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Beacon Economics urges San Joaquin supervisors to prioritize public-health measures, childcare and workforce when spending ARPA funds
Summary
Beacon Economics recommended a four-level ARPA 'triage' for San Joaquin County that puts pandemic control (testing, vaccinations, sequencing), targeted aid and workforce investments ahead of broader economic-development subsidies; supervisors asked staff to return with costed options before the next tranche arrives.
At a special San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors meeting on Oct. 29, consultants from Beacon Economics told county leaders to prioritize pandemic control and workforce investments when spending their American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Dr. Chris Thornburg, founding partner of Beacon Economics, framed the presentation with a broad macroeconomic view, arguing that the pandemic’s economic shock has been uneven and that the county’s logistics and food-manufacturing clusters have been growth drivers. "This economy is gonna rock and roll for a few years, the new roaring twenties," Thornburg said, adding that the greater risk is the eventual cost of very large fiscal stimulus.
Patrick Adler of Beacon Economics laid out a four-level "triage" for ARPA spending that ranks…
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