state and region. In addition most of the baby boom... More
Apr 22, 2014 1:56 pm
Comments: 68 | Views: 87,217
Palo Alto has a large number of residents aged 65 and above?17% of the city's population compared to 11% for the state and region. In addition most of the baby boom... More
I Will Vote No on Propostion 23
Sep 25, 2010 12:23 pm
Comments: 51 | Views: 61,203
I will vote no on Proposition 23. AB 32, which this proposition seeks to suspend, will help the California economy, as well as our health, air quality and national... More
Sep 25, 2010 12:23 pm
Comments: 51 | Views: 61,203
I will vote no on Proposition 23. AB 32, which this proposition seeks to suspend, will help the California economy, as well as our health, air quality and national... More
Improve Mobility to Address Inequality
Apr 4, 2014 2:01 pm
Comments: 36 | Views: 60,623
Discussions about poverty and inequality are in the news these days. I have been asked about inequality especially in the Bay Area by several reporters recently.... More
Apr 4, 2014 2:01 pm
Comments: 36 | Views: 60,623
Discussions about poverty and inequality are in the news these days. I have been asked about inequality especially in the Bay Area by several reporters recently.... More
Downtown Parking Permit Discussion
May 25, 2014 4:25 pm
Comments: 19 | Views: 40,579
I attended the residential parking stakeholder meeting last Thursday. They seem like a hard working and smart group. I have no idea whether they will be able to... More
May 25, 2014 4:25 pm
Comments: 19 | Views: 40,579
I attended the residential parking stakeholder meeting last Thursday. They seem like a hard working and smart group. I have no idea whether they will be able to... More
Keeping Palo Alto a Desirable Place to Live and Work
Oct 26, 2013 2:57 pm
Comments: 40 | Views: 37,878
Despite what the majority of Town Square posters say, we know that Palo Alto is a very desirable place to live and work from the perspective of new residents and... More
Oct 26, 2013 2:57 pm
Comments: 40 | Views: 37,878
Despite what the majority of Town Square posters say, we know that Palo Alto is a very desirable place to live and work from the perspective of new residents and... More
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