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HOSTING 34TH AMERICA’S CUP GENERATES $550 MILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, CREATES MORE THAN 3,800 JOBS
Dec 10 2013
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...

Strong Accountability in CA School Funding Reform Key to Maximizing Student Achievement
Nov 4 2013
Many of us in the business community supported Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to overhaul the state’s antiquated and cumbersome school funding...

CA-China Trade and Investment Office Hires Diane Long as Executive Director
Oct 17 2013
Positioning California to attract a growing share of China’s massive foreign investment pool and bolstering California-China trade, Governor Edmu...

Bay Area Council Poll Shows Resounding Opposition to BART Strike
Aug 2 2013
The Bay Area Council today (August 2) released results of a poll showing overwhelming opposition to a BART worker strike, with a strong majority sa...

Virgin America CEO David Cush Takes Over as Chair of Bay Area Council
Jul 26 2013
With the ceremonial passing of an oversized gavel, Virgin America President and CEO David Cush on July 18 became the 36th Chair of the Bay Area Cou...

Here’s an Idea: No BART Strike
Jul 26 2013
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...

Ellison, Jobs to be Inducted to Bay Area Business Hall of Fame
Jul 26 2013
The Bay Area Council this week announced Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Apple Founder Steve Jobs (posthumously) will be 2013 inductees to the Bay Are...

BAY AREA COUNCIL LEADS TECH COALITION ON PRIVATE EMPLOYER SHUTTLE ISSUE
Jul 19 2013
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
Jul 2 2013
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 ...

BAY AREA COUNCIL ECONOMIC INSTITUTE PUTS ECONOMIC COST OF BART STRIKE AT $73 MILLION A DAY
Jul 2 2013
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute conservatively put the daily economic cost to the Bay Area of the BART union strike at $73 million a day, a...
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