Local Blogs
Interested in becoming a blogger? Show all bloggers
Sort by: Most recent blog/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any blog label will display all recent posts on that blog
INVEST & INNOVATE
Most Seniors do not Need Senior Housing But Could Benefit from other Choice to Remain in Palo AltoPalo Alto has a large number of residents aged 65 and above?17% of the city's population compared to 11% for the state and region. In addition most of the baby boom...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 22, 2014Last comment by stephen levy, on Apr 30, 2014 at 2:46 pm | 68 comments | 94770 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
I Will Vote No on Propostion 23I will vote no on Proposition 23. AB 32, which this proposition seeks to suspend, will help the California economy, as well as our health, air quality and national...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 25, 2010Last comment by stephen levy, on Oct 13, 2010 at 12:43 pm | 51 comments | 72842 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Improve Mobility to Address InequalityDiscussions about poverty and inequality are in the news these days. I have been asked about inequality especially in the Bay Area by several reporters recently....
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 4, 2014Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Apr 11, 2014 at 1:46 pm | 36 comments | 67296 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Downtown Parking Permit DiscussionI attended the residential parking stakeholder meeting last Thursday. They seem like a hard working and smart group. I have no idea whether they will be able to...
Original post made by Steve Levy on May. 25, 2014Last comment by Neilson Buchanan, on Jun 4, 2014 at 2:55 pm | 19 comments | 47020 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Keeping Palo Alto a Desirable Place to Live and WorkDespite what the majority of Town Square posters say, we know that Palo Alto is a very desirable place to live and work from the perspective of new residents and...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Oct. 26, 2013Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Nov 29, 2013 at 7:28 pm | 40 comments | 43845 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Why Don’t More Companies Move or Expand Outside the Bay AreaSome companies have moved or expanded elsewhere. And some residents have moved away to escape the high housing costs. But this has not stopped the region and peninsula...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jul. 11, 2016Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jul 18, 2016 at 4:30 pm | 44 comments | 42664 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Guest Opinion: Innovation climate is leading Valley out of recessionSilicon Valley is leading an economic recovery that is slowly building strength in California and the nation. The region added 21,900 private sector jobs during...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 9, 2011Last comment by Robert, on Apr 9, 2011 at 4:42 pm | 2 comments | 38826 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Who Will Replace Baby Boomers as They RetireRetiring baby boomers will be replaced by immigrants and their children who will account for over 80% of America's labor force growth and change over the next 20...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jul. 26, 2013Last comment by John, on Aug 8, 2013 at 4:28 pm | 74 comments | 37859 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Do business executives make good governors or mayors?Well, it depends. A business executive can have valuable organizational and managerial experience. Executives come from an environment where there is an emphasis...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Oct. 11, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Oct 24, 2010 at 5:03 am | 98 comments | 36884 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
An Open Letter to the New City CouncilThe Silicon Valley economy is growing again—from San Francisco to San Jose. In some months this year Santa Clara and San Francisco counties have been job growth...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Nov. 8, 2012Last comment by Steve Raney, on Nov 18, 2012 at 6:08 pm | 45 comments | 36284 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Why Aren't Consumers and Businesses Spending More?There are two "political" answers in this important policy debate. One is a version of "Obama is terrible for business" and cites uncertainty and fear of higher...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jul. 15, 2010Last comment by Sharon, on Sep 8, 2010 at 6:18 pm | 26 comments | 35987 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Continuation of Office Cap DiscussionOn Monday night the city council will consider direction to staff with regard to an office cap proposal for Palo Alto. I think this is a bad idea as I have written...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Mar. 22, 2015Last comment by Alex, on Apr 6, 2015 at 10:51 pm | 20 comments | 34843 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Population GrowthThe state Department of Finance released population estimates for 2013 on December 12, 2013. Here are some of the key results relating to Bay Area growth. Since...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 15, 2013Last comment by Steve Levy, on Jan 3, 2014 at 3:21 pm | 54 comments | 33696 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Allowing Unauthorized Immigrants to Learn and Earn Legally Will Help the EconomyThere are approximately 2.5 million unauthorized immigrant residents in California of which approximately 1.5 million are working and another 300,000 or so are children. If...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 11, 2014Last comment by Steve, on Apr 21, 2014 at 11:05 am | 44 comments | 33038 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Developers and DevelopmentTown Square has a lot of posts angry about the pace of development in Palo Alto and tossing around inflammatory statements about developers and the City Council. But...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 3, 2013Last comment by Burned out in traffic, on Dec 10, 2013 at 11:33 pm | 32 comments | 32465 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Hey honey, should we take that job in California?California gets criticized regularly for having a bad business climate. The storyline goes roughly like this. States compete fiercely for new businesses. California...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 29, 2009Last comment by Whole Picture, on Mar 2, 2010 at 11:37 am | 26 comments | 31892 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Public Investments for Palo Alto's FutureThe Palo Alto city council is reviewing infrastructure investment priorities in anticipation of asking voters to approve new funding measures in 2014. The largest...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Oct. 10, 2013Last comment by Leo Tolstoy, on Oct 26, 2013 at 1:48 am | 20 comments | 31787 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Do we want a palo alto where only the rich can move here to liveI don't. I remember meeting Greg Schmid when I played a small role in his school board campaign. We were both economists and were making a decent living but...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Oct. 11, 2015Last comment by senor verde, on Oct 22, 2015 at 7:35 pm | 139 comments | 31234 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Planning for the Future in Palo Alto and the RegionI recently attended two meetings where the future of the region and Palo Alto were discussed. One was a class at Stanford where students presented their summary...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 27, 2014Last comment by stephen levy, on Mar 11, 2014 at 1:49 pm | 85 comments | 31038 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Benefit Promises that are Hard to KeepTown Square has been filled with posts about city employee benefits for pensions and health care. The Weekly did a long article on the situation in Palo Alto. There...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jul. 14, 2012Last comment by Jon, on Jun 5, 2017 at 1:47 am | 42 comments | 30967 Views
Page 1 of 14
Stay informed.
Get the day's top headlines from Mountain View Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.
Worried about the cost of climate change? Here is some hope.
By Sherry Listgarten | 25 comments | 4,055 views
The Time and Cost Savings of Avoiding a Long Commute
By Steve Levy | 5 comments | 1,062 views
Analysis/paralysis: The infamous ‘Palo Alto Process’ must go
By Diana Diamond | 0 comments | 781 views
