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Statement: Caltrain Electrification Groundbreaking

Jul 21 2017

MILLBRAE, CA— Bay Area Council President and CEO Jim Wunderman today joined Governor Jerry Brown, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman Anna ...

Council Hails Key Vote on Bill to Address Bay Area’s Traffic, Commute Crisis

Jul 13 2017

Following weeks of intensive advocacy in the Bay Area and Sacramento, the Bay Area Council today hailed a pivotal vote by the Assembly Transportati...

New Oakland A’s Stadium Would Generate $3.05 Billion in Economic Impacts, Create 2K Jobs

Jun 20 2017

Oakland residents and businesses would reap $3.05 billion in economic benefits over the first 10 years from the construction and operation of a new...

Council Statement on Tragic Shootings in SF, D.C.

Jun 14 2017

Two shooting tragedies today (June 14) struck painfully close to home for the Bay Area Council.

Statement on President Trump’s Decision to Withdraw U.S. from Paris Climate Accord

Jun 1 2017

The Bay Area Council today (June 1) issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s withdrawing the United States from the...

New Poll Finds That 25% of Homeowners Would Add an In-Law Unit, Creating 400,000 New and Affordable Housing Units

Apr 12 2017

SAN FRANCISCO—Amid the Bay Area’s crippling housing crisis, important legislation that took effect in January makes it faster, easier and less ...

COUNCIL HAILS HUGE VICTORY FOR CA ROADS, TRANSPORTATION

Apr 7 2017

Bay Area motorists dodging potholes and fighting traffic can loosen their grip on the wheel after an historic vote in the legislature last night (A...

BAC POLL: ECONOMIC CONFIDENCE SLIPPING; GENERATIONS DIVIDED OVER HOUSING

Apr 7 2017

The Bay Area Council is responding to recent results of our Bay Area Council Poll that show economic confidence slipping as the region’s epic hou...

Restricting Immigration Hurts the Bay Area, Council Members Say

Feb 3 2017

Recent actions and statements by President Trump and his administration on immigration, including an executive order ostensibly banning citizens an...

TOP ECONOMISTS, BUSINESS LEADERS GIVE ECONOMIC FORECASTS ON INAUGURATION DAY

Jan 20 2017

As the world watched the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the Bay Area Council Economic Institute’s 10th Annual Economic Forecast presente...

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