Lyra Regional Health Center
A phased 600–700-bed regional hospital, advanced neurological care and 300–500 homes, with a proposed 100–200-mile referral reach.
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Western Valley Connections
A future rail connection from Santa Nella to Pleasanton: reuse the western-valley corridor, connect with ACE and Valley Link, and build toward access to California high-speed rail.
Expanded concept · Open recordFamily Stability, Before Crisis
Timely support that helps households build their own stability.
Concept · Open recordProductivity That Works for Workers
Make better tools translate into capability, income or time.
Concept · Open recordThe Household Tax & Service Ledger
See what households pay—and what public services deliver.
Concept · Open recordBetter care starts with a better-connected region.
A Santa Nella care concept asks a bigger question: what if health services, training, housing and transportation were planned together?
Proposal · Open recordBefore a new rail line, ask who needs a better trip.
Start with the journeys people cannot make reliably. Then compare the smallest useful connection.
Analysis · Open recordWhat if support arrived before the crisis?
A family-stability concept explores earlier coordination, with parents in control of their information.
Proposal · Open recordSB 79 · Housing near transit
A verified historical law record; local eligibility remains a separate question.
Chaptered · Open recordMerced County Association of Governments
A starting point for regional transportation planning and public agendas.
Research contact · Open recordCalifornia HCAI
Official health-facility and workforce data resources for the care research.
Evidence resource · Open recordWhat if Stanford and Kaiser shared a western valley campus?
A regional center reaching 100–200 miles: a phased 600–700-bed hospital, advanced neurological care, 300–500 workforce homes, family lodging, teaching and research.
Regional master plan · Open recordBetter Care, Closer to Home: A Five-Year Plan
Four commitments, ten starting regions, and a practical path from an idea to affordable care. Built from the strongest elements of 14 congressional health measures.
Five-year proposal · Open recordWhat 14 Health Bills Teach Us: A Comparative SWOT
Compare the 50/50 proposal with major congressional approaches, keep the strongest elements, and assemble a simpler plan that can be delivered in stages.
Comparative SWOT · Open recordSocial Security: Keep Contributing, Share the Gains
A lifetime contribution milestone, a continuing lower rate, and a reserve-first rule for stronger benefits or equal contribution credits. A practical proposal to test within five years.
Proposal for actuarial testing · Open recordWhat 12 Social Security Reforms Teach Us: A Comparative SWOT
Compare broader contributions, benefit protections and spending restraint with a lifetime milestone—and identify what a workable combined proposal must prove.
Comparative SWOT · Open recordFamily Stability: What Works, What Falls Short
Ten evidence-informed priorities, a catalogue of 60 approaches, and a practical way to test a 90% goal.
Evidence review · Open record