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DAMAGING PORT SHUTDOWN MUST END
Feb 17 2015
The Bay Area Council this week (Feb. 13) publicly called for an end to the more than nine-month labor dispute that has brought the Port of Oakland ...

BAY AREA COUNCIL CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE END TO DAMAGING WEST COAST PORTS LABOR DISPUTE
Feb 9 2015
Following the weekend (Feb. 7-8) closure of the Port of Oakland and 28 other West Coast ports over a long-running contract dispute, the Bay Area Co...

GOOD WEEK FOR HIGHLIGHTING DIRE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS
Feb 9 2015
It was a good week for transportation investment, a topic near and dear to our hearts – it’s one of the Bay Area Council’s lead policy priori...

COUNCIL LEADS BUS TOUR OF OAKLAND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Feb 4 2015
With new leadership and increasing signs Oakland is on the cusp of a sustained economic upswing, the Bay Area Council this week (Jan. 29) convened ...

MEETING FUTURE WORKFORCE NEEDS AND GROWING MIDDLE-INCOME JOBS
Feb 4 2015
Whether you’re flipping through a newspaper or clicking on a news website, it’s hard not encounter a story these days about the demise of the m...

WHEN URBAN PLANNING MANDATES FAIL TO CONSIDER CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES
Feb 4 2015
A disconnect between SB375 and changing automobile technology will have serious unwanted and unintended consequences in how we plan and invest to m...

8th Annual Economic Forecast
Feb 3 2015
It’s boom time for the Bay Area, according to top economists who spoke to over 100 of the region’s top private and public sector leaders at the...

COUNCIL HOSTS UNVEILING OF MILKEN INSTITUTE BEST-PERFORMING CITIES RANKING
Jan 30 2015
The Bay Area confirmed its place as the nation’s hottest tech and job creation center with the release Thursday (Jan. 8) by the Milken Institute ...

LEADERSHIP CHANGE AT ECONOMIC INSTITUTE ANNOUNCED
Jan 30 2015
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute this week (Jan. 5) announced that effective February 1, 2015 Dr. Micah Weinberg will become President, succ...

CALTRAIN ELECTRIFICATION CLEARS MAJOR PLANNING HURDLE
Jan 30 2015
A major milestone in improving Caltrain service was reached this week (Jan. 5) as the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board certified the Final Env...
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