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May 30: Silicon Valley Energy Storage Symposium
Register now for Joint Venture's third annual conference
May 15, 2012 - Seats are still available for Joint Venture's third annual Silicon Valley Energy Storage Symposium on Wednesday, May 30 in Mountain View, where clean tech leaders, officials and others from the public and private sectors will gather to hear the latest on this fast-growing need.The event includes keynote presentations from Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Cheryl A. LaFleur, Steve Berberich, President and Chief Executive Officer of the California ISO, and Imre Gyuk, Energy Storage Research Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Energy.
Click here for more information and registration.
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Santa Clara County celebrates solar project with Joint Venture
Ribbon-cutting with county officials marks successful collaboration
May 1, 2012 - Joint Venture joined today with Santa Clara County elected officials, staff and solar engineering and construction companies to celebrate the completion of the county’s 5.6-megawatt Solar Photovoltaic Project, which includes the installation of photovoltaic systems at eight county sites. Four of the installations were a part of the Silicon Valley Collaborative Renewable Energy Procurement Project organized by Joint Venture.“The Solar Photovoltaic Project is an important initiative that the board authorized to reduce our carbon footprint,” said Supervisor Dave Cortese.
Click here to read our Mercury News op-ed column.
Click here to read the complete news release.
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ABAG honors Grand Boulevard with Growing Smarter Together Award
Joint Venture initiative honored in Public-Private Partnership category
April 25, 2012 - The Association of Bay Area Governments has presented Joint Venture's Grand Boulevard initiative with its 2012 Growing Smarter Together Award in the Public-Private Partnership category for excellence in planning and development. The public-private category recognizes collaborative efforts between government and private or non-profit organizations that support the implementation of FOCUS goals in the Bay Area in terms of projects or plans. FOCUS is a regional development and conservation strategy that promotes a more compact land use pattern for the Bay Area.
Click here to watch a video about the Grand Boulevard Initiative.
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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.
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May on "Inside Silicon Valley"
Fridays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at noon on 1590 KLIV:
May 1, 2012 - California -- its economy, its politics and its future -- is the focus for our May lineup 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 include:May 4 & 6 - Mark Paul, author of "California Crackup"
May 11 & 13 - Jim Mayer, Executive Director, California Forward
May 18 & 20 - Tapan Munroe, economist and author
May 25 & 27 - Larry Gerston, Ph.D., political science professor and authorClick here to listen to the latest programs.
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Grand Boulevard wins ABAG planning award
The Association of Bay Area Governments has presented Joint Venture's Grand Boulevard initiative with its 2012 Growing Smarter Together Award in the Public-Private Partnership category for excellence in planning and development. This video describes the vision for Grand Boulevard.
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2012 Silicon Valley Index
The 2012 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.
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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Joint Venture In The News
May 11, 2012 - (San Jose Mercury News) - Op-Ed: Collaborative purchases of solar can save money for agencies: Organized by Joint Venture Silicon Valley, this regional effort was consistent with the county's goal of innovating the way resources are used, conserved and planned. More.
May 2, 2012 - (San Mateo Patch) - Grand Boulevard Initiative Wins Regional Award: The initiative -- comprised of 19 cities, counties and agencies -- was recognized for its work as a public-private partnership by the Association of Bay Area Governments. More.
May 1, 2012 - (TheAtlanticCities.com) - Regional Planning Done Right: A second and very different example of municipalities working together to address common issues is the Grand Boulevard Initiative in California’s Silicon Valley, an attempt to transform one of the country’s most notorious commercial corridors. More.
April 24, 2012 - (Electronics Weekly) - Globalpress Summit: Wacky Valley: Silicon Valley is buzzing again with 42,000 jobs added last year according to Joint Venture Silicon Valley, and with the average engineering salary topping $100,000, according to Forbes. More.
April 21, 2012 - (San Jose Mercury News) - O'Brien: Welcome to the new and expanded Silicon Valley: "It's a head-scratcher for us, but we're going to have to grapple with this," Hancock said. "This is a technology region, but how do you define and measure it? ... The day is going to have to come when we incorporate San Francisco into those measurements." More.
April 2, 2012 - (NBC Bay Area) - Immigration Balances Bay Area Population Drain: "We are not creating midrange jobs that create growth and employ large numbers of people," said Russell Hancock, the CEO of Joint Venture Silicon Valley. More.
March 30, 2012 - (Bay Citizen) - Bay Area Residents Leaving in Droves: "The economy's changed," said Russell Hancock, president and CEO of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a research group backed by businesses and local governments. More.
Source: The Bay Citizen (http://s.tt/18wQp)
Source: The Bay Citizen (http://s.tt/18wQp)
March 18, 2012 - (Toronto Star) - Silicon Valley: Don't Worry, Be Happy. America's Future is Here: Median incomes in the Valley ... have passed $86,000 and are headed north. “That’s among the highest of any region in America,” says Russell Hancock, whose Joint Venture: Silicon Valley group produces an annual State of the Valley report. Video.
March 12, 2012 - (Contra Costa Times) - Bay Area Economy is Rebounding, but Long-Term Hazards Loom: "We are not looking for handouts, we are not looking for relief," said Russell Hancock, president of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network. More.
February 27, 2012 - (Associated Press) - Recovery Bypasses Silicon Valley Non-Tech Workers: But that recovery has not had the same ripple effect on the region as a whole compared to previous tech booms, said Russell Hancock, head of Joint Venture, one of the groups behind the index. More.
February 24, 2012 - (New York Times) - Silicon Valley Neighbors, Facing Vastly Different Tax Rates: “...or we are going to have to rethink our whole system,” said Emmett Carson, the chief executive of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which along with another nonprofit group, Joint Venture Silicon Valley, released a report this month calling for major revisions to Proposition 13. More.
February 23, 2012 - (Scripps News) - Economic Divide in Silicon Valley is Huge: For the region's better off and better educated, 2011 was a "bonanza," in the words of Russell Hancock, CEO of the nonprofit Joint Venture Silicon Valley, which co-produced the survey. But, hold the celebrations. More.
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