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2022 Bay Area Council Poll: Voters Demand “Get Tough” Approach on Homelessness

Apr 4 2022

Bay Area voters have reached their breaking point when it comes to a seemingly intractable homeless crisis that is wrecking thousands of lives, cau...

2022 Bay Area Council Poll Registers Big Jump in Concerns about Crime and Safety

Mar 31 2022

Nearly 2/3rds avoid big city downtowns because of concerns about crime Concerns among Bay Area voters about crime and safety registered a big incre...

Report: Future of California Advanced Technology and Basic Research

Mar 29 2022

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute released today (March 29) its Future of Basic Science and Advanced Technology Report and a supporting Basic...

2022 Bay Area Council Poll Finds Deep Malaise Settling Over the Region

Mar 29 2022

With the Bay Area still working to shake off the jarring and painful effects of the COVID pandemic while long-standing problems like astronomical h...

Employer Survey: Almost 70% See “New Normal” Operations by Summer

Mar 8 2022

Almost one full year of survey data provided by Bay Area employers shows the post-pandemic “new normal” for in-person office work and public tr...

Bay Area Council Calls on Legislature to Enact Comprehensive Reforms to End Abuse of CEQA

Mar 7 2022

In the wake of an abusive and shameful California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit that effectively will deny enrollment to thousands of UC...

California Resilience Challenge Winners Announced

Feb 28 2022

Today (Feb. 28) the California Resilience Challenge, an initiative of the Bay Area Council Foundation, announced the 13 winners of its $2 million 2...

Gov. Newsom Reappoints Wunderman Chair of Regional Ferry Board

Feb 25 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced the reappointment of Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman as Chair of the Water Emergency Transportation Agency (WE...

Bay Area Council Cheers Demise of AB 1400 Single Payer Healthcare Legislation

Jan 31 2022

The Bay Area Council today (Jan. 31) issued the following statement on the demise of AB 1400, single-payer healthcare legislation that was pulled f...

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...

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