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Top-Level Meetings Highlight Council’s Sacramento Day

May 6 2016

Building more housing, fixing the region’s unbearable traffic congestion, securing a stable water supply and preparing a strong workforce of the ...

BACPoll: Economic Confidence Softening

May 3 2016

Bay Area residents agree the regional economy is humming right along, according to results of the 2016 Bay Area Council Poll released today, but a ...

BACPoll: One Third of Residents Ponder Leaving Bay Area

May 2 2016

Soaring housing costs stemming from a chronic shortage combined with an overwhelmed transportation system and grinding traffic are taking a heavy t...

Court Tosses Commuter Shuttles Challenge

Apr 29 2016

The Bay Area Council hailed a ruling on Thursday (April 28) dismissing a lawsuit against the San Francisco commuter shuttles program that we played...

Key Housing, Water Data Bills Move Forward

Apr 22 2016

Two bills the Bay Area Council is sponsoring to remove barriers to an untapped source of affordable housing and improve how California uses data to...

BART Takes Positive Step Toward November Bond Measure

Apr 15 2016

Bay Area commuters got some encouraging news this week (April 11) when BART announced a tentative agreement that for five years would effectively a...

Landmark SF Parental Paid Leave Policy Passes

Apr 8 2016

San Francisco on Tuesday (April 5) became the first city in the nation to ensure that nearly all employees will have access to fully paid parental ...

BART BREAKDOWNS HIGHLIGHT URGENT NEED FOR INVESTMENT

Mar 18 2016

There wasn’t a lot rapid in BART this week (March 14) as the region’s largest mass transit system suffered through a series of crippling mechan...

Council Pursues New Approach to Ease Housing Crisis

Mar 11 2016

Bay Area Council Senior Vice President Matt Regan on March 9 championed the benefits of second or accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to the Senate Com...

Water, Taxes Highlight Gov. Relations Committee Agenda

Mar 4 2016

The Government Relations Committee under the leadership of Co-Chairs Andrew Giacomini of Hanson Bridgett and Peter Brightbill of Wells Fargo on Thu...

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