When it comes to the economy, beware of the power of the narrative, economist Christopher Thornberg told a crowd Friday morning in Santa Maria, where he urged leaders to focus on reality while crafting policies positioning the North County for growth.
Thornberg spoke at the North County Economic Forecast event organized by the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and held at the Patty Boyd Concert Hall on the Allan Hancock College campus in Santa Maria.
“Stop relying on outside influences to color your perceptions of what your world is,” said Thornberg, a founding partner for Beacon Economics. “When you grab the right narrative and run with it, you have all sorts of potential in front of you. Santa Maria has enormous potential. It’s something I really want you to grab on to.”…