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Bay Area Council Hails State Supreme Court Ruling Rejecting Challenge to Regional Measure 3 (RM3) image

Bay Area Council Hails State Supreme Court Ruling Rejecting Challenge to Regional Measure 3 (RM3)
Jan 25 2023
Posted In: Press Releases, Transportation,
The Bay Area Council today (Jan. 25) released the following statement applauding a ruling by the state Supreme Court defea...
Council Celebrates Ruling for Livermore 100% Affordable Housing Project image

Council Celebrates Ruling for Livermore 100% Affordable Housing Project
Jan 20 2023
Posted In: Housing,
A rabid anti-housing group in Livermore recently got a solid beat down in its lawsuit opposing a 100% affordable housing p...
Not Again: Zombie Wealth Tax Bill Returns image

Not Again: Zombie Wealth Tax Bill Returns
Jan 20 2023
Posted In: Government Relations,
Like a zombie from a B-grade horror movie, it appears legislation to chase away jobs and investment by raising taxes on hi...
Bay Watch: Region Ends the Year Strong, but Layoffs Loom image

Bay Watch: Region Ends the Year Strong, but Layoffs Loom
Jan 20 2023
Posted In: Economy,
The Bay Area ended the year strong, adding nearly 14,000 jobs and bringing unemployment rates across the region down even ...
New Data: Professional Workers Returning to San Francisco Bay Area image

New Data: Professional Workers Returning to San Francisco Bay Area
Jan 20 2023
Posted In: Economy,
We’re not out of the woods yet, by a long shot, but
Council Urges State Funding to Avoid Transit Fiscal Cliff image

Council Urges State Funding to Avoid Transit Fiscal Cliff
Jan 20 2023
Posted In: Transportation,
Staring down the barrel of at least a $22 billion budget deficit, Gov. Newsom and the Legislature will have some hard choi...
Bay Watch: Have We Really Turned the Corner on Inflation? image

Bay Watch: Have We Really Turned the Corner on Inflation?
Jan 13 2023
Posted In: Economy,
New data released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics had markets excited about easing inflation readings for the ...
What a Waste: Time Is Now to Accelerate New Water Storage image

What a Waste: Time Is Now to Accelerate New Water Storage
Jan 13 2023
Posted In: Uncategorized,
The recent storms that tore a destructive path across California also dumped an estimated 24 trillion gallons of water, en...
Governor’s Proposed Budget Sees Big Deficit, and It Could Get Worse image

Governor’s Proposed Budget Sees Big Deficit, and It Could Get Worse
Jan 13 2023
Posted In: Government Relations,
The state’s reservoirs may be filling from historic rainfall, but the budget coffers are not enjoying a similar downpour...
CEQA Court Case Could Be Unmitigated Disaster for California’s Housing Crisis image

CEQA Court Case Could Be Unmitigated Disaster for California’s Housing Crisis
Jan 13 2023
Posted In: Housing,
The stakes could not be higher for addressing California’s historic housing shortage and affordability crisis than the o...
Bay Area Council Statement on Gov. Newsom’s Proposed 2023 Budget image

Bay Area Council Statement on Gov. Newsom’s Proposed 2023 Budget
Jan 10 2023
Posted In: News,
San Francisco—The Bay Area Council today (Jan. 10) issued the following statement on Gov. Newsom’s...
Bay Area Council Launches 2023 Workforce Initiative image

Bay Area Council Launches 2023 Workforce Initiative
Jan 6 2023
Posted In: News, Workforce of the Future,
2023 promises to be a very big year for the Bay Area Council Workforce Committee.  Significant new philanthropic fund...
Big Bay Area Wins in Omnibus Package image

Big Bay Area Wins in Omnibus Package
Jan 6 2023
Posted In: Government Relations,
The Bay Area’s global innovation and technological dominance was on full display this week when Bay Area Council member ...
Christmas Miracle: Federal San Francisco Bay Restoration Program Gets Huge Boost image

Christmas Miracle: Federal San Francisco Bay Restoration Program Gets Huge Boost
Jan 6 2023
Posted In: Water,
San Francisco Bay is one of the largest and most ecologically important estuaries in the United States, but you would neve...
Council Working to Restore Confidence in Public Transit image

Council Working to Restore Confidence in Public Transit
Jan 6 2023
Posted In: Transportation,
Public safety is the core of a functioning and productive society and vital for attracting and retaining a competitive wor...
A New Year, A New Agenda for Recovery, Growth image

