Where land use, public policy, and real-world outcomes meet. Principal, Silicon Valley Synergy. Founder, The Synergy Report. thesynergyreport.com
Joined February 2018
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San José oversees 25,000 affordable housing units across 220 properties.
A recent audit identified oversight challenges.
Why isn't GovAI helping with this work?
New explainer video and analysis from The Synergy Report.
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New from me: Matt Mahan entered the CA gov's race pitching himself as the antidote to Sacramento’s dysfunction.
By the time polls closed in the June 2 primary, according to close to a dozen sources, his campaign had devolved into its own form of chaos.
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PG&E has doubled the capacity of the Santa Teresa Substation in South San José to support data center growth.
The bigger story: Santa Teresa could become a key hub for future battery storage, supporting both economic growth and California's clean energy goals.
#BatteryStorage
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Labor can mobilize armies to put politicians into office. They can call for strikes that disrupt day-to-day-life. But their names and faces are unknown to the vast majority. Check out this master class from @ggreschler @fitzthereporter.bsky.social
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San José’s Budget Stabilization Reserve has dropped from $63 million to $12.5 million in 18 months.
At what point do service cuts become unavoidable? And can new revenue keep pace?
My latest column breaks down what’s happening and why it matters.
🔗 thesynergyreport.com/2026/02…
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Great to see the @skarlamangla and the @nytimes
spotlight the @SantaClaraCity in a recent story. It points out how much of the Super Bowl coverage leaned on images of San Francisco @sfgov even though Santa Clara is the host city.
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19 Sep 2025
Hmm. This should have been done in Santa Clara where the game is going to be played. Looks like this will be a San Francisco event, San Jose looks to be left behind again.
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19 Sep 2025
The countdown to Super Bowl 60 has officially started! Today we kicked things off by raising the Super Bowl flag with @NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. This game will showcase football at its best and San Francisco at its finest. Only 142 days to go! Let’s go, @49ers and let's go, San Francisco.
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San Jose seeks receiver to seize control of fire-torched lot of blight (mercurynews.com)
We need to give code enforcement the tools they need to stop this bad behavior.
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15 Aug 2024
SJSU views San Jose housing tower as boost for students and downtown trib.al/63SCejg
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14 Aug 2024
I've been on the lookout for a book club - any recommendations? If not, I'm open to starting one if there's interest. Feel free to message me here or email me at bob@svsynergy. 📚 #bookclub #reading #literature
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1 Jul 2024
Reporters and the public are questioning politicians who have taken money from California Waste Solutions and the Duongs - and rightfully so. But shouldn’t news outlets reporting on this issue be held to the same (or higher) standards?
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4 Apr 2024
Just started hailing in my San Jose backyard.
Our beagles do not like this at all.
#sanjoseweather
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21 Mar 2024
Silicon Valley real estate: Tik Tok expands as other tech companies move out
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24 Feb 2024
An investiture is an academic ceremony in which a new leader is “vested” with the official powers of office. It is typically held during a president's first year, and provides an opportunity for the campus community to celebrate a new era.
Congratulations @sjsuprezmatson! #SJSU
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Silicon Valley Synergy retweeted
10 Nov 2023
I made a nifty map to show where in San Jose the city may lose up to 4,177 homes because of “builder’s remedy”
Explore the data here: mercurynews.com/2023/11/10/e…
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Nabr’s plan for the towers included allowing people to customize their unit within a lease-to-own agreement but economic uncertainty overall may have played a role in their withdrawal. ktvu.com/news/startup-tech-f…
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29 Jun 2023
My e-mail is down for the next day. Please contact me at my backup e-mail at bobstaedler@gmail.com until it gets back up. I have a new website and mobile application on its way.
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The city of San Jose is preparing to fine a developer a $1,000 a day for neglecting a historic downtown church. If the church is not sold to someone else soon, city officials said they may take ownership. ktvu.com/news/san-jose-offic…
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