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Abusive CEQA Lawsuit Threatens UC Berkeley Admissions

Feb 18 2022

Thousands of prospective UC Berkeley students would be denied admission next year under a misguided and disastrous court ruling in a case that high...

Big Win for Oakland A’s Ballpark Plans

Feb 18 2022

There’s still a long way to go, but Bay Area Council member Oakland A’s reached an important milestone this week (Feb. 17) in their plans to bu...

Big Month for Regional Ferry Service

Feb 18 2022

There was a lot of good news this past month for fans of regional ferry service. The Port of Redwood City this week (Feb. 14) endorsed the business...

Worst Drought in 1,200 Years? How About We Make More Water

Feb 18 2022

New research out this week may not be a jaw-dropping surprise for Californians who are no strangers to the growing and harmful impacts of worsening...

Not Again! Failed Wealth Tax Legislation Returns

Feb 18 2022

We worked hard to kill it once and we’ll do it again. San Jose Assemblymember Alex Lee has returned with legislation to create a wealth tax that ...

Council Sponsors Legislation to Fast Track Transportation Infrastructure Projects

Feb 11 2022

With billions of dollars in new federal infrastructure funding poised to pour into the Bay Area, new legislation (SB 922) introduced this week (Feb...

Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation Reinstating Business Tax Credits

Feb 11 2022

There was a ray of good news this week for thousands of businesses statewide struggling (see related story below) to recover from the damaging econ...