Press Releases Archives - Bay Area Council

Council Urges Reauthorization of Federal Transportation Funding Bill

Mar 13 2020

United by an ambitious transportation agenda for our country, the Metropolitan Civic Leadership Alliance, a new group of nine business-led civic or...

Bay Area Council Announces Alliance with 2020 PGA Championship

Feb 25 2020

The Bay Area Council and the 2020 PGA Championship, along with SF Travel and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, today announced an exciting new...

Bay Area Council Leads Delegation to India to Expand, Deepen Economic Ties

Jan 13 2020

California and the Bay Area-Silicon Valley are poised to reap significant benefits from deepening economic ties with India as the South Asian count...

Bay Area Council Supports SB 50 to Address California’s Housing Crisis

Jan 7 2020

The Bay Area Council issued the following statement in support of legislation (SB 50) announced today (Jan. 7) by state Sen. Scott Wiener and other...

Gov. Newsom Names Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman to Helm Water Emergency Transportation Authority

Jan 2 2020

Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman has been named by Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve as Chair of the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), wh...

Bay Area Council Names New Leader to Head Its Economic Institute

Dec 16 2019

The Bay Area Council has named Jeff Bellisario Executive Director of its Economic Institute, one of the region’s premier research organizations w...

Council Praises Agreement on USMCA

Dec 11 2019

The Bay Area Council praised Congressional leaders for reaching agreement this week on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. “California’s economic...

California Resilience Challenge Announces Statewide Competition for Climate Adaptation Projects

Dec 2 2019

The Bay Area Council today launched the official request for proposals for the “California Resilience Challenge” — a $2 million statewide com...

President Napolitano’s Leadership Elevated the University of California

Sep 18 2019

The Bay Area Council today (Sept. 18) issued the following statement on University of California President Janet Napolitano’s announcement that s...

Bay Area Coalition Honored for Leadership in Passing Key Regional Transportation Improvement Ballot Measure

Jun 6 2019

A bold regional campaign that was led by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Bay Area Council and SPUR and succeeded in passing an ambitious 2018 ...

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