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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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The Very Temporary State Budget "Solution"
Aug 3, 2009 2:31 pm
Comments: 4 | Views: 24,941
The budget adopted by the California legislature last month provides a very temporary solution to the state's continuing budget shortfalls and policy gridlock. The... More
Aug 3, 2009 2:31 pm
Comments: 4 | Views: 24,941
The budget adopted by the California legislature last month provides a very temporary solution to the state's continuing budget shortfalls and policy gridlock. The... More
How are Regional Growth Projections Developed?
Jul 11, 2009 10:42 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 6,279
Town Square has had several lively threads about the local planning guidelines for allocating projected regional housing growth. This is a small but generally contentious... More
Jul 11, 2009 10:42 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 6,279
Town Square has had several lively threads about the local planning guidelines for allocating projected regional housing growth. This is a small but generally contentious... More
How are Regional Growth Projections Developed?
Jul 11, 2009 10:42 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 23,706
Town Square has had several lively threads about the local planning guidelines for allocating projected regional housing growth. This is a small but generally contentious... More
Jul 11, 2009 10:42 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 23,706
Town Square has had several lively threads about the local planning guidelines for allocating projected regional housing growth. This is a small but generally contentious... More
Guidelines for Evaluating Public Investments
Jun 27, 2009 1:47 pm
Comments: 0 | Views: 6,073
A reader asked me to explain the difference between public spending and public investment from an economist's perspective. I am going to try using two issues often... More
Jun 27, 2009 1:47 pm
Comments: 0 | Views: 6,073
A reader asked me to explain the difference between public spending and public investment from an economist's perspective. I am going to try using two issues often... More
Guidelines for Evaluating Public Investments
Jun 27, 2009 1:47 pm
Comments: 0 | Views: 24,038
A reader asked me to explain the difference between public spending and public investment from an economist's perspective. I am going to try using two issues often... More
Jun 27, 2009 1:47 pm
Comments: 0 | Views: 24,038
A reader asked me to explain the difference between public spending and public investment from an economist's perspective. I am going to try using two issues often... More
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