Check out PacificCBPR’s latest research brief on shifting commuter trends in the North San Joaquin Valley region before COVID-19. It could affect San Joaquin COG’s future transportation planning. bit.ly/3eEl9Mm

New Pacific CBPR brief highlights changing trends in commuter patterns up until the onset of the pandemic. sjcog.org/CivicAlerts.as…

#CAcomeback plan is regions-up & community driven. Esp excited about the $750M Comm Econ Resilience Fund, $500M REAP investment, & $25M regional adaptation grants--all give regions tools to plan & implement strategies for econ recovery & transition to a carbon neutral future.

All 15 winners are from coastal counties. What are the odds of that? sacbee.com/news/politics-…

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/con… GlobalSF : So Future podcast, with Dr. Jeffrey Michael, Executive Director of the Center for Business and Policy Research in the Eberhardt School of Business and Professor of Public Policy in the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific.

Important appointment. A "shift in focus" for MWD should be beneficial to the environment and economy of California. latimes.com/environment/st…

Clears throat: Tiiiimmmmbberrr

No Soil. No Growing Seasons. Just Add Water and Technology. nytimes.com/2021/07/06/din…

Biggest earthquake we have ever felt in the Delta?

The Importance of Competition for the American Economy whitehouse.gov/cea/blog/2021/…

Transformational change. Article cites CBPR reports and Director Thomas Pogue. recordnet.com/story/news/loc… via Recordnet

This is BIG! Representatives of 3 planning agencies in the Northern California #Megaregion are backing a slate of 12 transportation improvement projects. Remember where you first heard of the #MegaregionDozen. Read more: bit.ly/3AWm0SL. MTC Bay Area San Joaquin COG SACOG

At least 1,000 jobs to be created at new Tesla factory in Lathrop producing Megapacks recordnet.com/story/news/loc… via Recordnet

ARE Update finds drought will not drastically affect CA farmers’ revenue dailycal.org/2021/11/08/are…

New column: California housing crisis drifts toward political war - CalMatters calmatters.org/commentary/202…

Pacific stands out among California private, non-profits in the Economic Mobility Index. (note: upper right quadrant is best, UOP is doing more than many publics too.) public.tableau.com/shared/JSSPBGS… via Tableau Public

U.S. almond exports down double-digits farmprogress.com/tree-nuts/us-a…

Electricity use would surge under California’s new climate plan - CalMatters calmatters.org/environment/20…

California’s HOME Act Turns One: Data and Insights from the First Year of Senate Bill 9 ternercenter.berkeley.edu/research-and-p…

“I’ve never seen a community work so hard against itself”: Will #Stockton reject critical flood protection improvements? Important column today from Mike Fitzgerald stocktonia.org/news/opinion/2… #cawater San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency