Both are fun, but one includes a run . . . or a walk . . . and in the case of our Santa Run Silicon Valley next Sunday afternoon, December 16, a worthwhile cause accompanies the fun. Each year I'm amazed and amused by how much publicity - print,…
Mayor Sam Liccardo and Honorable Members of the City Council City of San Jose 200 East Santa Clara St, 18th Floor San Jose, CA 95113 RE: December 4, 2018 City Council Meeting, Agenda Item 4.1: Actions Related to the Agreements with Google, including the Sale of City-Owned Properties in the…
Saving Lives and Livelihoods: How AI is changing the game for natural disasters and urban resilience Since 1970, the number of disasters worldwide has more than quadrupled to around 400 per year. In the last 40 years, natural disasters have caused more than 3.3 million deaths and $2.3 trillion in…
More than two years ago, on November 8, 2016, 72% of voters approved Measure B, a revenue measure to repair potholes, fix local streets, help bring BART to San Jose and Santa Clara and much more. To date, not a penny of that money has been spent. Why? Because a…
Celebrating wins after a hard fought election. The 2018 mid-term election is over and, at the Leadership Group, we are celebrating the successful passing of Props. 1, 2 and the defeat of Prop. 6 thanks to the robust and tireless efforts of our CEO and President Carl Guardino and members…
Digital mastery. We are at a critical inflection point for the future of business. Digital is reshaping every sector, and industrials know they need to own the productivity of their assets in order to succeed. This is especially true in manufacturing, power generation, oil and gas, aviation, and other critical…
Learn to Earn: Reimagining education for better outcomes. My mission this year is to help college students find their pathway to fulfilling work. One of the crises in America today is that young people are not getting jobs at the level they need or are capable of performing. Young people…
Electrify everything. A lot has changed in the last few years, and policy to address climate change and protect the environment has not been a federal priority. But the technology and the market to supply solutions to this problem have matured dramatically, and the technical strategy to reduce emissions is…
