RECAP – Marin Economic Briefing, 06/23/21
RECAP – Marin Economic Briefing, 04/06/21
RECAP – Forecasting the Future, 03/03/21
MEF Briefing, November 9 9:00AM
You Are Invited!
Please join MEF CEO Mike Blakeley and Chief Economist Rob Eyler for a 30-minute briefing on the current state of the Marin economy in the face of COVID-19.
When: Nov 9, 2020 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Marin Economic Briefing – MEF Webinar
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https://SonomaState.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YC7EcEOjTBGi3Vy_uTts6A
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RECAP – Marin Economic Briefing, 06/25/20
RECAP – Forecasting the Future
January 29th, 2020 – Forecasting the Future
The Event
The Marin Economic Forum (MEF), a public-private funded non-profit 501c (3) organization, is hosting the annual “Forecasting the Future” program on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. The event will take place from 7:30-10:30 in the beautiful Marin Civic Center Showcase theater in San Rafael. Forecasting the Future is a program that has been held in Marin County for the last 7 years and has been the signature event to discuss Marin’s economy with representatives of business, public officials and academics.
Event Focus — Spotlight on Business Retention & Expansion in Marin — 2020
The 2020 event will focus on business retention & expansion in Marin, sharing the results of a 6-month project led by MEF. The project, implemented in partnership with every Marin-based Chamber of Commerce as well as other leading business associations, will identify constraints and opportunities facing local businesses and then launch initiatives and actions to help those businesses succeed. The program will also feature the annual economic outlook at the national and local Marin level by Dr. Robert Eyler, Chief Economist at MEF.
Marin Center Showcase Theater
The keynote address will be delivered by Lenny Mendonca, Chief Economic and Business Advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom of California and Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO‐Biz). The program will have a dynamic format with guests enjoying an hour of open business networking with breakfast prior to the program. Guests will have opportunity to pose questions throughout the program. The program itself will be in an auditorium and guests will enjoy theatre-style seating while the speakers are on stage.
Compromise legislation will help spur apartment building near North Bay train stations
Two Northern California state legislators on Wednesday announced a deal to drive development of high-density housing near public transportation hubs in cities like Santa Rosa, Fairfield and Vallejo, without forcing smaller North Bay towns to allow apartment construction near Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit and Amtrak stations.
The compromise between Sens. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, and Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, both of whom want to reform state housing and zoning laws, provides a path forward for Wiener’s legislation to spur housing projects near train and ferry stations and bus stops with consistent and frequent service.
6/4 Blog Topic: Marin Transportation – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”
June 5, 2018
The Marin IJ’s “ Rail Spur Takes Shape” story reveals the so-called “train to nowhere” is about to go somewhere, with work occurring daily at the future Larkspur stop on the south side of Cal Park Tunnel. That stop, of course, is the link to the SMART train in downtown San Rafael and equally important, to the Golden Gate ferry system at the Larkspur Landing ferry terminal. The 2.1 mile extension has a budget of $55.3 million. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission has provided some of the funds for the extension, while a federal grant and local sales tax dollars are covering the rest of the cost for the extension.
Here’s the link to the Marin IJ’s story: Marin IJ Article
Two days later, another page 1A story appeared, “Commute in Marin Worst in the Bay Area.” Cringe! We knew it was bad, but the worst?
Overall, Marin residents take 32.3 minutes to get to work, while Bay Area-wide average time is 31.6 minutes, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Vital Signs program (http://www.vitalsigns.mtc.ca.gov/), which is designed to give Bay Area residents a snapshot of key transportation, land use, environmental and economic policy trends. Belvedere (40.6 minutes) and San Anselmo (35.5 minutes) had the longest average commutes while San Rafael averaged the shortest commute time (28.4 minutes). It’s worth a look at the story to learn more about Marin residents’ commute patterns. For example, 12.4% of us commute 60-89 minutes to get to work daily.
Here’s the IJ commute article: Marin IJ Article
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, creating more affordable housing, developing a local and highly competent workforce, improving our transportation systems and options and addressing inequality are all related, connected and inseparable, in good times and bad. Our mission is to address them individually and holistically so Marin can become a better version of itself.
-Robin
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