Regardless of methodology, Mr. Levy of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy says such figures miss the big picture.

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Stephen Levy, director of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy, sees green technology beginning to take hold in the Golden State.

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For now, the job growth is largely being fueled by "the three T's tech, trade and tourism, " said Stephen Levy, director of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy, a think tank in Palo Alto, Calif.

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