A New Year, A New Agenda for Recovery, Growth
Jan 6 2023
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council begins the new year with a renewed sense of optimism and energy, along with a sober and focused deter...
Up, Up and Away: United Bringing New Jobs to SFO image

Up, Up and Away: United Bringing New Jobs to SFO
Dec 16 2022
Posted In: Membership,
Bay Area Council member United is planning to add 2,200 jobs at San Francisco International Airport next year as part of a...
We Have Ignition: Bay Area Innovation Engine Goes Nuclear image

We Have Ignition: Bay Area Innovation Engine Goes Nuclear
Dec 16 2022
Posted In: Science and Innovation,
The Bay Area’s global innovation and technological dominance was on full display this week when Bay Area Council member ...
Celebrating 200 Years of U.S.-Mexico Relations image

Celebrating 200 Years of U.S.-Mexico Relations
Dec 16 2022
Posted In: International Business,
For his work on advancing deeper economic ties between the Bay Area, California and Mexico, Bay Area Council Economic Inst...
Building Support for More U.S. Investment in Housing image

Building Support for More U.S. Investment in Housing
Dec 16 2022
Posted In: Housing,
The Bay Area Council and 30 of our members met this week with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Stei...
Return to Work Survey: 65% of Employers at “New Normal” image

Return to Work Survey: 65% of Employers at “New Normal”
Dec 16 2022
Posted In: News, Transportation,
The future of the Bay Area’s transit systems and urban centers is becoming more clear thanks to new data from the bi-mon...
Bay Area Council Hails Selection of San Francisco for Major Asia-Pacific Economic Leadership Summit image

Bay Area Council Hails Selection of San Francisco for Major Asia-Pacific Economic Leadership Summit
Nov 18 2022
Posted In: News, Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council hailed the announcement today (Nov. 18) that San Francisco will host the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic C...
To Meet Governor’s Drought Goals, These Projects Deserve Support image

To Meet Governor’s Drought Goals, These Projects Deserve Support
Aug 26 2022
Posted In: News, Water,
By Jim Wunderman and Charley Wilson Governor Newsom recently unveiled...
A “Sub”-Par Day – Klamath Rams WWII Submarine, During WWII image

A “Sub”-Par Day – Klamath Rams WWII Submarine, During WWII
Aug 12 2022
Posted In: News, Newsroom,
The Klamath is nearly 100 years old and has sailed through many turbulent times (get it, cause boats?) but perhap...
Bay Area Council Applauds Governor’s Water Supply Strategy to Adapt to Drought, Climate Change image

Bay Area Council Applauds Governor’s Water Supply Strategy to Adapt to Drought, Climate Change
Aug 11 2022
Posted In: Water,
The Bay Area Council today (Aug. 11, 2022) applauded Governor Newsom’s Water Supply Strategy to strengthen the state’s...
5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Historic Klamath image

5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Historic Klamath
Jul 18 2022
Posted In: Newsroom,
The Bay Area Council put the Klamath out of business!  The Klamath started her service running ...
Bay Area Council Adds Powerhouse Team to Bolster Housing, State Government Relations Work image

Bay Area Council Adds Powerhouse Team to Bolster Housing, State Government Relations Work
Jul 15 2022
Posted In: Press Releases,
Alex Torres and Louis Mirante Bring Deep Connections, Strong Record...
California Resilience Challenge Announces Statewide Request for Proposals for Climate Adaptation Projects image

California Resilience Challenge Announces Statewide Request for Proposals for Climate Adaptation Projects
Jul 14 2022
Posted In: Press Releases,
Grants of up to $200,000 ava...
Webinar Replay: Homeless Encampments and the Law image

Webinar Replay: Homeless Encampments and the Law
May 27 2022
Posted In: Events, Homelessness,
The Bay Area Council on Thursday (May 26) hosted a webinar exploring the complex legal issues surrounding the proliferatio...
Howard Terminal Steps Up to Bat at Crucial Hearing Next Week image

Howard Terminal Steps Up to Bat at Crucial Hearing Next Week
May 27 2022
Posted In: News,
The visionary plan by the Oakland A’s to transform an underutilized cargo terminal at Howard Terminal into a gleaming wa...
Progress in Effort to Better Unify Regional Transportation Systems image

