1. Micro Lending Action Plan For California (prepared by the California Association For Micro Enterprise Opportunity, CAMEO) http://www.microbiz.org/micro-lending-action-plan.pdf CAMEO website is http://www.microbiz.org/
2. The University of North Carolina has a library with online resources. http://www.sog.unc.edu/library/guide/institutes.html One of their publications that I mentioned briefly at the meeting is, "Clusters and Competitive Advantage: Finding a Niche in the New Economy" http://www.sog.unc.edu/pubs/electronicversions/pg/pgspsm04/article6.pdf
3. One fairly local endeavor is the Truckee Meadows Tomorrow project. It includes economic health as part of a broader quality of life initiative. http://www.truckeemeadowstomorrow.org/about
4. The article I circulated from Forbes showed how Modesto ranks economically (not well) but was light on suggestions for action http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/19/cities-recovery-unemployment-lifestyle-real-estate-top-ten.html
5. A book that was recommended to me was, "Results That Matter - Improving Communities by Engaging Citizens, Measuring Performance and Getting Things Done" by Paul D. Epstein, et al. There is a preview available on Google books. I haven't tried to read it. It was described to me "a bit of a slog." There is a preview on Google Books. If anyone of you with Interlibrary Loan access through the MJC library wants to request a copy it might interesting to look at.
6. Another paper "Third Tier Cities: Adjusting to the New Economy" is perhaps less useful because it was published in 2001 and may be a bit dated. Also the cities discussed are somewhat smaller than Modesto (up to 100,000 pop) and are in slow or no growth regions. Nevertheless, it may have some useful stuff. I have given it only a cursory look. The link is http://www.geoearth.uncc.edu/people/iheard/4000_5000Readings/ThirdTierCities.pdf
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