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“Silicon Valley Poll” Finds 52% of Bay Area Voters Know Someone Who Has Experienced Homelessness

Laura Wilkinson
5 years ago

Poll Surveyed Voters in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties SAN JOSE, CA – March 8, 2020 — Bay Area voters responding to a survey regarding a variety of public policy issues, revealed their attitudes towards homelessness and possible solutions. Key findings from the annual poll of 1,259 voters from …

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

Laura Wilkinson
6 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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The Bay Area Enigma: 83% of Bay Area Voters Say Cost of Housing is an Extremely Serious Problem but Agreement Ends When It Comes to Accelerated Development

Laura Wilkinson
6 years ago

San Jose, CA –  According to a recent survey, voters in five Bay Area counties are all on the same page with 83 percent saying the cost of housing is an “extremely” or “very” serious problem. Yet attitudes diverge when asked about the rate of development in their communities. Only 18 percent think the rate …

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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
6 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
6 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
6 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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