Progress in Effort to Better Unify Regional Transportation Systems
May 27 2022
Posted In: Transportation,
Do you think the region is best served by 28 separate transit and transportation agencies that often operate independently...
Big Week for Water Transportation image

Big Week for Water Transportation
May 27 2022
Posted In: Transportation,
There was a lot going on over the past week in the regional water transportation (aka ferry) world. The Bay Area Council h...
State Court Lambastes CEQA Abuse image

State Court Lambastes CEQA Abuse
May 27 2022
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
The Bay Area Council is hailing a recent decision by the First District of the California Court of Appeal that included wi...
Rivas Emerges as New Assembly Speaker image

Rivas Emerges as New Assembly Speaker
May 27 2022
Posted In: Government Relations,
Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) today released a statement announcing he has secured enough votes within the Democ...
Warriors Make a Splash, Heading to NBA Finals image

Warriors Make a Splash, Heading to NBA Finals
May 27 2022
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council sends congratulations to the Golden State Warriors, whose Rick Welts sits on our Executive Committee,...
Partner Spotlight: Edison International Calls for More Urgency in Climate Change Response image

Partner Spotlight: Edison International Calls for More Urgency in Climate Change Response
May 20 2022
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
California must act with more urgency to address the continuing effects of climate change because the cost of inaction is ...
Member Spotlight: Visa Foundation Commits $12 Million to Address Youth Homelessness image

Member Spotlight: Visa Foundation Commits $12 Million to Address Youth Homelessness
May 20 2022
Posted In: Homelessness, Membership,
Visa Foundation has announced a $12 million grant to
Fang Family Makes Major Gift to Recognize AAPI Month image

Fang Family Makes Major Gift to Recognize AAPI Month
May 20 2022
Posted In: China,
The Florence Fang Family Foundation, in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, on Thursday (Ma...
Exciting Outlook for Waterfront Mobility in the Bay Area image

Exciting Outlook for Waterfront Mobility in the Bay Area
May 20 2022
Posted In: Transportation,
This week the Bay Area Council launched its new Waterfront Mobility Committee under the leadership of co-chairs Heather Sa...
Biden Housing Plan Gives a Nod to Council Strategies image

Biden Housing Plan Gives a Nod to Council Strategies
May 20 2022
Posted In: Housing,
Fresh off a successful DC advocacy trip that focused heavily on housing reforms, and our 2021 decision to open a permanent...
Member Spotlight: A Golden Opportunity for Sunnyvale Wells Fargo Business Owner  image

Member Spotlight: A Golden Opportunity for Sunnyvale Wells Fargo Business Owner 
May 13 2022
Posted In: Membership,
Bay Area Council member Wells Fargo serves more than 3 million small business customers. Priya Vasan of Sunnyvale is one o...
Return of Workers to Offices Creeping Up as More Employers Embrace “New Normal” image

Return of Workers to Offices Creeping Up as More Employers Embrace “New Normal”
May 13 2022
Posted In: Transportation,
Thirteen months of survey data provided by Bay Area employers show we may be living in the “new normal” for in-person ...
New Report: No, Global Innovation/Tech Organizations Aren’t Leaving the Bay Area image

New Report: No, Global Innovation/Tech Organizations Aren’t Leaving the Bay Area
May 13 2022
Posted In: Uncategorized,
While the Bay Area has lost some residents and companies during the pandemic, the good news is that we have continued to g...
A’s Howard Terminal Plan Gets (Green) Thumbs Up image

A’s Howard Terminal Plan Gets (Green) Thumbs Up
May 13 2022
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
Helps ease unwanted sprawl. Check. Reduces automobile emissions. Check. Avoids development in areas threatened by wildfire...
New Homelessness Counts Offer Bad News, Good News image

New Homelessness Counts Offer Bad News, Good News
May 13 2022
Posted In: Housing,
New data released this week shows that homelessness in the Bay Area is getting worse, with the region’s unhoused populat...
Member Spotlight: Intel Commits to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040 image

Member Spotlight: Intel Commits to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040
May 13 2022
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
In April, Intel Corporation announced plans to further reduce our direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions to develop ...
New Report: Benefits of Optimizing Land Uses Near Transit Stations image

New Report: Benefits of Optimizing Land Uses Near Transit Stations
May 13 2022
Posted In: Economy, Transportation,
A new brief from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute this week highlights the benefits of optimizing land use at trans...
Council Launches New Committees on Waterfront Mobility and Goods Movement image

