Jim Wunderman
Jim Wunderman
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What a difference three months make. This is strong news for our economy and Bay Area workers.
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In some cases they're cashing out, and in some cases they just can't afford to stay.
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As we suspected, that now appears to have been only a momentary shock, and the Bay Area business community expects the region's economy to steadily improve.
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This is a continued cry for help from the people stuck in traffic each day whose only option is to grip the steering wheel tighter. This is both a state and a regional failure to address the problem. We've really shortchanged infrastructure in the state and in the region over the past decade, and it's taken its toll.
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What a difference three months makes. This is strong news for our economy and Bay Area workers. Last quarter, with the hurricanes and spike in energy costs, local confidence plunged to the worst level in 33 months, and many survey respondents were considering postponing new hiring. As we suspected, that now appears to have been only a momentary shock, and the Bay Area business community expects the region's economy to steadily improve.