Economy

Improving Business Climate Tops Council’s 2012 Priorities

Revving up the Bay Area and state economies will lead the Bay Area Council’s top priorities for 2012, with specific focus on reforming the Califo...

Public Private Partnerships Can Create Millions of CA Jobs, Fix Infrastructure

Ramping up California's use of public-private partnerships to help fund and construct major infrastructure projects could create millions of jobs, ...

Business Confidence, Hiring Outlook on the Rise

CEOs and executives expressed increased optimism for the Bay Area economy over the next six months, with an increasing number expecting a modest up...

Council Releases New Economic Forecast with UCLA Anderson

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute on December 16 released its first two-year regional economic forecast as part of a new partnership with the...

Council Mounts Effort to Protect Vital Regional Water Supply

A campaign to dismantle the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir -- the source of clean, reliable and affordable drinking water for 2.5 million residents and bus...

Mayor Ed Lee Updates the Council Board on SF Economy

Fresh from his election victory, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee spoke enthusiastically at the Council’s Board of Directors meeting on Thursday about ...

Council Helps Secure $5 Million Regional Planning Grant

In a big win for the Bay Area, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday awarded a $5 million grant to a group of public age...

Council Signs Agreement Expanding Economic Cooperation in China

The Bay Area Council this week embarked on five-day trade mission to China that opened with the signing of a new economic cooperation agreement wit...

LA Times Praises Council for Leadership on Controlling Healthcare Costs

The Bay Area Council’s campaign to control skyrocketing healthcare costs earned an enthusiastic endorsement this week from the Los Angeles Times,...

Council Unveils Roadmap for Creating a High-Value Healthcare System

The Bay Area Council today released its “Roadmap to a High-Value Health System,” which outlines a series of concrete strategies for leveraging ...
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