What's Happening Now
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Jonathan Padilla appointed 2013-2014 Benest Fellow
Joint Venture fellowship honors legacy of former Palo Alto city manager
May 17, 2013 - Joint Venture has appointed San Jose native and Harvard College grad Jonathan Padilla as the organization's Frank Benest Fellow for 2013-2014. The fellowship honors the legacy of former Palo Alto city manager Frank Benest, a long-serving Joint Venture board member and a tireless champion of regionalism, collaborative approaches to economic development, and advocate of bringing young people in public service.With a degree in government from Harvard last year, Padilla has held research and intern roles for the White House Office of Communications, the Congressional House Appropriations Committee, the Harvard Kennedy School and Google public affairs and has been active in Teach for America, Young Democrats of America and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. A graduate of Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Jonathan was named the Cardinal Robert Bellarmine Scholar, the school's highest honor.
Click here to learn more about Jonathan.
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Joint Venture Investors Council adds ten new members
Tesla, Skype among new supporters this year
May 13, 2013 - Joint Venture welcomes Tesla, Skype and eight other new organizations to its Investors Council this year to date, bringing the total number of public and private organizations and foundations supporting our initiatives and programs to 195.Other new members this year include Applied Power Technologies, Sigmaway, San Joaquin Partnership, Micron Technology, Delta Products Corp., NEDO, Fehr & Peers, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The Investors Council currently includes 135 private organizations, 47 public entities and 13 foundations.
To see the complete list, click here.
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Joint Venture adds three new board members
Dave Hodson, Dan Miller, Dave Pine approved at quarterly meeting
March 15, 2013 - Joint Venture Silicon Valley today announced the election of Skype executive Dave Hodson, Juniper Networks senior vice president Dan Miller and San Mateo County Supervisor Dave Pine to its board of directors.Dave Hodson is a principal development manager for Skype, Dan Miller leads Juniper Networks’ worldwide Enterprise Sector and Dave Pine was elected to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in a special election in May 2011 to represent District 1.
Click here to read the news release.
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Monthly Spotlight: Joint Venture Leaders in Depth
Dave Hodson, Skype & Joint Venture Board Member
April 24, 2013 - It’s not really a stretch to say Dave Hodson pretty much spends all day with his head in the clouds. And considering how often he’s on a plane, that’s not entirely figurative.A serial entrepreneur with multiple startups behind him, Hodson has made a career of innovative thinking, or what we in Silicon Valley call the productive phase of daydreaming.
Click here to read Dave's profile
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This Month on "Inside Silicon Valley"
Fridays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at noon on 1590 KLIV:
May 1, 2013 - Silicon Valley culture, employment, regional development and climate issues are the topics for May on “Inside Silicon Valley.” Joint Venture's weekly public affairs radio program airs every Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at noon on 1590 KLIV. Guests this month include:May 3 & 5: Deborah Perry Piscione, Author and entrepreneur
May 10 & 12: Michael Bernick, Former EDD Director and Milken Institute Fellow
May 17 & 19: Troy Wolverton, Personal Technology Columnist, San Jose Mercury News
May 24 & 26: Steve Dostart, President, Dostart Development
May 31 & June 2: Rafael Reyes, Executive Director, Bay Area Climate CollaborativeClick here to listen to the latest programs.
Click here to download the Podcasts on iTunes.
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Joint Venture Events Calendar
Our Master Calendar lists all regular meetings of task forces, initiative teams and community events. Click here to access our calendar for all upcoming events.
Featured Video
State of the Valley 2013
More than 1200 business, government and community leaders gathered at Joint Venture's annual State of the Valley conference on Feb. 8 in San Jose, where they heard updates on the Silicon Valley economy and talked seriously about stepping up the region's governance and decision making in the wake of impressive growth from San Jose to San Francisco. This overview, produced by PRx Digital, includes comments from keynote speakers, panelists and presenters.
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Silicon Valley Index - 2013
The 2013 Silicon Valley Index presents the latest data and trends in economic development, workforce, housing, education, public health, land use, environment, governance, arts and culture and other sectors throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties and portions of Alameda and Santa Cruz Counties. An accompanying Special Analysis section of the report each year takes a closer look at a particularly significant topic.
Smart Energy Enterprise Development Zone (SEEDZ)
Joint Venture's "Smart Energy Enterprise Development Zone" (SEEDZ) initiative unites local energy customers, solution providers, municipalities, institutions and utility interests in building the smart energy network of the future – characterized by the highest levels of power reliability, quality, affordability and sustainability.
Purchasing Power: Best Practices Guide for Collaborative Solar Procurement
A new report co-published by Joint Venture, Optony and the World Resources Institute demonstrates how governments and businesses can save money by joining together to buy solar power. The report, “Purchasing Power: Best Practices Guide for Collaborative Solar Procurement” was issued in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar America Cities annual meeting in Philadelphia. Collaborative solar purchasing allows governments, businesses or universities in the same region to collectively negotiate solar power contracts.
