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IS AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ON THE HORIZON?
Jan 15 2016
The question of a coming downturn was among the main topics addressed today (Jan. 15) at the Bay Area Council Economic Institute’s 9th Annual Eco...

COUNCIL CALLS FOR MERGER OF REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCIES
Jan 15 2016
Well-coordinated regional planning is absolutely critical if we are to address the region’s housing affordability crisis, upgrade its congested t...

COUNCIL PRIORITIES FARE WELL IN PROPOSED STATE BUDGET
Jan 8 2016
The Bay Area Council reacted generally favorably to the proposed 2016-17 state budget that Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled yesterday (Jan. 7). Here is a ...

HOUSING, TRAFFIC LEAD DISCUSSION WITH LEGISLATORS
Dec 18 2015
The Bay Area Council’s Government Relations Committee on Thursday (Dec. 17) met with Bay Area legislators to discuss recommendations from our rec...

HETCH HETCHY WATER & POWER SYSTEM MARKS A MILESTONE
Dec 18 2015
While much of California is grappling with severe water supply and quality challenges, the Bay Area is extremely fortunate to have one of the pures...

CLIMATE CHANGE ACCORD: NEXT STOP, THE BAY AREA
Dec 11 2015
As world leaders reached an historic global climate change accord this week (Dec. 12) in Paris, the Bay Area Council continues its work on regional...

COUNCIL EXECUTIVE ACCEPTED TO PRESTIGIOUS PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Dec 10 2015
Bing Wei, Bay Area Council Senior Vice President for Global Initiatives, has been accepted into the prestigious Presidential Leadership Scholars Pr...

COUNCIL’S 2016 POLICY AGENDA TAKES DEAD AIM AT REGION’S TOP CHALLENGES
Dec 4 2015
The Bay Area Council is taking dead aim at solving the region’s crisis-level housing and traffic problems with a 2016 policy agenda adopted this ...

COUNCIL MOURNS LOSS OF DOUGLAS SHORENSTEIN
Dec 4 2015
Council Chair Michael Covarrubias called for a moment of silence at yesterday’s (Dec. 3) Board of Directors meeting to honor beloved Bay Area bus...

NATIONAL URBAN PLANNING GURU APPLAUDS OUR ROADMAP FOR ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
Dec 4 2015
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute’s Roadmap for Economic Resilience got a nod this week from one of the top urban planning thinkers in the ...
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