November 20, 2020 - Silicon Valley’s unemployment rate slipped down by another 1.1 percentage points in October, according to analysis released today by Joint Venture Silicon Valley’s Institute for Regional Studies. Yet, as of mid-October, approximately 90,000 people remain unemployed in Silicon Valley. “While the month-over-month job growth for certain industries – such as retail and restaurants – is impressive, the industry-specific employment numbers are still well below where they were at this time last year,” said Rachel Massaro, the Institute’s Director of Research.
November 20, 2020 - The Joint Venture board of directors has elected two new leaders to their ranks. Ted Bojorquez is executive vice president of the Silicon Valley region for California Bank of Commerce. Raquel González is Bank of America’s Silicon Valley Market President. “We are grateful and excited to have these individuals join the board and bring their unique talents, expertise, and perspectives to the work of Joint Venture,” said Russell Hancock, president and CEO of Joint Venture.
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November 20, 2020 - Joint Venture’s Silicon Valley Talent Partnership (SVTP) has launched PRO-Files, a new LinkedIn group for leaders, volunteers and partners who are passionate about pro bono service. Members are encouraged to share information and opportunities, ask questions, and celebrate success stories. Even those who are just curious about how to get started with a project or how to volunteer are welcome to join. 
November 20, 2020 - Clara County’s Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission has recognized Joint Venture’s food recovery efforts with additional grants to continue its work. The County's most recent grant of $80,000 recognizes the initiative's success in reducing, re-using, and recycling food and materials that would otherwise go to the landfills. Joint Venture's work has also been supported by generous donations from Wells Fargo Bank.
November 20, 2020 - Christina Briggs is deputy city manager and economic development director for the City of Fremont. She will soon wrap up her term as chair of Joint Venture’s Silicon Valley Economic Development Alliance (SVEDA). At Fremont, her job is to facilitate business expansion, commercial development, and position the City as a high tech manufacturing leader in Silicon Valley. She relates that 2020 has been one stream of emergencies after another. First came the pandemic, followed by civil unrest which created difficult conversations about equity, policing, and race. And then . . . wildfires.
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Briefing on the 2020 Silicon Valley Index
Silicon Valley leaders gathered on February 14, 2020 for the 16th-annual State of the Valley conference. Russell Hancock, Joint Venture’s President and CEO, provided a comprehensive briefing of the data contained in the 2020 edition of the Silicon Valley Index, produced by Joint Venture’s Institute for Regional Studies. Hancock emphasizes that, “…the most prodigious regional economy in the history of regional economies,” is tempered by income inequality, homelessness, and impossible transportation woes.
Learn more about the Silicon Valley Index online at www.siliconvalleyindicators.org.
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Silicon Valley Commercial Space - Q3 2020
The Institute’s latest quarterly commercial real estate report prepared in partnership with JLL Silicon Valley showed a significant decline in commercial leasing activity and a rise in office space vacancies near transit stations.
Research Brief: Food Insecurity & Distribution
The Institute’s latest research brief illustrates how the region’s residents have fared during the pandemic, outlining the impact of the decline in employment on regional food needs, and the rapid response of emergency food distribution efforts.
Silicon Valley COVID-19 Impacts: Transportation, Emissions & Air Quality
The Institute has released a report that examines the reduction in Silicon Valley’s regional ground and air transportation, declines in traffic delays, as well as the impact of those reductions on transportation-related injury crashes, regional air quality, and greenhouse gas emissions.
Silicon Valley Index - 2020
Silicon Valley continues its upward spiral with employment growth, eye-popping land transactions, and venture capital flowing into record numbers of megadeals. Yet conditions are harsh for the broad peripheries of the population as inequality reaches new dimensions.
Learn more about the Silicon Valley Index online at www.siliconvalleyindicators.org.
Bridging The Gap (Second Edition) - December 2019
Written primarily for municipal employees, elected local government officials, and civic leaders to help guide their understanding of new and future wireless technologies, this second edition of Bridging The Gap (first published in 2016) updates previous material on the socio-economic value of wireless technologies and the interplay of local vs. federal public policy regarding permitting and costs, and adds sixteen pages of new material on topics including; 5G cellular, CBRS, and reviews of peer-reviewed scientific and academic studies on electromagnetic field (EMF) safety.
