Monthly Archives : January 2014

Who! Me? Elderly!


I’m concerned! I read an advert in the paper that urged seniors to get ready for the end of their working years and focus on their stock portfolios so they could move on, well provided for in their waning years. Horrific! One, we know many seniors can’t afford to retire, much less dream of piling up a robust portfolio. Two,…

A New Dawn for San Jose


They say it is darkest before the dawn. Political opportunism and excessively stringent fiscal policies have led a city that was once a proud bastion of progressive leadership and ideals,  down a dark path where the Mayor and Council majority are waging war on their own employees. An attack on workers’ vested rights and the continual degradation of the commitment…

Re-Booting the Silicon Valley Dream


Silicon Valley is heading into 2014 armed with something many thought we would never have, and perhaps didn’t deserve — a second chance. The rebooting of the overall economic picture after years of slumping has ignited an optimism of the potential of our region that we have not seen in a decade. The message from iconic tech giants like Facebook,…