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WHEN URBAN PLANNING MANDATES FAIL TO CONSIDER CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES
Feb 4 2015
A disconnect between SB375 and changing automobile technology will have serious unwanted and unintended consequences in how we plan and invest to m...

COUNCIL HOSTS UNVEILING OF MILKEN INSTITUTE BEST-PERFORMING CITIES RANKING
Jan 30 2015
The Bay Area confirmed its place as the nation’s hottest tech and job creation center with the release Thursday (Jan. 8) by the Milken Institute ...

LEADERSHIP CHANGE AT ECONOMIC INSTITUTE ANNOUNCED
Jan 30 2015
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute this week (Jan. 5) announced that effective February 1, 2015 Dr. Micah Weinberg will become President, succ...

CALTRAIN ELECTRIFICATION CLEARS MAJOR PLANNING HURDLE
Jan 30 2015
A major milestone in improving Caltrain service was reached this week (Jan. 5) as the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board certified the Final Env...

NEW HEAD OF CA-CHINA TRADE OFFICE ANNOUNCED
Jan 30 2015
Positioning California to attract a growing share of China’s massive foreign investment pool and bolstering California-China trade, the Bay Area ...

Drone Technologies Rapidly Advancing; Policies to Allow Them, Not So Much
Dec 19 2014
With interest in the use of drones for commercial purposes taking flight, the Bay Area Council recently convened a policy roundtable with national ...

BAY AREA COUNCIL UNVEILS 2015 POLICY PRIORITIES
Dec 15 2014
The Bay Area Council this week (Dec. 10) doubled down on its efforts to tackle the region’s most pressing challenges, unveiling a bold policy age...

UCSF CHANCELLOR AND OAKLAND MAYOR-ELECT HEADLINE COUNCIL BOARD MEETING
Dec 15 2014
The Bay Area Council welcomed Oakland Mayor-elect Libby Schaaf and UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood as guest speakers at our Dec. 10 Board of Directors ...

COUNCIL UPDATES LEGISLATIVE STAFF ON 2024 OLYMPIC BID
Dec 15 2014
With a decision expected next week (Dec. 16) on a possible U.S. bid for the 2024 Olympics, the Bay Area Council today (Dec. 12) briefed Bay Area le...

NEW ECONOMIC INSTITUTE STUDY CALLS FOR MAJOR OVERHAUL OF CA HIGHER EDUCATION
Dec 15 2014
California’s once-visionary Master Plan for Higher Education has not kept pace with tectonic changes rumbling across the Golden State, according ...
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