Science and Innovation Archives : Bay Area Council

It’s BASIC: We Must Protect our Regional Science and Research Institutions

Aug 13 2025

The Bay Area’s many universities, labs and private research institutions are a never-ending fountainhead of discovery and innovation, spawning an...

Bay Area Council Convenes Top Regional Science Leaders to Discuss Threats to Federal Research Funding

Mar 5 2025

On March 3 leaders of the region’s scientific community met to discuss the future of science funding under the new Trump administration. Hosted a...

Major Redwood City Life Sciences Project Advances

Jul 28 2023

This week the Redwood City Council approved Longfellow Real Estate Partners to begin theCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) ...

New Report Highlights Economic Impact of CA’s Federal Labs & Research Centers

Jun 23 2023

Through research (on Earth and beyond) and community engagement, California’s federal labs and research centers bring large-scale solutions to so...

Chip, Chip Hooray! VP Harris Hails New $4 Billion Silicon Valley High-Tech Manufacturing Plant

May 26 2023

Highlighting the Bay Area’s continuing tech and innovation dominance, Vice President Kamala Harris this week (May 22) traveled to Silicon Valley ...

Region’s Top Science and Innovations Leaders Convene

Mar 24 2023

The Bay Area Science and Innovation Consortium (BASIC) Board of Directors convened this week with a focus on stem cell research and the future of r...

We Have Ignition: Bay Area Innovation Engine Goes Nuclear

Dec 16 2022

The Bay Area’s global innovation and technological dominance was on full display this week when Bay Area Council member Lawrence Livermore Nation...

Science, Innovation Consortium Helps Secure $185 Million for Energy Research

Aug 14 2020

A consortium of the Bay Area’s leading science and technology institutions led by the Bay Area Council and our Economic Institute earned praise f...

Statement on Pacific Gas & Electric Reorganization Plans

Jan 15 2019

The Bay Area Council issued the following statement on the announcement by PG&E that it plans to file for Chapter 11 reorganization. PG&E was a fou...

Gov. Newsom’s Proposed Budget a Good First Step for Addressing California’s Major Challenges

Jan 10 2019

The Bay Area Council today applauded Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2019-20 budget as a good first step in addressing California’s major challeng...

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