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We Work to Build Bridges, Rather Than Burn Them Down

Laura Wilkinson
3 years ago

How many of us have kids?  Do you find it somewhat ironic that we are raising kids in a region in which most of them will not be able to afford to live in? Our housing crisis has been decades in the making.  In fact, it was 1989 that California last consistently met its annual …

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Breaking News: Our BART Extension is $125 Million Closer to Completion

Laura Wilkinson
4 years ago

“Things may come to those who wait. But only the things left by those who hustle.” This evening, Federal Transit Administrator Jane Williams announced that the FTA will be investing $125 million from a new “Expedited Project Delivery” Pilot Program towards our BART extension into downtown San Jose and on to Santa Clara. I was …

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San José Celebrates Record-Setting Street Pavement Program 

Laura Wilkinson
4 years ago

This year, San José’s Department of Transportation plans to repave and repair nearly three times as many streets as it did the previous year as the first part of a nine-year strategy that will pave 1400 miles of local and residential roads. San José, CA– Today, the City of San José, Valley Transportation Authority, and …

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Bay Area Coalition Honored for Leadership in Passing Key Regional Transportation Improvement Ballot Measure

Laura Wilkinson
4 years ago

A bold regional campaign that was led by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Bay Area Council and SPUR and succeeded in passing an ambitious 2018 ballot measure to ease the Bay Area’s grinding traffic and improve regional mass transit is being honored by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission. The …

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Carl’s Comments: Successful Launch of Road to the White House Series!

Laura Wilkinson
4 years ago

The Leadership Group, in partnership with KQED, is working to ensure that Bay Area residents have a much better sense of each candidate.

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Governor Newsom 2019-2020 May Revised Budget –Statement from Carl Guardino, CEO and President of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Laura Wilkinson
4 years ago

For Immediate Release, May 9, 2019 San Jose, CA – “After 104 months of continued economic growth, today’s stock market underscores that what goes up, will come down; and further underscores Governor Newsom’s wisdom in a May Budget Revision that calls for Building Budget Resiliency, “said Silicon Valley Leadership CEO Carl Guardino. “A budget reflects our …

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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
4 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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