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Tax Increase Legislation Advances on Questionable Voting Practice

Apr 30 2021

Even with Gov. Newsom pledging not to sign any legislation that would raise taxes, a bill to do exactly that is moving forward in the state Assembl...

Coalition for CA’s Future Picks Up Steam

Apr 23 2021

Does the minting of new startup billionaires mean California shouldn’t be concerned about the economy? Don’t tell that to the more than 1.5 mil...

Headwinds Buffet California Jobs Recovery

Apr 9 2021

New state unemployment data released this week highlights the headwinds that continue to buffet California’s economic recovery and the importance...

Analysis Shows Lifting SALT Cap Would Create Thousands of CA Jobs

Apr 2 2021

A new analysis by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute suggests that restoring the full state and local tax (SALT) deduction would create thousa...

Whoa, Not More Taxes

Mar 26 2021

Another tax on California’s economy surfaced this week (March 22) even as the state announced that budget revenues are exceeding projections. Los...

Another Tax Hike Rears Its Ugly Head

Mar 19 2021

Not again. Another misguided tax hike proposal has reared its head in Sacramento as California sits on record revenues, robust reserves and escalat...

Bay Area Loses Over 65,000 More Jobs Than Originally Estimated

Mar 12 2021

Annual revisions released today by the California Employment Development Department show that the nine-county Bay Area lost 66,700 more jobs in 202...

Waiting for Economic Point of No Return Not an Option

Mar 5 2021

The Bay Area Council didn’t coin the term “exodus” to describe anecdotal stories of companies, jobs and investment leaving California for oth...

Council Announces New Partnership to Deepen Board, Executive Diversity

Feb 19 2021

Despite years of hard work, women and communities of color continue to be underrepresented in the highest echelons of business leadership. Today, t...

Liccardo: Don’t Blame Tech for Exodus

Feb 12 2021

As the Bay Area Council moves quickly to advance our Business Climate Initiative, we were encouraged to read a powerful commentary by San Jose Mayo...

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