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WETA Names New Executive Director, Releases Study to Bring Hovercraft Services to the Bay image

WETA Names New Executive Director, Releases Study to Bring Hovercraft Services to the Bay
Dec 11 2020
The Bay Area Council is thrilled to congratulate Seamus Murphy on his appointment as the new Executive Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Water...
Council Looks Ahead to a Full 2021 Legislative Session Focused on Housing image

Council Looks Ahead to a Full 2021 Legislative Session Focused on Housing
Dec 11 2020
The 2021 legislative session appears the be shaping up as a retread of 2020 with all the major housing bills that failed this past session coming b...
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California Releases Smartphone-Based Exposure Notification System
Dec 11 2020
This week, California released its smartphone-based exposure notification system “CA Notify.” The system—built into iOS devices and available...
Was 2019 the Final Year of a Dominant Decade for the Bay Area? image

Was 2019 the Final Year of a Dominant Decade for the Bay Area?
Dec 11 2020
Newly released data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis for 2019 reveals a slowing GDP picture for the region, one that is expected to slow even f...
CA State Treasurer Named to Global Economy and Environment Leadership Group image

CA State Treasurer Named to Global Economy and Environment Leadership Group
Dec 11 2020
Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer, was named to the Council for Inclusive Capitalism this week (Tuesday), joining 27 leaders across the globe re...
From Silicon Valley to Sydney: What will a Trans-Pacific Collaboration Mean for the Future? image

From Silicon Valley to Sydney: What will a Trans-Pacific Collaboration Mean for the Future?
Dec 11 2020
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute has developed a new report to assess the unique ties connecting Australia with the San Francisco Bay Area, ...
Opinion: Passive Observer: the U.S. and Asia’s New Trade Pact image

Opinion: Passive Observer: the U.S. and Asia’s New Trade Pact
Dec 11 2020
Last month, fifteen nations signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP); the U.S. however, did not sign. An article by Sean Rando...
Member Spotlight: Facebook Invests $150 Million in Bay Area Low Income Housing image

Member Spotlight: Facebook Invests $150 Million in Bay Area Low Income Housing
Dec 11 2020
Facebook Inc. announced this week (Wednesday) that developments for the lowest-income tier in the Bay Area will get $150 million of its planned inv...
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COVID Surge Prompts New Lockdown Measures
Dec 4 2020
A dramatic surge in COVID cases and rising hospitalizations prompted Gov. Newsom this week to unveil plans for strict new shutdown orders on counti...
Labor Force Numbers Plummet in High-Cost Metro Areas image

Labor Force Numbers Plummet in High-Cost Metro Areas
Dec 4 2020
New data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides finer detail on the potential long-term economic destruction caused by the COVID-19 pa...
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