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New Study: Mass Deportation Could Cost Bay Area Economy $67 Billion Annually

Mar 26 2026

Report highlights critical role immigrants play across construction, hospitality, caregiving, and other essential industries Mass deportation of th...

New Analysis Finds Suisun Expansion Plan and Solano Shipyard Would Support Over 530,000 Jobs and Generate More Than $16.2 Billion Annually in State, Local, and Federal Tax Revenue

Jan 21 2026

Bay Area Council Economic Institute report highlights unprecedented economic, fiscal, and strategic benefits for Solano County, California, and the...

Port of Oakland Sailing Steady Course in Face of Global Trade Disruptions

Jan 14 2026

The Port of Oakland, a major driver of Bay Area economic activity, is showing remarkable resilience in response to dramatic changes in U.S. trade p...

First-Ever Mass Timber Meetup Brings Bay Area Leaders to Berkeley Wood Lab

Dec 17 2025

Last week, the Bay Area Council and UC Berkeley co-hosted the first-ever Bay Area Mass Timber Meetup at the Berkeley Wood Lab. Lab directors Paul M...

Council Forms New Partnership to Expand Apprenticeship Opportunities

Dec 10 2025

The Bay Area Council under our Workforce of the Future Committee is thrilled to announce a new partnership with the LAUNCH Apprenticeship Netw...

Berkeley Lab Gets Big Boost for Quantum Computing

Nov 5 2025

Important work that Berkeley Lab is leading to develop quantum computing technology got a significant boost this week when the Department of Energy...

CEO Jim Wunderman Announces He is Leaving the Bay Area Council after a Transformative 22-Year Run

Oct 22 2025

Bay Area Council President & CEO Jim Wunderman today informed the organization’s Executive Committee that he will be departing the organizati...

BART Launches Open Payment System to Improve Rider Experience

Aug 20 2025

Photo Courtesy of San Francisco Mayor’s Office On Tuesday (Aug. 19) BART celebrated the launch of Tap and Ride, an “open paymentsR...

California Must Balance Climate Policies Against Economic Impacts of Scarcity

Jul 30 2025

A smart person once said that the only qualification one needs to be a leader are followers. Well, if California wants to be a global leader ...

Presidio Parkway Anniversary Highlights Benefits of Public Private Partnerships

Jul 23 2025

Photo by Core Visual, Courtesy of HNTB The Bay Area Council has been a longtime proponent of expanding the use of public private partnerships (P3) ...

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