Forward Observer

Content/Strategy/Knowledge Management. Offices in California and DC. Retweet ≠ endorsement.

[Forward Observer @FwdObserverInc]

CA must move regenerative medicine from an academic timeline to a business timeline (@joerodota & @bhmunos) #regmed https://t.co/TqMhhyze0v

[Forward Observer @FwdObserverInc]

Net # of workers moving to Bay Area is down 17% since Feb as cities like Seattle, Portland, & Denver are "booming and cheaper to live in." https://t.co/c3Q1F8u9fR

[Bay Area Council @BayAreaCouncil]

Very troubling, but not surprising @LinkedIn report. You can't sustain a strong economy without top talent https://t.co/C2FMs97mTN

[AP Climate @AP_Climate]

California to spend $75K annually to lock up each of its 130,000 inmates, more than it costs for a year at Harvard. https://t.co/NZVXrFzYuu

[Forward Observer @FwdObserverInc]

Median monthly rent in Silicon Valley is now between $2,783-$3,888, meaning households would need to earn at least $92,000/year #CAhousing https://t.co/jxxdch5riW

[California Economic Summit @CAeconomy]

Most new #SiliconValley housing isn't affordable to majority of residents, making crisis worse: https://t.co/7whPZxQO7K

[Forward Observer @FwdObserverInc]

University researchers were "leading actors" in 40% of top inventions since 1950s, despite "relatively low amounts" of funding https://t.co/fQnpVxEQnM

[University of California @UofCalifornia]

.@ucriverside prof found that universities contributed to 3/4th's of the world’s inventions. Via @timeshighered https://t.co/K9NYCaoTpn

[Forward Observer @FwdObserverInc]

Personal incomes in California grew by 3% in past the year, tied for 5th highest in US #CAeconomy https://t.co/LtGCRMJogl

[The Pew Trusts @pewtrusts]

Personal income estimates are widely used to track state economic trends. The latest 50-state data: https://t.co/a7PX1J5YQA

[Forward Observer @FwdObserverInc]

Est. price per acre-foot of water:

🌊 Desalination: $2,300
♻️ Recycled: $1,200
🌱 Conservation/efficiency: $150

#CAwater https://t.co/JnQii4y9mL

[Pacific Institute @PacificInstitut]

Marginal cost of #water obtained through #conservation & #efficiency could be as little as $150 per acre-foot: https://t.co/73UPw9XyG5

[PPIC Water @PPICWater]

CA groundwater: 21 of state’s 515 basins now considered "critically overdrafted”- new fact sheet explains https://t.co/qhDiSnXLWp #cawater

[Forward Observer @FwdObserverInc]

An estimated 567,000 self-employed and 1+ million employees of small businesses in CA were enrolled in ACA coverage in 2015 https://t.co/K08QziTnhP

[Berkeley Labor Center @UCBLaborCenter]

One in five small business employees & self-employed Californians relied on #ACA coverage in 2015 https://t.co/UHDk0Dv4LZ

[Forward Observer @FwdObserverInc]

LA has the 5th highest rental prices for 1-bedroom apts in the country, and 3rd highest for 2-bedrooms (behind San Francisco and NYC) https://t.co/XZpEJoqNn0

[Pacific Research Institute @PacificResearch]

The median rental price for a one-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles jumped up to $2,090 in April via @curbed https://t.co/FDYMQDl2C4 #CAleg

[Forward Observer @FwdObserverInc]

Bay Area companies are major job creators across the US, including 50,000 in Ohio alone paying $2.5 billion in wages https://t.co/1IzIS8C9Fp

[Bay Area Council @BayAreaCouncil]

Silicon Valley Rebrands Itself as Good for the Rest of America https://t.co/Ucch00WOSf via @WIRED

[PPIC Water @PPICWater]

Groundwater overdraft in some Calif farm regions averages about 2 million acre-feet annually. Fact sheet: https://t.co/qhDiSofmNX #CAWater

[Forward Observer @FwdObserverInc]

$110K/year to live comfortably in SF, says @GOBankingRates: $55K for necessities, $33K to for discretionary spending, and saving $22,071 https://t.co/D06pa7YlMG

[Pacific Research Institute @PacificResearch]

You'll Need A Six-Figure Income To Live Comfortably In San Francisco via @forbes https://t.co/XHE056G5DN #CAhousing #CAleg

[Forward Observer @FwdObserverInc]

Nearly 18% of all H-1B visa approvals go to employers in California, totaling 45,463 in FY 2013 https://t.co/UeB8psQhW7

[Pew Research Center @pewresearch]

Key facts about the U.S. H-1B visa program https://t.co/WvLQsAwmhN

[Forward Observer @FwdObserverInc]

California's #groundwater storage potential is 20-30x greater than current surface water storage capacity #CAwater https://t.co/3bcA9F600L

[Pacific Institute @PacificInstitut]

In #California, #water storage potential in underground aquifers dwarfs current water #reservoir storage capacity: https://t.co/4JuMAlIKpC

[Pacific Institute @PacificInstitut]

Visualizations of #snowpack, surface #water, and #groundwater levels over the past six years in #California: https://t.co/OhEK4sEZoH

[Forward Observer @FwdObserverInc]

Unemployment in Imperial County is 4.5x higher than neighboring San Diego County, while Colusa (21.8% unemployment) is over 4x statewide avg https://t.co/9LpVqwHFCp

[California Economy & Taxes @LAOEconTax]

Light blue=counties with low unemployment rates. Dark blue=counties with relatively high unemployment rates. #EDDdata

[California Economy & Taxes @LAOEconTax]

1/1/17 population estimate: 39,523,613 (⬆️0.85% [334,578] from 1/1/16). Net growth in housing units: 88,562. Most new units are multifamily. https://t.co/kXqJwkCBZN

[University of California @UofCalifornia]

Half of the top ten schools on @forbes annual list are in CA. and four are within the UC system. @ucberkeley @sfgate
https://t.co/enAcnQBkFo

[Pacific Institute @PacificInstitut]

Percentage of #hydropower used in CA fell from 21% in 2011 to 7% in 2015, the worst year of the #cadrought. https://t.co/qobaKA96jw