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Questions About the Acquisition of the Buena Vista SiteIn discussions with friends, several questions arose and I am interested in learning the answers. 1) in the proposal announced last week, who would own the...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jun. 25, 2016Last comment by Heads in the sand, on Jun 30, 2016 at 12:31 pm | 23 comments | 27129 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 | 16505 Views
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Bay Area Bubble Watch: Did the Bubble Busters get BustedWell the saying is it is not over til the fat lady sings. But the “there’s a bubble bursting” crowd had a really bad month. Let’s start...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Mar. 8, 2016Last comment by Birdie, on Jun 7, 2016 at 4:50 pm | 23 comments | 20264 Views
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Some Impacts of Driverless CarsThere was an interesting blog in the Wall Street Journal musing on the impact of driverless cars. The bottom line was that this innovation would reduce fuel use...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 28, 2016Last comment by Edward Thompson, on May 30, 2016 at 9:01 am | 20 comments | 16941 Views
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Long Term Borrowing is the Best Way to Finance Major City Facility InvestmentsThe Palo Alto City Council is beginning to discuss long-term financing options for major new facilities including the Public Safety building and Municipal Service...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 23, 2012Last comment by MarkSindone, on May 2, 2016 at 9:27 pm | 23 comments | 22344 Views
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More Cars do not mean More PollutionOn Monday April 18 the council will review the city’s sustainability and climate action plan (S/CAP). I support many of the proposals and am proud to be a...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 17, 2016Last comment by An Engineer, on Apr 23, 2016 at 8:37 pm | 46 comments | 18107 Views
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Is Manufacturing the Key to Job Creation--A 2010 Op Ed by Andy GroveAndy Grove, a pioneer in Silicon Valley, dies last week. The New York Times as part of a tribute reprinted an op ed he wrote in 2010 for Business Week.
Original post made by Steve Levy on Mar. 28, 2016Last comment by Red Queen, on Apr 4, 2016 at 7:11 pm | 10 comments | 16489 Views
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How to Find The Big Payoff in Reducing Traffic and Parking ChallengesThis blog is based on a public comment at council and public memo to council members. The council has asked staff to develop an additional Comp Plan scenario that...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 27, 2016Last comment by chris, on Mar 3, 2016 at 9:51 pm | 20 comments | 15892 Views
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Is the Bay Area Economy in a Bubble?I think it is helpful to try and use common language here. Most talk about bubbles refers to asset bubbles—like the sharp decline in tech startup stock...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 19, 2016Last comment by Jason, on Feb 27, 2016 at 3:05 pm | 26 comments | 21716 Views
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Should We Plan for Some Bay Area Workers to Live Outside the RegionSB 375 and current regional policy supports the idea that regions should plan for all workers to be able to live within the region. I support this goal in theory...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 14, 2016Last comment by chip, on Feb 19, 2016 at 12:21 pm | 16 comments | 16298 Views
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Relaxing the Height Limit for Housing with ConditionsPalo Alto has a 50 foot height limit for new buildings although there are provisions for exemptions in certain circumstances. The origin as I remember was around...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 6, 2016Last comment by Steve Levy, on Feb 13, 2016 at 6:53 pm | 37 comments | 17756 Views
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2016 council prioritiesI have three priorities I hope you adopt: --Housing --Transportation/Parking/TDM --Regional Cooperation Housing For me housing is the number one priority....
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 28, 2016Last comment by ivg, on Feb 3, 2016 at 9:40 pm | 41 comments | 23547 Views
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Two New Thoughts About High Speed RailAt the end of this blog I invite comments on two thoughts related to high sped rail (HSR) in California: --Will the spread of options like Uber, Lyft, Zipcar...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Nov. 30, 2014Last comment by sally, on Feb 3, 2016 at 1:37 am | 49 comments | 27267 Views
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Bay Area Population Growth Leads StateThe California Department of Finance (DOF) released new and revised county population estimates for July 2010—July 2015. Their press release and accompanying...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 19, 2015Last comment by ivg, on Jan 28, 2016 at 8:15 am | 15 comments | 17835 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 | 18497 Views
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Neighborhood Retail, Customers and ParkingThe recently announced closing of two retail outlets on California Avenue brought an outpouring of sadness from former patrons and residents who wish for more neighborhood...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Nov. 29, 2015Last comment by Allen Akin, on Dec 6, 2015 at 4:56 pm | 43 comments | 18550 Views
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State Climate Change LegislationThis week the state legislature is debating a bill that would set a goal of reducing gasoline consumption by 59% by 2030. The San Jose Mercury News had an interesting...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 8, 2015Last comment by cyclinger, on Nov 25, 2015 at 12:58 am | 8 comments | 17437 Views
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Options for Addressing the Rapid Rise in Regional Rents: More Housing?, Rent Control? Other Solutions?Rent increases have far outpaced income gains during the economic recovery and are at record levels in terms of affordability. Many residents have had to move as...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Oct. 31, 2015Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Nov 13, 2015 at 3:46 pm | 66 comments | 23032 Views
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Update on the EconomyI wish everyone a happy and peaceful Thanksgiving. The Bottom Line ? The state and national economy are growing ? The economic recovery will be long and...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Nov. 23, 2010Last comment by Doyle, on Nov 10, 2015 at 10:17 am | 13 comments | 23504 Views
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Do you support more housing choices for older residentsThank you all for participating in the last blog. At this point we have 133 comments and over 5,000 views. My next question is "Do you want to provide more choices...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Oct. 17, 2015Last comment by stephen levy, on Oct 30, 2015 at 12:32 pm | 28 comments | 16630 Views
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