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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 ...

SPEEDING AHEAD ON COMMUTE RELIEF
Jun 26 2015
This week (June 22) the Bay Area Council took a crucial step forward on its initiative to bring widespread commute relief to the most economically ...

70 YEARS LATER, COUNCIL COMMEMORATES ANNIVERSARY OF UN CHARTER SIGNING
Jun 26 2015
In 1945 shortly after the Bay Area Council was first convened by then Gov. Earl Warren, one of the organization’s first acts was to attract and w...

2015 Bay Area Council Poll: Residents Say Soaring Economy May Be Plateauing; Drought, Housing and Crime Surface as Top Issues
Jun 23 2015
Bay Area residents think the region’s super-heated economy may be reaching a plateau, according to results of the 2015 Bay Area Council Poll rele...

GOOD NEWS FOR REGIONAL HOUSING
Jun 19 2015
The Bay Area Council this week (June 16) applauded the Alameda City Council’s unanimous approval of a project that will help address the regionâ€...

Diplomacy and climate change converge at the Council
Jun 19 2015
The Bay Area Council marked Climate Diplomacy Day on June 17 by hosting a discussion with top European Union leaders on the role of international n...

COUNCIL VISIT HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF MANUFACTURING IN CALIFORNIA
Jun 12 2015
On Friday, June 5, Bay Area Council member Siemens treated Council President and CEO Jim Wunderman and senior staff to a informative tour of the ra...

KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON REGIONAL HOUSING PLANNING
Jun 5 2015
With the Bay Area confronting a major housing crisis, giving local communities a reason not to build housing would seem to be ill-advised. But a pr...

A CAPITOL VIEW: COUNCIL SCORES LEGISLATIVE WINS
Jun 5 2015
The Bay Area Council’s advocacy this week (June 1) helped kill a bill that had been identified as a job killer and win Assembly approval of anoth...
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