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Silicon Valley EDA Broker Breakfast June 27
Updates from Los Altos, Los Gatos, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto and San Jose
June 17, 2013 - Joint Venture's Silicon Valley Economic Development Alliance invites commercial brokers, retail specialists and others to learn about current and upcoming opportunities in downtowns across the region at a special Broker Breakfast at the Garden Court Hotel in downtown Palo Alto on Thursday, June 27. Speakers from Los Altos, Los Gatos, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto and San Jose will present updates on activity and issues in their communities. The event, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m, includes continental breakfast, networking and dialogue with the panelists.
RSVP at info [at] siliconvalleyonline [dot] org.
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Joint Venture adds board members from Google, SVB, McKinsey & Co.
Minnie Ingersoll, Stephan Eberle, Michael Uhl approved at quarterly meeting
June 14, 2013 - Joint Venture Silicon Valley today announced the election of Minnie Ingersoll of Google, Stephan Eberle of SVB Financial Group and Michael Uhl of McKinsey & Company to its board of directors at the board's quarterly meeting in San Jose.
Ingersoll is a principal at Google, where she leads projects to apply technical solutions to foster effective, open and innovative societies. Eberle is assistant general counsel and practice head for Silicon Valley Bank’s global commercial banking business lines. Uhl is a partner in the Silicon Valley office of McKinsey & Company with more than 20 years of experience driving significant EBITDA and working capital improvements across the industrial, semiconductor, electronic and energy/solar industries.
Click here to read the news release.
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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 supports effort to expand air service
Want more flights from SJC? Tell the airlines in this brief survey.
June 10, 2013 - Joint Venture is supporting efforts by Mineta San Jose International Airport to bring more flights to Silicon Valley, and now you can, too. Simply complete this brief survey telling the airlines where you want to go.
The survey lists 12 domestic and 28 international destinations you can highlight as cities you want to fly to or from. The more responses there are, the stronger our case will be. Together, we can get the service you want and we all deserve at SJC.
Click here to complete the survey.
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Monthly Spotlight: Joint Venture Leaders in Depth
Judith Greig, Notre Dame de Namur & Joint Venture Board Member
May 25, 2013 - It says something about Notre Dame de Namur University President Judith Maxwell Greig that she would conclude a wide-ranging interview about herself without once mentioning her undying passion for the Chicago Bears and that she knows every player and all the stats.The stats that she is far more bullish on, however, are those showing the progress Notre Dame de Namur has made opening the doors to higher education in San Mateo County not only for women but also for Hispanics and other first generation college students.
Click here to read Greig’s full profile.
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This Month on "Inside Silicon Valley"
Fridays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at noon on 1590 KLIV:
June 1, 2013 - Public transit, regional and municipal planning and business trends in Silicon Valley 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:June 7 & 9: Mark Simon, Executive Officer for Public Affairs, Caltrain and SamTrans
June 14 & 16: Will Travis, Sea level rise consultant, and Leah Toeniskoetter, Director, SPUR San Jose
June 21 & 23: Bruce Liedstrand, Common Sense Community Design, and Daniel Zack, Downtown Development Coordinator, Redwood City
June 28 & 30: Peter Delevett, Business Columnist, San Jose Mercury NewsClick 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.
Russell Hancock's Briefing on the 2013 Index
In this video from the 2013 State of the Valley Conference, Joint Venture CEO Russell Hancock briefs the 1500 people in attendance on the highlights in the annual Silicon Valley Index, noting that a surge of prosperity and the highest rate of job growth in a decade has propelled Silicon Valley out of the recession, but challenges remain that bar many residents from sharing in the region’s newfound success.
The comprehensive analysis of the economic strength and overall health of Silicon Valley showed that in spite of vigorous economic progress, uneven income patterns, a slow housing recovery and a widening education gap are keeping many from sharing equally in the recovery, particularly Hispanics and African Americans.The Special Analysis section of the Index also indicated that the growth of tech companies and jobs in San Francisco raise important questions about the Bay Area as a region.
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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
June 5, 2013 - (San Jose Mercury News) - Op-ed by Dr. Ted Tasch - Health care revolution: Network upgrades needed to take full advantage of advances in wireless medicine: My work as co-chair of the Wireless Communications Initiative at Joint Venture Silicon Valley has reinforced my belief that carriers and cities need to collaborate. More.
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.