21st Century Infrastructure Archives : Bay Area Council

Misguided Data Center Regulations Would Pull the Plug on California Digital Competitiveness, Hurt Businesses and Consumers

Jul 9 2025

Legislation (Bauer Kahan, AB 222) that would require the collection and reporting of energy being used by artificial intelligence (AI) models and t...

Getting the Goods on Goods Movement

Sep 29 2023

Assemblymember Mia Bonta this week joined the Bay Area Council’s Goods Movement Subcommittee for an engaging and informative discussion on the fu...

Governor’s Office Briefs Council on Infrastructure Package

Jun 23 2023

With Governor Newsom’s CEQA streamlining proposal for clean energy, water, and semiconductor infrastructure projects facing 11th hour negoti...

NCC Rallies Support for Governor’s Infrastructure Proposal

Jun 2 2023

The New California Coalition – co-lead by Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman and CEO of LA BizFed Tracy Hernandez – this week (June 2) released...

Council Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Unveiling of Bold New Infrastructure Package for California’s Future

May 19 2023

As an expected $180 billion from the federal infrastructure and climate bills is poised to head to California, the state must seize this opportunit...

Forum Emphasizes Importance of Broadband Infrastructure

Apr 28 2023

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute added to a busy week in Sacramento as it hosted aroundtable discussion on broadband infrastructure in Calif...

Statement on Pacific Gas & Electric Reorganization Plans

Jan 15 2019

The Bay Area Council issued the following statement on the announcement by PG&E that it plans to file for Chapter 11 reorganization. PG&E was a fou...

New Report: Overcoming CA’s $1 Trillion Infrastructure Deficit

Aug 10 2018

With California facing a $1 trillion infrastructure deficit between now and 2050, a new Bay Area Council Economic Institute report explores how pub...

Bay Area Cities Approve, Deny New Taxes on Business

Aug 3 2018

A number of cities across the Bay Area have been pursuing initiatives to increase taxes on businesses with stated goals of generating revenue amid ...

A Gusher of Water News

Jul 27 2018

Water news was flowing this week as the Bay Area Council hit back at a new attempt to raze Hetch Hetchy reservoir, applauded funding for increased ...

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