SAMCEDA http://samceda.org San Mateo County Economic Development Association Thu, 16 May 2013 17:14:40 +0000 en hourly 1 Wells Fargo Releases: California’s Broadening Economic Recovery REport http://samceda.org/wells-fargo-releases-californias-broadening-economic-recovery-report/ http://samceda.org/wells-fargo-releases-californias-broadening-economic-recovery-report/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:14:09 +0000 samcedawebadmin http://samceda.org/?p=1711

Wells Fargo releases, “California’s Broadening Economic Recovery” report which states strong growth in the technology sector continues to drive California’s economic recovery, propelling growth throughout the Bay Area.

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Peninsula Fleet Share is an 18-month demonstration program whose purpose is to facilitate vehicle sharing arrangements among public, private, and nonprofit organizations in San Mateo County.

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]]> http://samceda.org/samtrans-introduces-peninsula-fleet-share-program/feed/ 0 San Mateo County “Sweet 16″ http://samceda.org/san-mateo-county-sweet-16/ http://samceda.org/san-mateo-county-sweet-16/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:58:29 +0000 samcedawebadmin http://samceda.org/?p=1621 According to a recent article in the San Francisco Business Times, San Mateo County is home to 16 of the “100 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area.”

]]> http://samceda.org/san-mateo-county-sweet-16/feed/ 0 “Next Big Thing” San Mateo County Startups http://samceda.org/next-big-thing-san-mateo-county-startups/ http://samceda.org/next-big-thing-san-mateo-county-startups/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:34:47 +0000 samcedawebadmin http://samceda.org/?p=1576 Learn More...]]> According to a recent article in the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, San Mateo County is home to 7 startups pegged as the “Next Big Thing” in the Wall Street Journal’s annual ranking of the most promising new venture-backed companies. To be considered, companies had to receive venture funding in the past three years and be valued at under $1 billion.

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]]> http://samceda.org/next-big-thing-san-mateo-county-startups/feed/ 0 Caltrain News: CTC Votes to Release $39.8 Million to Advance Caltrain Modernization Project http://samceda.org/caltrain-news-ctc-votes-to-release-39-8-million-to-advance-caltrain-modernization-project/ http://samceda.org/caltrain-news-ctc-votes-to-release-39-8-million-to-advance-caltrain-modernization-project/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:35:32 +0000 samcedawebadmin http://samceda.org/?p=1567 Learn More...]]> In the first major milestone to advance Caltrain electrification from the High Speed Rail ‘early investment’ program, the California Transportation Commission voted to release $39.8 million in allocations for critical work to advance the Caltrain Modernization Program and prepare the corridor for a future blended system with California High Speed Rail. The funding will be used to further design work for Caltrain’s advanced signal system project known as the Communications Based Overlay Signal System with Positive Train Control (CBOSS PTC).

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]]> http://samceda.org/caltrain-news-ctc-votes-to-release-39-8-million-to-advance-caltrain-modernization-project/feed/ 0 High-Speed Rail Authority Applauds Release of Prop1A Funds for Local Rail Improvements http://samceda.org/high-speed-rail-authority-applauds-release-of-prop1a-funds-for-local-rail-improvements/ http://samceda.org/high-speed-rail-authority-applauds-release-of-prop1a-funds-for-local-rail-improvements/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:14:32 +0000 samcedawebadmin http://samceda.org/?p=1571 “The early investment of funds for modernization and improvements to local rail systems is key to delivering a 21st Century Rail Modernization Plan. The investments pave the way for electrification and bringing world-class rail to the Peninsula,” said Jeff Morales, CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority.”

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]]> http://samceda.org/high-speed-rail-authority-applauds-release-of-prop1a-funds-for-local-rail-improvements/feed/ 0 Cindy Chavez and Rosanne Foust: Only ‘Declinists’ Oppose California’s High-Speed Rail http://samceda.org/cindy-chavez-and-rosanne-foust-only-%e2%80%98declinists%e2%80%99-oppose-california%e2%80%99s-high-speed-rail/ http://samceda.org/cindy-chavez-and-rosanne-foust-only-%e2%80%98declinists%e2%80%99-oppose-california%e2%80%99s-high-speed-rail/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:03:09 +0000 samcedawebadmin http://samceda.org/?p=1519 Learn More...]]> The OpEd in the Mercury News on CA High Speed Rail and Caltrain electrification went statewide in the Daily Clips section of the High Speed Rail e-newsletter.

