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CEOs’ Confidence Rises in Increasingly “Global” Bay Area Economy (December 8, 2006)

Bay Area Council Releases Statement on Assemblymember
Lois Wolk’s Hetch Hetchy Reservoir Hearing (October 9, 2006)

Bay Area Business Support for 2016 Olympic Bid Swells (September 7, 2006)

Bay Area Council Celebrates Deal on AB 32 (August 30, 2006)

LOCAL BUSINESSES ATTEND THE BAY AREA RENEWABLE ENERGY BUSINESS SYMPOSIUM
ORGANIZED BY THE BAY AREA COUNCIL (July 26, 2006)

State Department of Water Resources’ “Study of Studies” Confirms Bay Area Council
Opposition to Hetch Hetchy Removal (July 19, 2006)

SEVEN-YEAR BAY AREA HOUSING CYCLE ENDS WITH 17 PERCENT SHORTAGE OF
PERMITS ISSUED FOR THE REGION’S MARKET NEED, LEAVING A 38,629 UNIT
SHORTAGE, BAY AREA COUNCIL FINDS (July 19, 2006)

Bay Area Council Adopts Supportive Position on Assembly Bill-32
Regarding Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases (June 29, 2006)

Bay Area Council Awards $75,000 in Scholarships to Bay Area University-Bound
Underserved Students from the Region (June 29, 2006)

Bay Area CEOs’ Report Biggest Hiring Plans Since Dot-Com Bust, According
To New Bay Area Council Survey (May 18, 2006)

As 100 Anniversary of Earthquake Nears, “Blue Ribbon Task Force” Urgently Calls
for Disaster Recovery Water Transportation System To Be Implemented That Can
Save the Bay Area Following a Major Disaster (April 12, 2006)

ERODING TALENT BASE RAISES CONCERN FOR THE BAY AREA’S
FUTURE, REPORT FINDS (March 24, 2006)

40 PERCENT OF BAY AREA RESIDENTS CONSIDERING LEAVING, LARGELY DUE
TO HOUSING COSTS, BAY AREA COUNCIL POLL SHOWS (Feb. 27, 2006)

BAY AREA RESIDENTS OFFER STRONG BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE BOND PROPOSALS IN SACRAMENTO (Feb. 27, 2006)

BAY AREA RESIDENTS WANT FERRIES FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, BAY
AREA COUNCIL POLL SHOWS (Feb. 24, 2006)

TRANSPORTATION TOPS LIST OF BAY AREA’S CONCERNS, BY WIDE MARGIN,
BAY AREA COUNCIL POLL SHOWS (Feb. 23, 2006)

Senator Don Perata Requests Bay Area Council Develop Recommendations to Revamp
Bay Area Ferry System as a Primary Disaster Recovery Service (February 15, 2006)