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Call to Participate in Bay Area Council Focus Groups on Returning to Transit image

Call to Participate in Bay Area Council Focus Groups on Returning to Transit

The Bay Area Council invites employers to participate in focus groups to have in-depth conversations about returning to work and using transit. We ...
Council Says “Whoa!” To New Taxes in Latest Ad image

Council Says “Whoa!” To New Taxes in Latest Ad

The Bay Area Council this week unveiled the third in a series of hard-hitting video ads to bring attention to the harmful impact that a dizzying ar...
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MUFG Union Bank Grant Supports Council’s Workforce of the Future Initiative

The Bay Area Council’s Workforce of the Future Initiative has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the MUFG Union Bank Community Recovery Program, a...
COVID Recovery: Bridge Traffic Near Normal Levels as Commuters Avoid Transit image

COVID Recovery: Bridge Traffic Near Normal Levels as Commuters Avoid Transit

New data analyzed by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute provides another barometer of the region’s economic recovery. Traffic on Bay Area br...

The Port of Oakland is Open for Business

On October 22, the Bay Area Council and the Jiangsu Department of Commerce co-hosted a semi-virtual trade seminar to introduce China’s global log...
How We’re Preparing for More Wildfires and the Big One image

How We’re Preparing for More Wildfires and the Big One

California’s hotter and drier climate, paired with a century of fire mismanagement, has created an explosive combination that has contributed to ...
Court Ruling Highlights Urgency of Passing Prop 22 image

Court Ruling Highlights Urgency of Passing Prop 22

A state appeals court ruling Thursday (Oct. 22) threatened the existence of app-based ride-hailing companies in California and highlighted the urge...
11th Economic Profile Highlights Sluggish Recovery image

11th Economic Profile Highlights Sluggish Recovery

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute on Thursday (Oct. 22) released its 11th Bay Area Economic Profile, marking over two decades as the Institut...
Bay Area Council Sues Trump Administration to Block New H1-B Visa Restrictions image

Bay Area Council Sues Trump Administration to Block New H1-B Visa Restrictions

The Bay Area Council this week (Oct. 20) filed suit to block the Trump Administration from implementing harmful new restrictions that effectively g...
Council Unveils Second Ad in Tax Impact Campaign image

Council Unveils Second Ad in Tax Impact Campaign

The Bay Area Council this week began airing the second in a series of ads highlighting how a raft of proposed general tax increases will derail Cal...
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