“California needs to start thinking big again and not give in to “declinists,” critics of progress who rear their heads when we need to move forward. This is especially true of high-speed rail….”

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]]> http://samceda.org/cindy-chavez-and-rosanne-foust-only-%e2%80%98declinists%e2%80%99-oppose-california%e2%80%99s-high-speed-rail/feed/ 0 Business Snapshot of Governor’s Proposed Budget http://samceda.org/business-snapshot-of-governor%e2%80%99s-proposed-budget/ http://samceda.org/business-snapshot-of-governor%e2%80%99s-proposed-budget/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:14:38 +0000 samcedawebadmin http://samceda.org/?p=817
  • Modify legislation that was approved in February of 2009 that allowed multi-state and multinational corporations to choose between two methods for stemming the share of their profits that would be taxed in California beginning in 2011.
  • Eliminate tax breaks linked to the state’s enterprise zone and other geographically targeted programs.
  • Loan $362.3 million from the Unemployment Compensation Disability Fund (State Disability Insurance (SDI) fund) to the General Fund to pay interest due on loans from the Federal Unemployment Account (FUA). The Employment Development Department (EDD) began borrowing from the FUA to pay Unemployment insurance benefits in January 2009 when the state’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) fund became insolvent.
  • Provide $19.5 million to continue the EDD’s Automated Collection Enhancement System (ACES) for auditing the payment of employer payroll taxes.
  • $84.4 million in federal funds from the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 for the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program.
  • Provides additional funds from the Public Transportation Account to local transit agencies to maintain the higher level of funding provided by the fuel tax swap enacted by the legislature in March 2010

    • Download full Executive Summary prepared by the California Budget Project

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  • Modify legislation that was approved in February of 2009 that allowed
    multi-state and multinational corporations to choose between two
    methods for stemming the share of their profits that would be taxed in
    California beginning in 2011.
  • Eliminate tax breaks linked to the state’s enterprise zone and other
    geographically targeted programs.
  • Loan $362.3 million from the Unemployment Compensation Disability Fund
    (State Disability Insurance (SDI) fund) to the General Fund to pay
    interest due on loans from the Federal Unemployment Account (FUA). The
    Employment Development Department (EDD) began borrowing from the FUA
    to pay Unemployment insurance benefits in January 2009 when the
    state’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) fund became insolvent.
  • Provide $19.5 million to continue the EDD’s Automated Collection
    Enhancement System (ACES) for auditing the payment of employer payroll
    taxes.
  • $84.4 million in federal funds from the Small Business Jobs and Credit
    Act of 2010 for the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program.
  • Provides additional funds from the Public Transportation Account to
    local transit agencies to maintain the higher level of funding
    provided by the fuel tax swap enacted by the legislature in March 2010

    • Download full Executive Summary prepared by the California Budget
    Project

    ]]>     http://samceda.org/business-snapshot-of-governor%e2%80%99s-proposed-budget/feed/ 0     Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) http://samceda.org/bay-conservation-and-development-commission-bcdc/ http://samceda.org/bay-conservation-and-development-commission-bcdc/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:13:38 +0000 samcedawebadmin http://samceda.org/?p=815 Related news from BCDC]]> Revised draft of Bay Plan Amendments and BCDC’s Strategic Plan: How
    will the revised draft of the Bay Plan Amendments (anticipated release
    will be in the first quarter 2011) reflect stakeholder input from the
    business, development and local communities perspectives?
    Related news from BCDC

    ]]>     http://samceda.org/bay-conservation-and-development-commission-bcdc/feed/ 0     Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) http://samceda.org/bay-area-air-quality-management-district-baaqmd/ http://samceda.org/bay-area-air-quality-management-district-baaqmd/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:11:38 +0000 samcedawebadmin http://samceda.org/?p=813 Read one opinion from Buchalter Nemer]]> How will the new CEQA thresholds for toxic air contaminants affect
    infill development on the Peninsula?
    Read one opinion from Buchalter Nemer

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