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Carl Guardino Available for Questions and Comments on Innovation Economy

What: Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO, Carl Guardino, will be available by phone for questions and comments on the innovation economy during and after the Democratic Debates. When & Where: Wednesday, June 26, 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm PST -…

Migration and Silicon Valley: Who is coming? Who is going?

Skilled arrivals from outside the United States are powering the Valley’s economy more than ever before.

U.S.-imposed tariffs on Chinese imports threaten California’s innovation economy

Unfair trade practices and the rise of a global tech competitor deserve a thoughtful response. But tariffs against China threaten California’s tech industry.

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.

Creativity Trumps Calamity: Bringing the Regional Patent Office to Silicon Valley

Here's food for thought . . . Creativity is almost always the result of calamity. On November 19, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and I announced at a news conference that our long-sought regional patent office is back on-track, set…