2010 to 2020 Census Comparison
The US Census Bureau has finally released the 2020 redistricting data in a more accessible format. A primary purpose for each decennial census is providing the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico [...]
Underemployment in Recent College Graduates
CVEP’s inimitable leader, Joe Wallace, frequently forwards the CVEP staff timely and persuasive articles about subjects pertaining to our regional economic development efforts. Recently, he sent a table displaying rankings of underemployment amongst recent college [...]
Taxable Sales Across the Nine Coachella Valley Cities
In my previous post, I compared three years of taxable sales in the 9 Coachella Valley cities to glimpse the effects of COVID-19 on local business revenue. But I only reported sales for all business [...]
Taxable Sales in the Coachella Valley
Soon we will be in the midst of our annual snowbird season. How could we have imagined, even a few months ago, that COVID would affect a second tourist season in the valley? The rapid [...]
Riverside County Zoning in the Coachella Valley
We continue our exploration of land designation in the Coachella Valley with an overview of zoning. Typically, counties or municipalities establish codes that divide the land into “zones” to guide growth and development within their [...]
Federal Lands in the Coachella Valley
I recently returned from a wonderful trip to Alaska. One of the statistics about this superlative state that intrigued me was that 62% (223.8 million acres) of its area is comprised of federally owned land. [...]
