Policy Convention in Mountain View Tackles Regional Inequities

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"We've got resources, we've got money, we've got academia, we got the peak innovative spirit.

If we can't figure this out here, who else is going to figure it out?" That was the opening remarks at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation's annual policy convention in Los Altos, Calif., on Friday, per the San Jose Mercury News, which reports more than 100 people attended.

"We don't have to wait," said Silicon Valley Community Foundation senior director of community partnerships Anne Im.

"We can do this right now here in our neighborhoods and make a difference."

Im spoke of the "massive disparities of living in Silicon Valley," where large swaths of the population are facing housing and food insecurity.

"If we can't figure this out here, who else is going to figure it out?" she asked.

The convention focused on four major issues in the Bay Area: housing, mental wellness, workforce development, and climate change and adaptation.

More than a dozen speakers discussed a wide range of issues, but a central theme was the recognition that "equity costs more."

Quency Phillips, founder and executive director of Lighthouse Silicon Valley, a nonprofit that serves marginalized communities, underscored that equity could be

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