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To: stockman_scott who wrote (15813)	1/19/2003 11:34:19 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 57684

"We're all wondering if this economic engine called the San Francisco Bay Area will again be a center of growth and innovation," Oh come on- you've got to be kidding! and, VC slump is worst in three decades siliconvalley.com This has to be the trough of sentiment towards tech and SV. I don't know when things are going to greatly improve but this is about as bad as it gets.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (15813)	1/20/2003 12:21:28 AM
From: techanalyst1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 57684

Well.... lots of people wrote off So. Cal. when aerospace went to the dogs and it's not fared half bad this recession, so to just write off a whole region is pretty short sighted, imo. Silicon Valley has talent and a breeding ground for new talent from the local educational institutions. The one negative that I can see is that it's pretty expensive to live up there and with VC funding and equity markets down like this, it might be hard to get new companies going up there. OTOH........ there must be a bunch of people who were smart enough to have cashed out and actually saved a whole lot for a rainy day instead of spending it as fast as they got it. Educational costs are gonna go up a huge percent here in Calif. with the budget crisis. Lets hope we don't drive the economy down farther than it is now. TA