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Suppose Your City Proposed Charging a Tax on Local Businesses? 51 Percent of Voters in Five Bay Area Counties Say They Would Oppose

51 percent of voters in a February Silicon Valley Poll say they are, in principle, opposed to any potential local tax measure that would tax businesses based on a flat fee per employee to provide funding for local city services.

Bay Area Voters Ready to Pull Out Pocketbooks to Solve Traffic Problems

The “Silicon Valley Poll” found that more than two-thirds of voters are ready to pull out their pocketbooks in support of a nine-county Regional Transportation Improvement Measure.

Silicon Valley Poll: More Than 40 Percent of Residents Are Considering Moving Out of the Bay Area

People are thinking twice about staying in the Bay Area and are looking for answers to perceived pressing problems.

Don’t Fear Future Bay Area Job Growth; Plan for it

For years we have been saying that Silicon Valley’s booming economy is not sustainable. Data from a new report suggest we’ve been wrong.

Our Roadmap to Education & Workforce Development

This week, let me share one of several ambitious goals in the area of Education & the Workforce.

Traffic Jams

Traffic Jams: they can sour every trip we take in Santa Clara County. That’s why we support Measure B. Like a jigsaw puzzle, Measure B puts all the pieces together for a sweeter commute: * First, we finish the job…

The Leader May 2016

Click here to read The Leader May 2016 Changing the Tide: The Importance of Sustaining Bay Area Wetlands By Lauren Boyd, Water Resources Associate, Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation Alongside access to skilled labor and entrepreneurial mindset, Silicon Valley Leadership…

Traffic Woes: Solutions that Unite Us

Here's food for thought … While there's some value in columns that divide us, it's much more satisfying to work on solutions that can unite us. San Jose Mercury News' recent column from Michelle Quinn about "The Commute That Divides…