Topic: San Jose

May 30, 2019 • Press Release

2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum Speaker Biographies

Judge Steven C. Teske, Morning Keynote Speaker Judge Steven C. Teske is the Chief Judge of the Juvenile Court of the Clayton Judicial Circuit. He was appointed juvenile court judge […]

February 8, 2019

What Does Transit ‘Access to Jobs’ Actually Measure?

A recent study, “Access Across America: Transit 2017,” by Andrew Owen and Brendan Murphy of the University of Minnesota, claims that accessibility to jobs by transit increased between 2016 and 2017. By […]

September 4, 2018

2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum Agenda

The 2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum is slated for Friday, September 7, 2018 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. PDF Version: Agenda 2018 2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum AGENDA 7:30-8:00 Breakfast Buffet […]

August 17, 2018

2018 Forum Focuses on Georgia’s Imminent Challenges

Policy experts take on education, health care, criminal justice and pensions. By Benita M. Dodd Four issues; four times as many experts. In a nutshell, that’s the 2018 Georgia Legislative […]

October 20, 2017

Friday Facts: October 20, 2017

It’s Friday! Policy Rewind: If you missed the 2017 Georgia Legislative Forum October 13, you are in luck. We captured the whole day on video. Download PowerPoint presentations and view […]

October 13, 2017

Friday Fact: October 13, 2017

It’s Friday! Today’s the day! We’re at the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel with state and national experts discussing taxes, health care and education […]

March 17, 2017

Friday Facts: March 17, 2017

It’s Friday! Events March 23: The deadline is Tuesday to sign up for the Foundation’s March Leadership Breakfast, “Capitol Insight,” with keynote speaker Lynn Westmoreland, who retired recently after six […]

November 4, 2016

Friday Facts: November 4, 2016

It’s Friday! November 11: The deadline is Tuesday to register to attend the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award! Have you reserved your seat yet? The Freedom Award […]

November 17, 2015

Land Use Regulations Hike the Cost of Housing

Cities with lower levels of traditional land-use regulation remain relatively affordable. Restrictive land use regulations include parking limits, minimum lot sizes, “inclusionary” zoning and urban growth boundaries. They are an […]

October 7, 2013

Trains Have Limited Value in Contemporary, Urban Transit

By Joel Kotkin To many in the transit business – that is, people who seek to profit from the development and growth of buses, trains and streetcars – Southern California is often […]

February 1, 2013

Friday Facts: February 1, 2013

February 1, 2013 It’s Friday! February 19: Did you know that Georgia had the nation’s fourth-highest foreclosure rate in 2012? Who’s to blame? Greedy bankers? Corrupt politicians? Ignorant homeowners? Find out […]

July 19, 2011

Terry Moe: The Online Learning Revolution

Education expert Terry Moe writing in today’s Wall Street Journal: Online learning now allows schools to customize coursework to each child, with all kids working at their own pace, receiving instant […]

January 11, 2008

Rail’s No Way In or To San Jose

San Jose’s Valley Transit Authority couldn’t have shown the downside of light rail at a more inopportune moment. By Benita M. Dodd For those who love to watch the passing […]

October 19, 2007

Commentary: Slow-Growth Plans and Regulations Lose the Way for San Jose

By Randal O’Toole California is a garden of Eden, A paradise to live in or see; But believe it or not, you won’t find it so hot If you ain’t […]

March 31, 2006

Commentary: The Hidden Cost of “Planning”

By Randal O’Toole Planners rarely say, even among themselves, that one goal of growth-management planning is to drive up housing prices in order to discourage people from living on large […]