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Watch our 2017 video series on Silicon Valley’s economic and community health trends

Hosted by Joint Venture VP & Sr. Researcher, Rachel Massaro

video thumbnail The Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies piloted an Indicators video series in mid-2017, engaging the local community with weekly texts to their mobile devices. The videos included a variety of interesting facts about Silicon Valley’s economic and community health trends, and featured local experts from Joint Venture’s network of regional leaders. The series was hosted by Joint Venture VP & Sr. Researcher, Rachel Massaro, and powered by SmartStory Technologies.

The 16 videos from the pilot series are accessible below.

Computer and Internet Access

Video 1: Featuring David Witkowski, Joint Venture
details: Food, shelter, and connectivity. Why do Silicon Valley residents need them all?

Self Sufficiency (Part 1 of 2)

Video 2: Featuring Rachel Massaro, Joint Venture
details: Find out how much money you have to make in order to be self-sufficient in Silicon Valley.

Minimum Wage (Part 2 of 2)

Video 3: Featuring Rachel Massaro, Joint Venture
details: Find out what the minimum wage is in Silicon Valley’s cities, and if it’s enough for residents to be self-sufficient.

New Commercial Development

Video 4: Featuring Christan Basconcillo, JLL
details: Find out how aggressively-expanding tech companies and well-funded startups are driving development in Silicon Valley.

Trash Disposal

Video 5: Featuring Rachel Massaro, Joint Venture
details: Find out how many ‘elephant-loads’ of trash Silicon Valley residents dispose of every day.

Bicycling

Video 6: Featuring Russell Hancock, Joint Venture
details: Find out why Silicon Valley isn’t America’s biking capital (yet).

Commercial Vacancy

Video 7: Featuring Greg Matter, JLL
details: Find out how massive M&A deals are affecting Silicon Valley’s commercial vacancy rates.

IPOs

Video 8: Featuring Rachel Massaro, Joint Venture
details: We’re seeing fewer and fewer IPOs of Silicon Valley companies. Find out more about IPO trends since pre-recession.

Population Growth

Video 9: Featuring Rachel Massaro, Joint Venture
details: Find out when Silicon Valley’s population will hit 4 million.

Solar Installations

Video 10: Featuring Tom McCalmont, McCalmont Engineering
details: Find out what’s changing in the world of solar PV, and how Silicon Valley managed to install 43k residential rooftop systems over the past decade.

Picked Pockets

Video 11: Featuring Rachel Massaro, Joint Venture
details: If peter piper picked a peck of pockets, how many pockets were picked in Silicon Valley?

Voter Turnout by Age

Video 12: Featuring Matt Mahan, Brigade
details: You’ll be shocked to find out what share of Silicon Valley’s young adults actually voted in the last Presidential election.

Birth Rates

Video 13: Featuring Susan Smarr, Kaiser Permanente
details: Find out why Silicon Valley’s birthrate is dropping (hint: it’s not because hipsters hate minivans).

Indicators Site Tour

Video 14: Featuring Rachel Massaro, Joint Venture
details: For all our data-loving peeps! Take a tour of our online Silicon Valley data hub.

Water Use

Video 15: Featuring John Varela, Santa Clara Valley Water District
details: Was brown really the new green? Find out if Silicon Valley residents really conserved water during the drought.

Megacommuting

Video 16: Featuring Jon Haveman, Marin Economic Consulting
details: Megacommuters: Not the name of the new Transformers, but rising like Megatron’s evil forces. Find out why.