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Bay Area Council Statement on President Trump’s Plan to Extend Restrictions on Foreign Workers

Jun 22 2020

Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman today (June 22) issued the following statement on President Trump’s plan to sign an executive order extending ...

California Resilience Challenge Announces Winners of 2020 Climate Resilience Grants

Jun 19 2020

Today the California Resilience Challenge, an initiative of the Bay Area Council Foundation, announced the 12 winners of its $2 million climate res...

New Report to Governor’s Paid Family Leave Task Force Highlights Key Effects of Program to Date

Jun 18 2020

California’s landmark Paid Family Leave (PFL) program has enabled more mothers to enter the workforce while helping bring down labor costs for ma...

Bay Area Traffic is Up to 52% of Normal, According to Our New Tracker

Jun 16 2020

Once the source of epic traffic jams, new data-visualization shows travel between Silicon Valley and San Francisco is lagging in recovery compared ...

Statement on Protests in Wake of George Floyd’s Death

Jun 1 2020

The Bay Area Council today issued the following statement on the protests taking place in response to the death last week of George Floyd in Minnea...

New CEO Survey Finds Dramatic Workplace Changes in Response to COVID-19

May 15 2020

The Bay Area can expect a dramatic shift in where employees work as shelter-in-place orders slowly lift and the economy reopens, according to a Bay...

Bay Area Council Statement on Agreement Between Tesla and Alameda County

May 13 2020

San Francisco—The Bay Area Council today issued the following statement on the agreement between Tesla and Alameda County to allow operations at ...

Climate Resilience Bond Could Create Between 75,000-119,000 Jobs Says New Bay Area Council Economic Institute Report

May 12 2020

A bond measure to protect California communities from wildfires, droughts, floods, and extreme heat events could create between 75,000 and 119,000 ...

Bay Area Council Statement on Threat by Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Relocate Company over COVID-19 Restrictions

May 10 2020

The Bay Area Council today (May 9) issued the following statement in response to tweets by Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatening a lawsuit against Alamed...

Bay Area Council Statement on Lawsuit Against Uber and Lyft

May 5 2020

The Bay Area Council today (May 5) issued the following statement on a lawsuit filed against Uber and Lyft: “It’s regrettable to see th...

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