Press Releases Archives - Bay Area Council

New Study Examines California’s Landmark Paid Family Leave Program Over 20 Years

Sep 21 2021

California’s first-in-the-nation paid family leave (PFL) program is almost two decades old and a new in-depth Bay Area Council Economic Institute...

Gov. Newsom Signs Council-Sponsored Bill to Close Major Housing Reform Loophole

Sep 16 2021

The Bay Area Council today (Sept. 16) applauded Gov. Gavin Newsom for signing urgency legislation (AB 1174, Tim Grayson) immediately eliminating a ...

Bay Area Council Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for All Private Sector Employers, Businesses

Aug 31 2021

The Bay Area Council today (Aug. 31) announced it is formally recommending all private sector employers, businesses and other organizations require...

Bay Area Council Employer Survey: 40% Expect Return to Workplaces Just Three Days a Week Post-Pandemic

Aug 4 2021

The Bay Area commute may never be the same again, but what that means for the region’s highways and mass transit systems still remains to be seen...

Bay Area Council Economic Institute and Silicon Valley Leadership Group Receive California 100 Grant to Examine CA’s Advanced Technology Future

Jul 19 2021

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute (BACEI) and Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) today announced that they are the recipient of a researc...

California Resilience Challenge Announces Statewide Request for Proposals for Climate Adaptation Projects

Jul 12 2021

The Bay Area Council Foundation today launched the official request for proposals for the California Resilience Challenge 2021 Grant Program, a sta...

Bay Area Council Applauds BART for Restoring Service Hours Ahead of Schedule, Bolstering Economic Recovery

Jul 1 2021

SAN FRANCISCO—On July 1, BART agreed to restore near pre-pandemic service four weeks earlier than originally planned, as well as offer late-night...

Congressman Garamendi’s Strong Leadership Could Finally Make Hovercraft a Reality in the Bay Area

Jun 25 2021

San Francisco—The Bay Area could finally add hovercraft to its arsenal of regional traffic-fighting tools after East Bay Congressman John Garamen...

Bay Area Council Poll: Homelessness Dominates Concerns

May 4 2021

Housing Costs and Affordability Remain Top Concerns, while Concerns Soften about the Bay Area’s Notorious Traffic Residents bullish on region’s...

Bay Area Council Poll Finds Huge Support for Merging Caltrain and BART

Apr 30 2021

Merging two of the region’s largest commuter rail systems into a single system ringing the bay is a winning idea, according to a vast majority of...

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