Press Releases Archives - Bay Area Council

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...

Bay Area Residents Cite Significant Concerns About the Burdens, Obstacles Facing Businesses

Apr 27 2021

Even as the Bay Area economy begins to reopen and recover from a year-long COVID shutdown, a strong majority of residents harbor serious concerns a...

Study: Bayer Expansion Would Generate $613M in Economic Activity, Support 3,800 Jobs

Apr 23 2021

The Bay Area’s life sciences industry is booming, and plans by Bayer to dramatically expand its Berkeley product development and manufacturing ca...

As Concerns Grow of New COVID Surge, Bay Area Council Poll Finds Troubling Pockets of Vaccine Hesitancy

Mar 31 2021

As concerns grow about a possible fourth COVID surge and public health officials race to roll out vaccines, the 2021 Bay Area Council Poll finds th...

Study: SF Arts Organizations Generate $1.7 Billion in Economic Activity

Mar 11 2021

As COVID restrictions begin to lift, the reopening of San Francisco’s nonprofit arts and cultural organizations will be welcome news to the milli...

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