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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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Housing Element Update
Feb 8, 2023 4:04 pm
Comments: 22 | Views: 6,083
The state Housing and Community Development (HCD) agency has assigned a reviewer
for the Palo Alto draft Housing Element (HE). The reviewer has until the end of... More
Feb 8, 2023 4:04 pm
Comments: 22 | Views: 6,083
The state Housing and Community Development (HCD) agency has assigned a reviewer
for the Palo Alto draft Housing Element (HE). The reviewer has until the end of... More
Congratulation to Alta Housing on the Opening of Wilton Court
Oct 23, 2022 12:35 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 7,271
Shortly the Wilton Court housing project for low-income residents including 21 units for developmentally disabled adults will welcome new residents.
Sheryl Klein... More
Oct 23, 2022 12:35 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 7,271
Shortly the Wilton Court housing project for low-income residents including 21 units for developmentally disabled adults will welcome new residents.
Sheryl Klein... More
The Benefits of Adding Market-Rate Housing in Palo Alto
Sep 22, 2022 10:26 am
Comments: 16 | Views: 5,234
Adding housing for residents who make more than 120% of the area median income is the largest component (2,621 of 6,086) or over 40% of Palo Alto’s RHNA housing... More
Sep 22, 2022 10:26 am
Comments: 16 | Views: 5,234
Adding housing for residents who make more than 120% of the area median income is the largest component (2,621 of 6,086) or over 40% of Palo Alto’s RHNA housing... More
The Benefits of Selective Height Increases for Housing Projects
Jul 9, 2022 3:00 pm
Comments: 5 | Views: 6,763
The staff report for the PTC June meeting on Housing Element update programs suggested and PTC adopted some proposed height limit increases for housing on the Stanford... More
Jul 9, 2022 3:00 pm
Comments: 5 | Views: 6,763
The staff report for the PTC June meeting on Housing Element update programs suggested and PTC adopted some proposed height limit increases for housing on the Stanford... More
I support conversion of office space to housing on West Bayshore
Jun 19, 2022 11:26 am
Comments: 12 | Views: 4,547
Dear Mayor Burt and Councilmembers,
I write in support of Summerhill Homes’ development proposal at 2850 West Bayshore Road. Both the staff and PTC have brought... More
Jun 19, 2022 11:26 am
Comments: 12 | Views: 4,547
Dear Mayor Burt and Councilmembers,
I write in support of Summerhill Homes’ development proposal at 2850 West Bayshore Road. Both the staff and PTC have brought... More
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