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A Grand Plan to Make Silicon Valley Into an Urban Paradise

JAN 9 2013 Maybe the suburban land of the tech giants could become a thriving dense metropolis. An early BART concept sketch (Scanned by Eric Fischer)   Ken Layne has an intriguing suggestion about my beloved metro area: San Francisco, he writes, is not actually the Manhattan to Oakland’s Brooklyn, but rather “the Brooklyn to an Continue Reading... Read More


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San Mateo County’s Unemployment Rate 2nd Lowest in State

Bay City News Service Unemployment rates declined in many Bay Area counties in December and held steady statewide, according to data released Friday. California’s unemployment rate remained unchanged from November at 9.8 percent, and was distinctly down from the 11.2-percent rate seen a year ago in December, according to the California Employment Development Department (CA EDD). Unemployment rates Continue Reading... Read More






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“Business is Good and Business Brings Opportunity” ~ SAMCEDA

Who is SAMCEDA: SAMCEDA (San Mateo County Economic Development Association) is the oldest business organization on the Peninsula, incorporated in 1953 to promote development, and initially known as the San Mateo County Development Association. Original members were real estate and development firms wanting to create the infrastructure that could support business and provide jobs for Continue Reading... Read More