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Bay Area Council Forms Search Committee to Recruit New CEO image

Bay Area Council Forms Search Committee to Recruit New CEO

Committee chaired by Board Member Kausik Rajgopal will guide leadership transition as the Council continues momentum on major regional economic pri...
Bay Area Council Names Chief Operating Officer John Grubb as Interim President & CEO image

Bay Area Council Names Chief Operating Officer John Grubb as Interim President & CEO

The Bay Area Council announced today that Chief Operating Officer John Grubb has been appointed Interim President & CEO, effective immediately,...
Bay Area Council Hails Decision to Address Senseless Traffic Congestion on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge image

Bay Area Council Hails Decision to Address Senseless Traffic Congestion on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge

The Bay Area Council, which mobilized a diverse coalition of commuters, residents, workers and community leaders in a multi-year effort to address ...
Landmark Bay Area Council Housing Reform Legislation Wins Approval image

Landmark Bay Area Council Housing Reform Legislation Wins Approval

Legislation co-sponsored by the Bay Area Council that promises to be among the most consequential and transformative in generations in removing obs...
Study: Mass Deportations Would Cost California Economy $275 Billion, Decimate Critical Industries image

Study: Mass Deportations Would Cost California Economy $275 Billion, Decimate Critical Industries

Construction, Agriculture and Occupational Service Industries Would be Hit Particularly Hard while State, Local and Federal Budgets Would See Loss ...
Joint Statement from Kristina Lawson, Chair of the Bay Area Council, and Jed York, Chair of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group image

Joint Statement from Kristina Lawson, Chair of the Bay Area Council, and Jed York, Chair of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group

After thoughtful consideration, the Bay Area Council and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group have jointly decided to conclude formal discussions ab...
New Economic and Policy Report Finds Oakland Can Reverse Downward Budget Spiral by Expanding Public Safety Investments image

New Economic and Policy Report Finds Oakland Can Reverse Downward Budget Spiral by Expanding Public Safety Investments

Bay Area Council Economic Institute outlines urgent reforms to restore fiscal stability, reignite business investment, and improve public safety; p...
Bay Area Council Supports Visionary Plan for Bringing Shipbuilding Industry Back to Northern California image

Bay Area Council Supports Visionary Plan for Bringing Shipbuilding Industry Back to Northern California

Plan by California Forever to locate massive shipbuilding, maritime industry hub in Solano County aligns with bipartisan efforts by Trump, Congress...
Bay Area Council Supports More Shipbuilding in the U.S., Opposes New Fees on Chinese Vessels image

Bay Area Council Supports More Shipbuilding in the U.S., Opposes New Fees on Chinese Vessels

The Bay Area Council, a business-supported economic leadership organization composed of more than 350 major employers in the San Francisco/Silicon ...
Bay Area Council Economic Institute Partners with Sonoma County image

Bay Area Council Economic Institute Partners with Sonoma County

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute is proud to announce its new partnership with Sonoma County, where it will serve as the county’s dedi...
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