Indicator Spotlight | September 24, 2026
Gap Between Silicon Valley and U.S. Gas Prices Widens
By Rachel Massaro
Briefing Highlights | September 9, 2026
A Social Contract for AI Data Centers: Strategies for Responsible Growth
By Heidi Rodeback
Indicator Spotlight | August 27, 2026
Silicon Valley: One of the World's Most Global Communities
By Rachel Massaro
Data for Discussion | August 13, 2026
Back-to-school season returns. So do the costs.
By Rachel Massaro
Indicator Spotlight | August 5, 2026
Silicon Valley’s unemployment rate at 3.9%, with significant job growth in healthcare sector
By Danny Wessler
Data for Discussion | July 8, 2026
Where You Live, Where You Learn: How School Boundaries and Property Wealth Shape Educational Opportunity
By T. F. Tierney, PhD
Briefing Highlights | June 23, 2026
A Shared Challenge and a Regional Response: Preparing Santa Clara County for Wildfire
By Heidi Rodeback
Our Shared Economy | June 22, 2026
Health Insurance Premiums on the Rise
By Heidi Young
Data for Discussion | June 9, 2026
Silicon Valley School Revenues Exceed State and National Averages
By Rachel Massaro
Analysis | June 3, 2026
Bay Area residents felt the drop in crime last year
By Danny Wessler
Data for Discussion | May 2026
Most Common Surnames in Silicon Valley
By Rachel Massaro
Commentary | April 6, 2026
Hancock: Bay Area leaders have tools to fix housing. Are they bold enough to use them?
By Russell Hancock
Our Shared Economy | April 2026
Spike in Gas Prices Felt Beyond the Pump
By Heidi Young
Recap | April 2, 2026
State of the Valley 2026
By Heidi Rodeback
At the Blog | January 8, 2026
A Region in Motion: Who’s Leaving Silicon Valley and Why
By Rachel Massaro
At the Blog | December 17, 2025
Bay Area residents are feeling the squeeze of higher grocery prices
By Danny Wessler
Guest Insight | November 7, 2025
Can the Bay Area Build the Transit System It Deserves?
By Ian Griffiths
At the Blog | October 24, 2025
From Start-Up to Super-Aged: The Valley’s Most Inevitable Disruption
By Rachel Massaro
Our Shared Economy | October 2025
Acute local impacts: Silicon Valley’s concentrated exposure to H-1B policy
By Rachel Massaro
Our Shared Economy | September 2025
Ripple effects: How federal research cuts are impacting our regional economy
By Heidi Young
At the Blog | September 3, 2025
The impossible math of making ends meet
By Rachel Massaro
Commentary | August 18, 2025
Federal ruckus spells opportunity for the Bay Area
By Russell Hancock
Tech Workforce | August 2025
Back to the Bay? Tracking the distribution of Silicon Valley’s tech talent
By Danny Wessler
H-1B Visas | July 2025
From scrutiny to semantics: The policy shifts reshaping H‑1B access to Silicon Valley
By Rachel Massaro
At the Blog | July 14, 2025
Maximizing food recovery through convenient and dignified distribution systems
By Ciara Low
At the Blog | July 11, 2025
Beyond boom and bust: Silicon Valley office space faces a new reality
By Danny Wessler
At the Blog | July 11, 2025
Is Remote Work Here to Stay, or Just a Pandemic Hangover?
By Nicholas Bloom
At the Blog | June 27, 2025
Tackling Wasted Food Through Innovative Policy Adaptation
By Robin Franz Martin
At the Blog | June 20, 2025
From High Conflict to Democratic Dialogue: Skills for a Polarized Age
By Norman W. Spaulding
District Based Elections | June 2025
How district-based elections are gradually reshaping Silicon Valley’s city councils
By Heidi Young
At the Blog | June 17, 2025
Using Data and Technology to Optimize Food Waste Prevention and Edible Food Recovery
By Susan Miller-Davis
At the Blog | May 19, 2025
Silicon Valley and the Pandemic: Five Years Later
By Russell Hancock and Danny Wessler
At the Blog | April 7, 2025
Beyond the Briefings: Education and Civil Society
By Russell Hancock
At the Blog | April 7, 2025
Beyond the Briefings: Sustainability
By Russell Hancock
At the Blog | April 2, 2025
Tech Meets Policy: Leveraging AI for Smarter, More Efficient Local Government
By Cynthia Bailey, based on a briefing, with content generated by Zoom's AI Companion
At the Blog | February 4, 2024
Sea Level Rise and the San Francisco Bay Area: A Regional Approach to Adaptation
By Larry Goldzband
Local Elected Officials | January 2025
Roster of Silicon Valley local elected officials
At the Blog | December 18, 2024
The Path Forward: Tackling Homelessness in Silicon Valley
At the blog | December 2, 2024
The Bay Area’s housing crisis in national perspective
By Trenton Marlar
Our Shared Economy | November 2024
Silicon Valley’s FAIR Plan Shift: A $16 Million Regional Impact
By Rachel Massaro and Heidi Young
At the blog | November 6, 2024
State tax law opportunities to address inequality
By Annette Nellen
Home Affordability | November 2024
Silicon Valley home affordability
By Heidi Young
Tech Workforce | November 2024
Bay Area share of top tech workforce
By Daniel Wessler
Indicator Spotlight | July 29, 2024
School enrollment stability rates
By Heidi Young
The Big Picture | July 29, 2024
We've been here before
By Russell Hancock
Our Shared Economy | July, 10, 2024
Child Population Could Have Long-term Effects On Economy
By Rachel Massaro and Heidi Young
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