Government Relations

NEW POLL: VAST MAJORITY OF SF VOTERS SUPPORT COMMUTER SHUTTLES AND BENEFITS THEY PROVIDE

Recent protests of employee commute shuttles that have captured headlines around the globe do not appear to reflect the views of a large majority o...

UC President Janet Napolitano briefs members on top issues

Janet Napolitano, President of the University of California and former Secretary of Homeland Security, met this week with Bay Area Council members ...

Council Applauds Google’s $6.8 Million Gift for SF MUNI Kids Program

The Bay Area Council today (Feb. 27, 2014) applauded the announcement by Google that it will fund San Francisco MUNI’s Kids Ride Free program, wh...

Ambitious Bay Delta Plan Unveiled for Public Review

The Bay Area Council, under the leadership of our Water Committee Co-Chairs Jim Levine of Montezuma Wetlands LLC and Suffolk Construction West Coas...

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SETS 2014 POLICY AGENDA

Sustaining the Bay Area’s economic growth, broadening it and positioning the region and the state for future prosperity were central to the 2014 ...

Statement on Release of Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan

Following seven years of planning and one of the driest years ever recorded, state and federal agencies this week released the public draft of the ...

HOSTING 34TH AMERICA’S CUP GENERATES $550 MILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, CREATES MORE THAN 3,800 JOBS

The thrilling comeback by Oracle Team USA in the 34th America’s Cup capped an historic event that generated $550 million in economic activity, cr...

Here’s an Idea: No BART Strike

News stories began appearing late this week about contingency planning for a second BART strike, which could come on Monday, August 4. Of course, t...

BAY AREA COUNCIL LEADS TECH COALITION ON PRIVATE EMPLOYER SHUTTLE ISSUE

The Bay Area Council is leading a coalition of tech and other companies that is working with the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Authorit...

BART STRIKE HAVING COSTLY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON BAY AREA

The strike by BART union workers is having a costly environmental impact on the Bay Area, according to data assembled by the Bay Area Council that ...
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