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Council Explores Legal Options on Brisbane NIMBY Plan

Sep 30 2016

The city of Brisbane made its claim for NIMBY of the year with its audacious proposal to accept 8 million square feet of commercial and industrial ...

Governor Signs Council-Sponsored Housing Bill

Sep 27 2016

The Bay Area Council today (Sept. 27) applauded Governor Jerry Brown for signing legislation it sponsored that will make it easier, faster and less...

State Sen. Jackson Talks Fair Pay with Council’s Gender Equity Committee

Sep 16 2016

The Bay Area Council's Gender Equity Committee on Thursday (Sept. 15) welcomed state Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) for an invigorat...

Council-MTC Study Finds 9.6 Million Ride Commuter Shuttles

Sep 16 2016

Public and private shuttle services around the Bay Area carried more passengers in the 2014-15 fiscal year than all but six of the region's public ...

New Report: $15.4 Billion in Economic Impacts from Santa Clara County Transportation Plan

Sep 15 2016

Santa Clara County is forecast to realize at least $15.4 billion in new business and economic activity from a 30-year transportation investment pla...

CEO Policy Roundtable Focuses on Coming Trends, Challenges

Sep 9 2016

The Bay Area Council on Thursday (Sept. 8) hosted a CEO Roundtable discussion moderated by KPMG San Francisco Managing Partner Debbie Messemer that...

Council Welcomes Senator Boxer During CA Farewell Tour

Sep 2 2016

Making a stop at the Bay Area Council on a California farewell tour ahead of her retirement later this year, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer Thursday (Aug....

Bay Area Businesses Lead the Way to Renewable Energy Future

Sep 2 2016

The basic architecture of the electricity grid is unchanged from the time of Thomas Edison, Professor Arun Majumdar told the Bay Area Council’s E...

Legislature Passes Council-backed Second Unit Housing Bill

Aug 30 2016

The Bay Area Council today (Aug. 30) hailed the passage of SB 1069, legislation authored by state Sen. Bob Wieckowski (Fremont) that clears the way...

Major Win for Council’s Transformative Water Data Bill

Aug 26 2016

Legislation the Bay Area Council is sponsoring to revolutionize how California uses data technology to better manage the state’s water system is ...

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