Community Engagement

SALESFORCE CEO BENIOFF GIVES BOOST TO COUNCIL’S EARLY ED INITIATIVE

The innovative early childhood education program that the Bay Area Council is helping lead in Oakland got some good news this week when Salesforce ...

Council Convenes Lively Debate on Housing Moratoria

A standing room-only crowd at the Bay Area Council Conference Center was treated to a lively discussion on Thursday (Feb. 26) about the roots of th...

Chinese New Year Fete Welcomes the Year of the Ram

More than 300 close friends gathered Thursday evening (Feb. 26) as the Bay Area Council celebrated Chinese New Year and ushered in the Year of the...

FORUM HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES FOR TRI-VALLEY REGION

The Tri-Valley is fast emerging as a new, white-hot technology and innovation powerhouse for the Bay Area, according to a report by the Bay Area Co...

ADVOCACY PAYS OFF FOR EASING NORTH BAY CONGESTION

Just days after the Bay Area Council convened top leaders to rally support for fast-tracking the re-opening of a third lane on the Richmond-San Raf...

ASSEMBLY HEALTHCARE LEADER ROB BONTA SHARES 2015 PRIORITIES

The Bay Area Council Healthcare Committee today (Feb. 6) met with Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), the new Chair of the Assembly Health Commit...

COUNCIL LEADS BUS TOUR OF OAKLAND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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 ...

TRANSFORMING WORKPLACE CULTURE: THE 2015 GENDER EQUALITY PRACTICES

For a second year, the Bay Area Council was pleased to partner with the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women on its annual program featu...

MEETING FUTURE WORKFORCE NEEDS AND GROWING MIDDLE-INCOME JOBS

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...

COUNCIL WORKS TO EASE NORTH BAY COMMUTE TRAFFIC

There aren’t many instances where adding a lane to a congested highway can happen quickly, easily and inexpensively. Just such an opportunity exi...
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