June 10, 2022 – The Joint Venture Silicon Valley board of directors today unanimously elected to its ranks Kelly Kline, Associate Vice President of Local Government Affairs at Stanford University.Kline has worked in Silicon Valley government for 30 years, focusing much of her career on public/private partnerships, urban revitalization, and strengthening key business growth sectors including life sciences, and clean technology. “We are pleased to welcome Kelly Kline, an accomplished leader, to the Joint Venture board,” said Russell Hancock, President & CEO of Joint Venture.
June 28, 2022 - Senate Bill 917, co-sponsored by Joint Venture, is making headway. The Bill sets meaningful deadlines for fare and wayfinding integration, and establishes service integration policies for the Bay Area’s 27 transit operators over the next three years. On June 27, the bill passed unanimously through the Assembly and on May 23 it cleared the Senate 29-2. The BART and VTA boards fully backed the bill after amendments were made to address operator concerns. SB 917 now moves to the Appropriations Committee for approval.
June 26, 2022 - When Michele Young served as a volunteer in the Peace Corps in Africa, she discovered a key inspiration for her life’s work. There, farmers faced ongoing drought, making do with a mere eleven inches of rainfall each year. Young’s CV tells the story of a person who has committed her entire career to the betterment of the environment and the sustainability of essential resources. She is Senior Management Analyst for Recycling and Waste Reduction for the County of Santa Clara and works with Joint Venture and its Food Recovery Initiative to implement SB 1383, the first law in the nation mandating certain businesses to donate the maximum possible amounts of their surplus food to those who don’t have enough.
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The 2022 Silicon Valley Index
Joint Venture CEO Russell Hancock summarized the major findings from the 2022 Silicon Valley Index at the annual State of the Valley conference held at Stanford University February 18. The report, produced by Joint Venture's Institute for Regional Studies, shows that an incongruous set of contradictions are still a common theme in Silicon Valley. Employment rebounded to pre-pandemic numbers and tech jobs went up 4%. VC hit new records, start-ups were brisk, and there were more IPOs than in any other year this century. Yet, health and wealth disparities were stratified by race and ethnicity. “Silicon Valley is showcasing our fabled dynamism but also exposing a whopping set of fallibilities,” said Hancock.
Joint Venture’s 2022 State of the Valley conference was held on February 18 as a hybrid event. You can view all the available sessions on our YouTube channel.
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.
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2022 Silicon Valley Index
An incongruous set of contradictions are still a common theme in Silicon Valley, according to the 2022 Silicon Valley Index, released by Joint Venture’s Institute for Regional Studies. Employment rebounded to pre-pandemic numbers and tech jobs went up 4%. VC hit new records, start-ups were brisk, and there were more IPOs than in any other year this century. Yet, health and wealth disparities were stratified by race and ethnicity.
Learn more about the Silicon Valley Index online at www.siliconvalleyindicators.org.
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 Commercial Space - Q1 2022
The Institute’s latest quarterly commercial real estate report prepared in partnership with JLL Silicon Valley showed Silicon Valley’s largest tech companies may have overcome pandemic-related setbacks in their return-to-office planning.
Unemployment Data Release - June 17, 2022
The unemployment rate in the Silicon Valley region decreased to 1.8% in May, lower than any other month over the past three decades.
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.
