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Bay Area Coalition Honored for Leadership in Passing Key Regional Transportation Improvement Ballot Measure

Jun 6 2019

A bold regional campaign that was led by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Bay Area Council and SPUR and succeeded in passing an ambitious 2018 ...

Strong Majority Say the Bay Area is the Best Place on Earth to Live

May 21 2019

All is not lost, according to the 2019 Bay Area Council Poll. Despite the Bay Area’s significant challenges, the poll finds a strong majority of ...

Analysis: $7.3B Economic Benefits, 6.1K Jobs from Oakland A’s Waterfront Ballpark

May 10 2019

A proposal by the Oakland A’s to build a privately financed waterfront ballpark at Howard Terminal near Jack London Square would generate $7.3 bi...

Mourning the Passing of a Great Bay Area Leader

May 3 2019

The Bay Area, California and the nation lost a great leader this week with the passing of former Rep. Ellen Tauscher, who represented a large swath...

New Report Explores How Bay Area Employers Can Build a More Inclusive Economy

Apr 30 2019

Through diversity and inclusion efforts, businesses can reap tremendous benefits while providing opportunities for young men of color and others di...

Report: Bay Area Homeless Crisis among Worst in the Country

Apr 10 2019

The Bay Area’s homeless crisis ranks among the most severe in the United States, according to a groundbreaking new study the Bay Area Council Eco...

A Passage to India

Mar 8 2019

The Bay Area Council on March 4 welcomed newly-appointed Indian Ambassador to the United States Harsh Vardan Shringla on his first trip to the Bay ...

Council Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Action on Trade

Mar 1 2019

The Bay Area Council applauded Gov. Gavin Newsom’s action this week (Feb. 28) appointing Lt. Gov. and former U.S. Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis as ...

Chinese New Year Event Honors Legendary Florence Fang

Feb 15 2019

A packed room of Bay Area Council members, partners and friends gathered Wednesday (Feb. 13) to honor Florence Fang with the Global Leadership Awar...

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