2026 Index News Coverage
Current News Coverage
March 17, 2026 - (San Jose Spotlight) - Fighting for an Affordable San Jose - Most are struggling to get by. That was the stark finding of the recently-released Joint Venture Silicon Valley’s 2026 Silicon Valley Index. More.
March 4, 2026 - (Palo Alto Online) - Distrust of Tech Drives Populist Fervor in Silicon Valley - Data from the Silicon Valley Index, a highly regarded annual report composed by the think tank Joint Venture Silicon Valley, supports strikingly different stories about this region. More.
March 1, 2026 - (Palo Alto Online) - It's Electrifying - According to the Silicon Valley Index, greenhouse gas emissions in Silicon Valley declined an estimated 29% between 2019 and 2025, largely due to cleaner electricity generation. More.
March 1, 2026 - (San Jose Mercury News) - AI Could Reshape 410,000 Local Jobs. Who Benefits and Who Doesn't? - 410k jobs in the region include tasks artificial intelligence can perform, according to the latest Silicon Valley Index, the annual report produced by think tank Joint Venture Silicon Valley. More.
March 1, 2026 - (San Jose Mercury News) - Silicon Valley's Town Hall. - That’s also true of the annual State of the Valley conference, held Friday morning at San Jose State, which is one of the top networking events on the calendar. More.
February 28, 2026 - (San Jose Spotlight) - Silicon Valley Tech Economy is Hot But Not Everyone Benefits - That’s one key message from this year’s Silicon Valley Index, an in-depth annual report card for the region from local think tank Joint Venture Silicon Valley. More.
February 26, 2026 - (NBC Bay Area) - Widening Wealth Gaps in Silicon Valley. Richest 10 percent hold 75 percent of the wealth. Joint Venture Silicon Valley CEO Russell Hancock weighs in. More.
February 26, 2026 - (Silicon Valley Business Journal) - Silicon Valley Sits on Plateau - “There was the drop during the pandemic but by 2022 we were back,” Russell Hancock, president and CEO of Joint Venture, said. “But we’ve sat on that plateau for four years running.” More.
February 26, 2026 - (San Jose Mercury News) - Here's Silicon Valley by the Numbers - The Silicon Valley Index—an annual report produced by Joint Venture Silicon Valley—shows a widening gap between those benefiting from investment-driven gains and those struggling. More.
February 25, 2026 - (San Jose Mercury News) - Silicon Valley's Rich Get Richer - Joint Venture Silicon Valley, the nonprofit behind the report, attributed the asset imbalance in large part to the venture capital model the region helped pioneer. More.
