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CEQA LAWSUIT SEEKS TO BLOCK EMPLOYEE SHUTTLE PROGRAM

May 6 2014

The Bay Area Council called “misguided and misdirected” a lawsuit filed this week seeking to block an employee shuttle pilot program that the S...

New Study Finds Expanding Scope of Nurse Practitioners Would Save CA $1.8 Billion

Apr 30 2014

Expanding the patient services that licensed nurse practitioners can provide would help California address a serious and growing shortage of primar...

New Study Maps Dominant EU-Bay Area Economic, Investment Ties

Apr 14 2014

Don’t forget Europe. When it comes to the Bay Area’s and Silicon Valley’s economic ties to the world, Asia and fast-growing China get much of...

BAY AREA COUNCIL HAILS DECISION ON SF COMMUTER SHUTTLES

Apr 2 2014

The Bay Area Council hailed the decision by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on April 1 that allows an innovative commuter shuttle pilot prog...

NEW POLL: VAST MAJORITY OF SF VOTERS SUPPORT COMMUTER SHUTTLES AND BENEFITS THEY PROVIDE

Mar 25 2014

Recent protests of employee commute shuttles that have captured headlines around the globe do not appear to reflect the views of a large majority o...

Council Applauds Google’s $6.8 Million Gift for SF MUNI Kids Program

Feb 27 2014

The Bay Area Council today (Feb. 27, 2014) applauded the announcement by Google that it will fund San Francisco MUNI’s Kids Ride Free program, wh...

Statement on Release of Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan

Dec 10 2013

Following seven years of planning and one of the driest years ever recorded, state and federal agencies this week released the public draft of the ...

HOSTING 34TH AMERICA’S CUP GENERATES $550 MILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, CREATES MORE THAN 3,800 JOBS

Dec 10 2013

The thrilling comeback by Oracle Team USA in the 34th America’s Cup capped an historic event that generated $550 million in economic activity, cr...

CA-China Trade and Investment Office Hires Diane Long as Executive Director

Oct 17 2013

Positioning California to attract a growing share of China’s massive foreign investment pool and bolstering California-China trade, Governor Edmu...

Bay Area Council Poll Shows Resounding Opposition to BART Strike

Aug 2 2013

The Bay Area Council today (August 2) released results of a poll showing overwhelming opposition to a BART worker strike, with a strong majority sa...

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