By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues
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Our Green Mayor was in fine form at SD Forum’s Visionary Awards on June 25th. He made a convincing pitch about why innovators and visionaries should locate in San Jose. In this photo, he’s pointing out his Economic Development team to the high profile crowd gathered in Atherton; but I think the subliminal message is: WE NEED YOU!
Chuck’s team is working hard to encourage innnovation in San Jose, yet San Jose didn’t make the top ten Green Cities in the U.S. this year, as ranked by Mother Nature Network. Why not? Are these other cities, like Portland (#1) and San Francisco (#2) really doing more, or are they just talking louder about their green achievements? Perhaps San Jose needs an ‘artist in residence at its recycling facilities’ like Mayor Newsom has in San Francisco?
In this Fresh Green Minute highlight, the mayor outlines why a little clean tech startup from, say Kansas, should relocate to San Jose.
Of course, the Green Mayor can only be delighted about Tesla’s recent announcement that it secured a $465 Million Federal loan. That news puts the proposed – then shelved – transmission plant in San Jose potentially back on the table.
The interview was recorded on November 7, 2008 at City Hall. To listen to more Fresh Dialogues with Chuck Reed, click here
