Public Safety Archives : Bay Area Council

BART Reports Crime Numbers Plummeting

Aug 27 2025

Photo courtesy of BART Newly released data shows crime has dropped substantially on BART through the first seven months of this year. The number of...

Bay Area Council Explores Cutting-Edge Safety Tech with Verizon Ahead of 2026 Super Bowl, World Cup

Aug 27 2025

As the Bay Area prepares to host two of the largest, most complex, and highest-security events in recent history – the 2026 NFL Super Bowl and FI...

Council Convenes Oakland Stakeholders to Discuss Crime, Safety and Economy

Jul 2 2025

On Monday (June 30), the Bay Area Council convened members, partners, and local stakeholders in downtown Oakland to debut and discuss the Bay Area ...

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

Jun 3 2025

Bay Area Council Economic Institute outlines urgent reforms to restore fiscal stability, reignite business investment, and improve public safety; p...

BART Safety Measures Council Advocated for Showing Results

Apr 16 2025

Measures that the Bay Area Council has strongly advocated over the past couple of years to improve safety on BART are showing results, according to...

SFO Hosts Behind-the-Scenes Tour Focused on State-of-the-Art Safety, Security Systems

Mar 12 2025

Yesterday (March 11), Bay Area Council member San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and and Public Safety Committee Co-Chair, Jeff Littlefield,...

Council Applauds Legislation Targeting Retail Crime, Illegal Street Selling of Stolen Goods

Feb 6 2025

The Bay Area Council this week joined local and state elected and community leaders at a press conference announcing forthcoming legislation relate...

AAPI Coalition and Bay Area Council Requests Gov. Newsom Deploy the CHP on BART to Improve Safety

Nov 13 2024

The Bay Area Council and a coalition of over 100 Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) groups and individual leaders, plus additional business gro...

Oakland Business Leaders Step Up to Help Address Crime, Safety Issues

Apr 3 2024

Four Bay Area Council member organizations, including Blue Shield of California, The Clorox Company, Kaiser Permanente and PG&E, last week anno...

Bay Area Council Members in Oakland Share Concerns, Solutions to Address Rampant Crime

Feb 7 2024

With crime in Oakland hitting crisis levels, the Bay Area Council on Monday (Feb. 5) convened member companies from the city to share what they’r...

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