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Stimulus 102-- One Year and $800 Billion LaterThis month marks one year since the nearly $800 billion federal stimulus package was passed by Congress. What has the stimulus package accomplished? What should...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 20, 2010Last comment by Gene, on Feb 25, 2010 at 2:57 pm | 36 comments | 6397 Views
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Improve Mobility to Address InequalityDiscussions 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....
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 4, 2014Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Apr 11, 2014 at 1:46 pm | 36 comments | 65431 Views
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Stimulus 102-- One Year and $800 Billion LaterThis month marks one year since the nearly $800 billion federal stimulus package was passed by Congress. What has the stimulus package accomplished? What should...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 20, 2010Last comment by Gene, on Feb 25, 2010 at 2:57 pm | 36 comments | 25478 Views
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How Can We Fund Below Market Rate Housing for Low and Moderate Income Residents in the Region?Most residents agree that the greatest housing shortages are with below market rate housing reserved for low and low/moderate income residents. This is true even...
Original post made by Steve Levy on May. 13, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 13, 2019 at 8:16 pm | 35 comments | 7816 Views
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What Would it Take to Get Tech Companies to Move Jobs Out of the Region and Is This a Good Idea?This is a very popular idea on many Town Square blogs. Personally I do not support this proposal and I will explain why below. But the main point of the blog...
Original post made by Steve Levy on May. 18, 2019Last comment by Kolkata Escorts, on Jul 3, 2019 at 1:41 pm | 35 comments | 10352 Views
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All Families Pay TaxesEvery so often someone on Town Square asserts that half of the population does not pay taxes. They see that many families do not earn enough to owe state or federal...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 15, 2011Last comment by Tax the man behind the tree, on Dec 9, 2011 at 2:21 pm | 35 comments | 3579 Views
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Connecting Values and the EconomyI believe that my family and I are connected to generations past and future. I believe this for living in Palo Alto and for living in this world. That is one of...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Aug. 6, 2012Last comment by maguro_01, on Aug 20, 2012 at 2:13 pm | 34 comments | 19251 Views
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My Day at the Comp Plan SummitFirst I want to thank all the staff and volunteers who made the event run smoothly and who were always around to answer questions and help out. Second a shout out...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jun. 2, 2015Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Jun 8, 2015 at 10:50 am | 34 comments | 16559 Views
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Public Service when you Work for a Large OrganizationThis topic has come up currently with regard to public service by employees of Palantir. But such public service has a long history in Palo Alto and is the topic...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 6, 2015Last comment by Palo alto does not have a seedy downtown, on Dec 10, 2015 at 12:08 pm | 34 comments | 16962 Views
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Connecting Values and the EconomyI believe that my family and I are connected to generations past and future. I believe this for living in Palo Alto and for living in this world. That is one of...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Aug. 6, 2012Last comment by maguro_01, on Aug 20, 2012 at 2:13 pm | 34 comments | 2271 Views
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Housing for Low Income Residents and Affordable HousingI want to make two points. One, housing for low income residents and affordable housing are overlapping but DIFFERENT categories Two, there are negative consequences...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jun. 18, 2016Last comment by MPer, on Jun 23, 2016 at 3:27 pm | 33 comments | 14961 Views
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Divestment Not a Good Way to Fight Climate ChangeNext week the city council will discuss a memo from council members Berman, Burt, Holman and Kniss seeking to ask CalPERS to divest holdings in companies associated...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 1, 2015Last comment by Resident 2, on Feb 8, 2015 at 11:35 am | 32 comments | 24096 Views
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Implications of Today's Economic NewsToday brought two more bits of good economic news. National job growth continued with a gain of 212,000 private sector jobs and a drop in the unemployment rate...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 6, 2012Last comment by romney equals BushCheney, on Jul 6, 2012 at 11:18 am | 32 comments | 24115 Views
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Regional Growth Plans ExplainedLast month the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) adopted Plan Bay Area, an integrated land use and transportation...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Aug. 9, 2013Last comment by Steve Levy, on Nov 14, 2013 at 4:39 pm | 32 comments | 28761 Views
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My Pet Poster Peeves--Part OneA few posters make comments that tell other people and companies what to do in terms of where to live and work. It seems like they have invented a variation on the...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jun. 8, 2015Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Jun 15, 2015 at 11:00 am | 32 comments | 19505 Views
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Developers and DevelopmentTown Square has a lot of posts angry about the pace of development in Palo Alto and tossing around inflammatory statements about developers and the City Council. But...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 3, 2013Last comment by Burned out in traffic, on Dec 10, 2013 at 11:33 pm | 32 comments | 30422 Views
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Implications of Today's Economic NewsToday brought two more bits of good economic news. National job growth continued with a gain of 212,000 private sector jobs and a drop in the unemployment rate...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 6, 2012Last comment by romney equals BushCheney, on Jul 6, 2012 at 11:18 am | 32 comments | 6897 Views
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The Joint Venture Proposition 13 PaperHere is the link to the Joint Venture Index of Silicon Valley including the Special Analysis I wrote on Proposition 13. The purpose of the paper was to explain...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 11, 2012Last comment by anne, on Jun 6, 2017 at 2:34 am | 31 comments | 22267 Views
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More Jobs, Population and CalTrain ridersYesterday's jobs report showed that the region added 17,000 in April and 103,000 jobs in the past 12 months—for the third year far outpacing the projected 40,000...
Original post made by Steve Levy on May. 17, 2014Last comment by Steven, on Jul 25, 2014 at 8:25 am | 31 comments | 20363 Views
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Smart Growth, Commuting and Non Commute Travel OptionsMany households include multiple workers who often work in different directions from where they live. What are the "smart" locations for these households to minimize...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jun. 27, 2014Last comment by curmudgeon, on Jul 7, 2014 at 10:07 am | 31 comments | 22433 Views
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