Poochigian on jobs
We must adopt policies that recognize the essential value of the private sector for creating jobs and growing the economy, promote educational opportunities and innovative programs that attract and encourage the best talent in fields such as business, agriculture and technology, advocate regional cooperation to make us more competitive for existing enterprises and emerging industries, and support growth of clean industries and tourism that can yield great economic rewards.
We should work with civic and business leaders, charitable and community-based organizations, educational leaders and others in an ongoing effort to identify and address underlying demographic circumstances that are impediments to a healthy economy such as crime, teen pregnancy, high dropout rates, drug abuse, etc.
We need to understand how essential it is to increase our tax base and foster a business environment that gives local businesses encouragement to grow and expand their job base, and attracts new, diverse businesses and industries that are compatible with our agricultural foundation and environmental goals.
We should pursue and raise awareness of the attributes of our valley that would appeal to tourists as well as business site selectors. Tourism is one of California’s major industries,
and we should make every effort to expand economic activity based on tourism.