Seamless Bay Area is hosting TRANSIT MONTH! Join in the fun and support awareness of our Bay Area transit system. #Transitmonth #transit @seamlessbayarea
Learn more:

https://sftransitriders.org/transitmonth/?link_id=1&can_id=e0977492d19757ee47a113eb2a735ca4&source=email-hot-transit-summer-find-out-whats-happening&email_referrer=email_2033440&email_subject=its-transit-month-___-start-logging-your-rides-today

Silicon Valley’s commercial space indicators reveal in Q2 of 2023 that many companies are continuing to adjust to new expectations around a remote and hybrid work culture.
#CRE #commercialrealestate #siliconvalleyrealestate #leasing

https://jointventure.org/2023-news-releases/2557-2023-q2-commercial-space-report-total-leasing-low-demand-for-space-recedes

Silicon Valley's July #unemployment rate improves slightly to 3.4%

The unemployment rate in Silicon Valley dropped slightly to 3.4% in July following two straight months of increases, according to analysis by Joint Venture Institute for Regional Studies.

“For Silicon Valley, the big picture is that this economy has had a remarkable two-and-a-half-year run of positive growth,” Joint Venture CEO Russell Hancock told the The Mercury News.

https://jointventure.org/2023-news-releases/2552-silicon-valley-s-july-unemployment-rate-improves-slightly-to-3-4

California Exodus?

“I think of Seattle as Silicon Valley with the same stuff. I mean, similarly fraught — rising prices and a lot of crowding,” Russell Hancock, CEO of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, said. Julia Prodis Sulek #economy #exodus

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/08/13/the-top-destination-for-bay-area-transplants-isnt-texas-or-florida-its-seattle

Meet Ashley Raggio, Chief Operating Officer at Joint Venture Silicon Valley. A visionary leader committed to transforming her community and to inspiring her young family to carry on a tradition of service and compassion, Ashley has a profound understanding of the inequities in Silicon Valley and has for years taken on roles that bring about positive change.

https://jointventure.org/read-more-profiles/2545-meet-ashley-raggio

Food insecurity has worsened in Silicon Valley! But there are solutions in progress. Joint Venture's Food Recovery Initiative is working with Peninsula Food Runners, who is welcoming volunteers who want to reduce food insecurities and food waste in Santa Clara County.

https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-free-food-pilot-feeds-those-in-need

Sign up at www.peninsulafoodrunners.org #peninsulafoodrunners #foodinsecurity

The #unemployment rate in #SiliconValley reached its highest level (3.5%) since October of 2021, when it was 3.8%.

https://jointventure.org/2023-news-releases/2542-silicon-valley-unemployment-rate-ticks-up-to-3-5-in-june

Working together makes us stronger!
The Santa Clara County Food Recovery Program was jointly created by all cities and unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County to champion food recovery and implement SB 1383, a new state law ensuring businesses donate surplus food or prevent surplus in the first place.

https://reducewaste.sccgov.org/food-recovery