Cross-jurisdiction Collaboration: New Models for State, Regional, and Local Governments
Joint Venture and Accenture have issued a study that outlines new models for local governments to pool resources and purchase supplies and services as they grapple with daunting fiscal restraints. "Cross-Jurisdiction Collaboration: New Models for State, Regional and Local Governments," cites numerous case studies of successful programs in the Bay Area, California and nationally where communities have partnered to combine purchasing and provide services.
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In The News
May 2, 2013 - (New York Times) - Airport Exposes Class Divisions in Silicon Valley: “We’re getting more high earners, and they’re skewing the averages completely off,” said Russell Hancock, chief executive of Joint Venture. More.
April 19, 2013 - (Fortune) - Young America: Victims of Irrational Optimism: It's little wonder, since Joint Venture Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Community Foundation reports that angel investments jumped 90% in 2012. More.
April 15, 2013 - (Examiner.com) - Energy Storage Plays a Key Part in California's Clean Energy Future: Nick Chaset, CA Governor's Special Advisor for DG, CHP and ES, talked at the 2013 Energy Storage Symposium ... organized by Joint Venture Silicon Valley and was held at Microsoft in Mountain View last week. More.
April 14, 2013 - (Examiner.com) - Unearthing Energy Storage Solutions: Organized by Joint Venture Silicon Valley, speakers included Assistant Secretary Patricia Hoffman of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Commissioner Jon Wellinghoff of the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) and Nick Chaset the CA Governor's Special Adviser for DG, CHP and ES. More.
April 12, 2013 - (The Raw Story) - Moyers: 'Narcissistic' Government has Created 'United State of Inequality': Russell Hancock, president and CEO of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, points out, “Our economic expansion is pretty staggering, people have referred to it as the longest, most sustained, largest, legal wealth creation in the history of the planet. More.
April 11, 2013 - (Palo Alto Weekly) - Palo Alto Councilmembers Want Wider Sidewalks: The memo argues that the new developments along El Camino Real and Alma "address the street in ways that are inconsistent with the intent and vision of the El Camino Real Design Guidelines and the Grand Boulevard Plan." More.
April 5, 2013 - (Moyers & Company) - Homeless in High Tech's Shadow: We talk to Cindy Chavez of Working Partnerships USA; Russell Hancock of Joint Venture Silicon Valley; Martha Mendoza, an AP writer whose recent piece about poverty in Silicon Valley brought this story to our attention. Video.
March 25, 2013 - (San Jose Inside) - Board of Supervisors to Discuss Funding Nonprofits, Lowering Tax Threshold: Joint Venture Silicon Valley projects a similar downward trajectory. More.
March 20, 2013 - (Peninsula Press) - Despite Critics, Palo Alto Mayor Presses on with High-Speed Internet Expansion: According to a 2013 report by Joint Venture Silicon Valley ... total patent registrations in the region were up this year, and over 200,000 people were employed in Science and Engineering industries. More.
March 18, 2013 - (ABC7 News) - Mineta San Jose Airport Reaches Out to Passengers: And right now we have this phenomenon of these business customers bypassing their own airport and going all the way to San Francisco." said Joint Venture Silicon Valley CEO Russell Hancock. More.
March 12, 2013 - (California Economy Reporting) - Silicon Valley Says Bring on the Smart Energy: Joint Venture Silicon Valley saw this as an opportunity to demonstrate how "smart energy" could be done right. More.
March 10, 2013 - (Associated Press) - Many Left Behind as Silicon Valley Rebounds: ...average income for Hispanics, who make up one in four Silicon Valley residents, fell to a new low of about $19,000 a year... according to the annual Silicon Valley Index released by Joint Venture Silicon Valley. More.
March 4, 2013 - (Peninsula Press) - Santa Cruz: We're More Silicon Valley than Surfing: And while it’s become “the world’s best brand name,” according to Russell Hancock, president of the civic group Joint Venture Silicon Valley, the lack of geographic boundaries means it can be hard to define. More.
February 17, 2013 - (San Jose Mercury News) - Mike Cassidy: San Jose Needs to Harness its Innovation Spirit to Level the Playing Field for Blacks and Hispanics: Amid the soaring optimism of the latest regional score card from Joint Venture Silicon Valley and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation was one incredibly depressing fact. More.
February 14, 2013 - (Fox News Latino) - Latinos Aim for Success in Thriving Silicon Valley: Dr. Russell Hancock, CEO of the Joint Venture Silicon Valley, which compiles the Silicon Valley Index each year, told Fox News Latino that the latest data shows the “glaring” education gap in the community is becoming more pronounced. More.