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AMB. RON KIRK TALKS TRADE & TPP WITH THE COUNCIL

Nov 13 2015

The Bay Area Council welcomed Ambassador Ron Kirk, former U.S. Trade Representative under President Obama, for a discussion on the TPP, overall tra...

PRIORITIZING THE REGION’S TOP WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS

Sep 11 2015

Under California's seemingly endless drought, what projects are needed to drought-proof the Bay Area’s water supply? That was among the topics th...

BIG QUESTIONS LOOM ABOUT EXPANDING CLEAN ENERGY

Sep 11 2015

Even as legislation to raise California's renewable energy targets faltered this week, big questions loom about how California is going to incorpor...

GRIPPING NEW VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS RISKS OF OVERDUE EXTREME STORM, SEA-LEVEL RISE

Sep 8 2015

The threat to the Bay Area of an overdue extreme storm comes into sharp, graphic focus in a new video released last week (Aug. 26) by a coalition o...

WUNDERMAN NAMED ONE OF CA’S TOP 100 MOST POWERFUL (#51)

Aug 28 2015

Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman (who asked that we not run this story - sorry Jim!) on Tuesday (Aug. 25) was named to what has become THE List i...

Preparing the Bay Area FOR a COMING MEGA-STORM

Aug 28 2015

California is learning a hard lesson about inadequate drought preparation. But if California’s hydrological record teaches us anything, it’s th...

FIXING CEQA KEY TO ACHIEVING GOVERNOR’S GREENHOUSE GAS TARGETS

Jul 24 2015

With Gov. Jerry Brown meeting this week with the Pope about climate change and his aggressive new targets for reducing California’s greenhouse ga...

DAVID CUSH PASSES GAVEL AS BAY AREA COUNCIL CHAIR TO MICHAEL COVARRUBIAS

Jul 17 2015

The Bay Area Council Executive Committee and Board of Directors on Thursday (July 17) applauded Virgin America CEO David Cush for his two years of ...

PARCEL TAX FOR FLOOD PROTECTION AND WETLAND RESTORATION MAY FLOAT TO 2016 BALLOT

Jul 2 2015

The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority took a major step last week (June 29) toward placing a regional parcel tax measure on the June 2016 bal...

BAY AREA COUNCIL POLL CAPTURES RESIDENTS’ THOUGHTS ON Economy, DROUGHT, HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION

Jun 26 2015

The Bay Area Council this week (June 23) released results of our region-wide 2015 Bay Area Council Poll, the only survey of its kind that provides ...

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