San Diego needs to stop saying ‘Now is not the time’ By: Mary Lydon and Tony Pauker San Diego seems always faced with a number of major civic and civic related development plans. The Civic Center, the Embarcadero, Federal Courthouse, an expanded Convention Center, an airport, a main library, Lane Field, Navy Broadway and a […]
Implementing sustainable development in the community By: Mary Lydon and Tony Pauker Sustainable development practices are becoming the norm for local jurisdictions. Citizens and community leaders are calling on public policy makers to develop and implement programs and initiatives that conserve energy, reduce carbon emissions and protect natural resources, all while balancing economic and social opportunities. […]
When we awoke, everything was green By: Mary Lydon and Tony Pauker Like it or not, our real estate market is taking a pause. While the lack of liquidity and fear has frozen much financial activity, it should not freeze thought and planning. When we emerge from this downturn it will be much like Snow […]
Connecting entrepreneurialism to a clean energy stimulus grid By: Mary Lydon and Tony Pauker In times like these job loss is a major concern. However the pink slip can catalyze creative impulses. Steve Williams of SENTRE Partners, a successful real estate investment and services firm, used his pink slip in the early 1990s to start […]
The real looming housing crisis By: Mary Lydon and Tony Pauker We face one of the most significant housing crises this region has seen in the last half century. No, it is not the wave of foreclosures that are sweeping across our country and San Diego County. It is what will come after the foreclosure […]
Infrastructure investment as an economic stimulus – Failure is not an option By: Mary Lydon and Tony Pauker [space] 2008 marks a juncture where rapidly changing economic climate, a heightened sense of environmental issues and a growing awareness of the dire condition of our infrastructure will determine and reorder the next generation of winners and losers […]
Constraints breed creativity and entrepreneurship By: Mary Lydon and Tony Pauker [space] “True creativity makes the impossible possible. It can revolutionize a product, a business, the economy and the world around us.” –Marissa Ann Mayer, vice-president, Google. [space] Depression; volatility; lack of confidence; layoffs; bankruptcies; credit markets; greed; dysfunctional legislation; uncertainty. [space] These are the […]
Let the innovators lead By: Mary Lydon and Tony Pauker [space] Less than half a decade ago the term LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) was unknown to virtually everyone in the development industry and municipal government. Today even considering a major new development that does not include sustainable and LEED features is not only […]
Green entrepreneurial capital leading the way to a new economy By: Mary Lydon and Tony Pauker One of the most exciting things happening in our economy these days is a path that is being solidly constructed to pave the way for a new sector in our global economy that is sustainable. Entrepreneurs with great […]
Confluence of forces leads to a new era for the built environment By: Tony Pauker and Mary Lydon [space] We are at a crossroads, and depending on your perspective, it could either look like we are on the precipice of a new era or that we have gone over the cliff. The incredible run of […]