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Technology for the Common Good

Laura Wilkinson
6 years ago

One thing you have to understand about Silicon Valley: We really don’t know what we are doing. That’s not an indictment. We have wonderfully gifted people working at the edge of what is known, where great discoveries are made. But we can’t see the future of technology. And, as with most human phenomena, it turns …

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Traffic Relief: It’s about time

Laura Wilkinson
6 years ago

Traffic Relief: It’s about time. Time wasted on increasingly congested commutes.  Time wasted away from our families.  Time lost traveling between home and work. As our 2019 Silicon Valley Competitiveness Project data shows, between 2010 and 2017, average commute time in the Valley has increased by 21 percent.  On average, Valley commuters spend 73 minutes …

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Carl’s Comments: When it comes to next year’s Presidential Primaries, we can Come Forward or Com-plain

Laura Wilkinson
7 years ago

We are choosing to Come Forward . . . with a series of Road to the White House Town Halls with engaged citizens throughout the Silicon Valley and Bay Area.

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Silicon Valley Poll: 83% of Bay Area Voters Say Cost of Housing is an Extremely Serious Problem

Laura Wilkinson
7 years ago

Only 18 percent think the rate of development is too slow, while 74 percent say the rate of growth is about right or too fast.

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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

Laura Wilkinson
7 years ago

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.

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

Laura Wilkinson
7 years ago

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.

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

Laura Wilkinson
7 years ago

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

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

Laura Wilkinson
7 years ago

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.

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Our Roadmap to Education & Workforce Development

Laura Wilkinson
7 years ago

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

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