https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/10/opinion-silicon-valley-needs-audacious-civic-leadership/ > With the new year, civic leaders can refocus on envisioning and implementing new ideas. In Silicon Valley right now, we desperately need audacious civic leadership to tackle our weightiest issues. > A study mission I took last fall to Seattle with Silicon Valley civic and business leaders brought this into sharp perspective.