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Beyond boom and bust
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Office space has long served as a barometer for Silicon Valley’s economy, reflecting booms and busts, stops and starts, and periods of reinvention. Five years after the pandemic, with vacancy rates at historic highs, the region may now be grappling with a fundamentally different kind of disruption.
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| Elections |
How district-based voting is reshaping city councils
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Silicon Valley's city councils often lack representative diversity — a disparity that can be partially attributed to election methods. As of November 2024, the majority of Silicon Valley cities still employed at-large election systems, with council members elected by the entire city population.
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| Immigration |
Silicon Valley faces new H-1B policy landscape
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Silicon Valley’s reliance on highly skilled immigrant labor remains a defining feature of its innovation economy. As economics fluctuate and federal policy evolves, a growing concentration of approvals among large employers raises questions about the long-term adaptability of the visa system.
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| Remote work |
Here to stay, or just a pandemic hangover?
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With just 35% of desks occupied on a typical day, Bay Area tech firms are leading a quiet revolution in hybrid work. Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom says the shift is boosting retention without hurting performance, while reshaping where and how we live, work, and connect.
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