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DAMAGING PORT SHUTDOWN MUST END
Feb 17 2015
The Bay Area Council this week (Feb. 13) publicly called for an end to the more than nine-month labor dispute that has brought the Port of Oakland ...

BAY AREA COUNCIL CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE END TO DAMAGING WEST COAST PORTS LABOR DISPUTE
Feb 9 2015
Following the weekend (Feb. 7-8) closure of the Port of Oakland and 28 other West Coast ports over a long-running contract dispute, the Bay Area Co...

ASSEMBLY HEALTHCARE LEADER ROB BONTA SHARES 2015 PRIORITIES
Feb 9 2015
The Bay Area Council Healthcare Committee today (Feb. 6) met with Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), the new Chair of the Assembly Health Commit...

COUNCIL LEADS BUS TOUR OF OAKLAND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Feb 4 2015
With new leadership and increasing signs Oakland is on the cusp of a sustained economic upswing, the Bay Area Council this week (Jan. 29) convened ...

COUNCIL WORKS TO EASE NORTH BAY COMMUTE TRAFFIC
Feb 4 2015
There aren’t many instances where adding a lane to a congested highway can happen quickly, easily and inexpensively. Just such an opportunity exi...

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 ...
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