January 21, 2022 - The employment rate in the Silicon Valley region is now on par with mid-March 2020, just prior to shelter-in-place orders for the Bay Area. Silicon Valley employers added more than 10,300 workers between mid-November and mid-December and the unemployment rate dropped to 2.9%, according to analysis by Joint Venture’s Institute for Regional Studies. “Despite positive news related to the unemployment rate, the economic landscape continues to evolve," said Ryan Young, affiliated researcher at the Institute. Industries such as Professional and Business Services and Information are undergoing strong growth; others such and Leisure and Hospitality sit far below pre-pandemic levels.”
January 24, 2022 - On January 14, 70 elected officials, urban planners, policymakers, and advocates were convened by Joint Venture to consider the possibility of a bicycle thoroughfare on El Camino Real. Participants envision a north-south route traversing four cities that would provide a high-quality connection suitable for riders of all ages and abilities. Participating jurisdictions provided brief reports, latest policy developments, and the challenges a Peninsula Bikeway would need to surmount.
January 24, 2022 - Jim Wunderman, President and CEO of the Bay Area Council, a public policy and advocacy organization formed in 1945, has signed on as a panelist for the upcoming State of the Valley conference. The Council includes more than 325 member companies across a wide range of industries and has partnered in numerous ballot measure campaigns that have secured tens of billions of dollars for transportation, affordable housing, early education, climate resilience, and healthcare.
January 24, 2022 - 2022 State of the Valley is just weeks away! Tshaka Menelik Imhotep Campbell is Poet Laureate for Santa Clara County with an international reputation who will share his art with attendees. He has performed with the Nuyorican national poetry slam team and the Da Poetry Lounge (DPL) slam team and earned the Grand Champion title in San Francisco and Hollywood. In 2010, he was honored with the UK Unsigned Artist award in poetry. The poet has toured a number of US cities and across the globe, featuring at venues such as the legendary Apollo Theatre and the O2 in London England.
January 24, 2022 - Performance is what brings that "town hall" feel to State of the Valley. This year, Stanford Taiko, a student music group dedicated to the art of Japanese drumming, will take to the stage at the in-person event with their energetic Taiko spirit. The group has gained international recognition through its program of regular touring. Taiko is the Japanese word for drum. In North America, this term is used to describe both the Japanese drum itself and the art form of kumidaiko (ensemble drumming with Japanese drums). The event will also stream live.
January 24, 2022 - Eugene Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist for The Washington Post and Political Analyst at MSNBC, will be the featured speaker at the 2022 State of the Valley Conference on February 18. Robinson will deliver his special brand of insight and straight-talking style as he considers Silicon Valley in the broader national context. He will also view our region through the lens of equity and inclusion, the very same lens that won him the Pulitzer in 2009. The hybrid event will take place at Stanford with seating limited to 300 and will livestream via BrandLive. Tickets are available now. 
January 22, 2022 - The 2022 State of the Valley conference will take place February 18 at Stanford University. Washington Post Pulitzer Prize-winning columnust Eugene Robinson will serve as keynote. The hybrid event will be held in person and livestreamed. The program will present a region rife with contradiction as we climb our way out of the pandemic: the indicators will present the world's most prodicious regional economy, while at the same time exhibiting the nation's starkest income divides. A panel of subject-matter experts will help us make sense of it. Tickets are available now. 
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The 2021 Silicon Valley Poll | October 12
The Silicon Valley Poll is an extensive public opinion survey placed in the field annually by Joint Venture and its research arm, the Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies. Carried out in partnership with The Mercury News and Bay Area News Group, the Poll tracks recurring questions probing how residents feel about the general direction of the region and their stance on a range of policy and planning questions. Each year the poll also poses timely and topical questions about current events.
The inaugural installment of the Silicon Valley Poll was released on October 12, 2021, and will subsequently be released on an annual basis.
The 2021 Silicon Valley Index: Tale of Two Valleys
Joint Venture CEO Russell Hancock summarized the major findings from the 2021 Silicon Valley Index at the annual State of the Valley conference held online February 23-24. The report showed the region in a state of bifurcation with the tech sector mounting record numbers while the in-person economy shuttered. "We are not one but two Valleys," Hancock explained, with charts showing the nation's most pronounced income inequality and troubling racial disparities, even while Silicon Valley's driving industries filled a crucial (and highly profitable) role in the global pandemic.
Joint Venture’s 2021 State of the Valley conference was held entirely online this year over two consecutive days, February 23 and 24. You can view all the sessions on our YouTube channel.
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2021 Silicon Valley Poll
According to the Silicon Valley Poll, Bay Area residents (65%) feel a strong sense of belonging to their region. Yet the majority believe the quality of life has grown worse. More than half (56%) plan to move out of the Bay Area in the next few years. The poll was placed in the field by the Institute for Regional Studies in partnership with the Bay Area News Group.
Silicon Valley Index - 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of Silicon Valley’s economy and the greater community, according to the 2021 Index, released by Joint Venture’s Institute for Regional Studies. From the health impacts of the virus, to its effect on employment, IPOs, childcare, hunger, and housing, the pandemic has plowed through every sector, often with long-term implications. As a timely addition this year, the Index includes a section devoted to the impacts of COVID.
Learn more about the Silicon Valley Index online at www.siliconvalleyindicators.org.
Silicon Valley Commercial Space - Q3 2021
The Institute’s latest quarterly commercial real estate report prepared in partnership with JLL Silicon Valley showed leasing activity in the Silicon Valley market has become less volatile in the third quarter and investment activity is brisk.
Silicon Valley Multifamily Housing - September 16, 2021
The Silicon Valley Multifamily Housing report provides a snapshot of the trends in the region’s housing market for residential structures with more than one dwelling unit in the same building.
Economic Impacts to Residential Real Estate from Small Wireless Facilities - July 2021
This study focused on whether objective evidence in real estate sales records show residential real estate valuation impacts from small wireless facilities or “small cells,” concluded that small cell facilities do not have an appreciable effect on nearby property valuations. It was authored by David Witkowski, executive director of Joint Venture’s civic technology initiative and Ralph B. McLaughlin, chief economist and senior vice president of analytics at Haus.com.
