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Bay Area Council Economic Institute Embarks on Sea-Level Rise Study

Nov 22 2013

Following recent devastation on America’s Gulf and Atlantic coasts, and with sea levels at the Golden Gate projected to rise by four-and-a-half f...

Here’s an Idea: No BART Strike

Jul 26 2013

News stories began appearing late this week about contingency planning for a second BART strike, which could come on Monday, August 4. Of course, t...

BAY AREA COUNCIL LEADS TECH COALITION ON PRIVATE EMPLOYER SHUTTLE ISSUE

Jul 19 2013

The Bay Area Council is leading a coalition of tech and other companies that is working with the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Authorit...

BART STRIKE HAVING COSTLY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON BAY AREA

Jul 2 2013

The strike by BART union workers is having a costly environmental impact on the Bay Area, according to data assembled by the Bay Area Council that ...

BAY AREA COUNCIL ECONOMIC INSTITUTE PUTS ECONOMIC COST OF BART STRIKE AT $73 MILLION A DAY

Jul 2 2013

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute conservatively put the daily economic cost to the Bay Area of the BART union strike at $73 million a day, a...

Optimism for Obama, Xi Summit

Jun 6 2013

The Bay Area Council looks forward to open and productive talks between President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping when they meet June...

2013 Outlook Conference Talks Now on YouTube, Flickr

Jun 3 2013

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talks about past presidents and the operation to capture Osama bin Laden. Gov. Jerry Brown argues for more eq...

Promising News on Immigration Reform

May 24 2013

Immigration reform that the Bay Area Council has been pressing for several years took a promising step forward this week when a bipartisan bill cle...

Progress on Bills Related to CEQA, Taxes and Healthcare

May 4 2013

The Bay Area Council scored several legislative victories this week related to our focus policy work.

HEALTHCARE WEBSITE LAUNCHES, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN AS DEADLINES APPROACH

Feb 19 2013

California’s new health insurance marketplace -- Covered California -- last Wednesday took a big step forward when it launched the website where ...

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