Council Launches New Committees on Waterfront Mobility and Goods Movement
May 13 2022
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area Council is launching two new policy committees to address pressing regional policy challenges. Next week, the...
$300,000,000,000 image

$300,000,000,000
May 13 2022
Posted In: Economy,
The California tax machine is running at full throttle. Gov. Newsom today unveiled his May budget revision, and the number...
Council Brings the Region’s Priorities to D.C. image

Council Brings the Region’s Priorities to D.C.
May 13 2022
Posted In: Government Relations,
The Bay Area Council this week stormed (not like that) the nation’s capital to meet with top Congressional leaders and B...
Bay Area Council Urges State and Federal Leaders to Invest in High-Speed Rail image

Bay Area Council Urges State and Federal Leaders to Invest in High-Speed Rail
May 8 2022
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area Council joined with three former US Transportation Secretaries, who chair the US High Speed Rail Coalition, a...
Council Testifies on Harm of Over-Reaching Federal Anti-Trust Legislation image

Council Testifies on Harm of Over-Reaching Federal Anti-Trust Legislation
May 6 2022
Posted In: Government Relations,
The Bay Area’s world-leading innovation economy has flourished in large part because of a free-market system that encour...
Member Spotlight: The Force is with Alaska Airlines image

Member Spotlight: The Force is with Alaska Airlines
May 6 2022
Posted In: Membership,
Alaska Airlines joined forces with Disneyland Resort on May the Fourth to unveil a new, one-of-its-kind Star Wars-themed a...
Council Mourns Passing of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta image

Council Mourns Passing of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta
May 6 2022
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area Council joined the chorus of community members and Congressional leaders who mourned the passing this week of...
Council Hosts Briefing with Attorney General Rob Bonta image

Council Hosts Briefing with Attorney General Rob Bonta
May 6 2022
Posted In: Government Relations,
On Tuesday evening (May 3), California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined members of the Bay Area Council Executive Committ...
WETA Votes to Propel Region into Greener Future image

WETA Votes to Propel Region into Greener Future
May 6 2022
Posted In: Transportation,
The Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Board of Directors voted yesterday (May 5) to launch the first zero-em...
Encouraging News for Oakland A’s Howard Terminal Project image

Encouraging News for Oakland A’s Howard Terminal Project
May 6 2022
Posted In: Housing,
The visionary plan by the Oakland A’s to transform an underutilized cargo terminal at Howard Terminal into a gleaming wa...
Apprenticeship Gaining Steam as a Key Tool in California’s Workforce Strategy image

Apprenticeship Gaining Steam as a Key Tool in California’s Workforce Strategy
May 6 2022
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
The Bay Area Council is committed to apprenticeship programs as key to developing a workforce that meets the talent demand...
Continuing Population Decline a Warning for California image

Continuing Population Decline a Warning for California
May 6 2022
Posted In: News,
In an ominous sign for California’s economic future, the state recorded its second straight year of population loss. In ...
Member Spotlight: The Force is with Alaska Airlines image

Member Spotlight: The Force is with Alaska Airlines
May 6 2022
Posted In: Membership,
Alaska Airlines joined forces with Disneyland Resort on May the Fourth to unveil a new, one-of-its-kind Star Wars-the...
Report on Single-Payer Health Care Leaves “More Questions than Answers” image

Report on Single-Payer Health Care Leaves “More Questions than Answers”
Apr 29 2022
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Four months after disastrous legislation (AB 1400) to create a so-called single-payer healthcare system in California died...
Council Supports Tax Exemption for Manufacturing, R&D Equipment image

Council Supports Tax Exemption for Manufacturing, R&D Equipment
Apr 29 2022
Posted In: Economy,
California’s economic competitiveness would get a big boost under legislation (SB 1951, Grayson) the Bay Area Council is...
Analysis: Howard Terminal Not Viable for Cargo Uses image

Analysis: Howard Terminal Not Viable for Cargo Uses
Apr 29 2022
Posted In: Transportation,
Some critics of a visionary plan by the Oakland A’s to transform an aging and underutilized cargo terminal at the Port o...
Council-Sponsored CARE Court Bill Faces First Test image

Council-Sponsored CARE Court Bill Faces First Test
Apr 29 2022
Posted In: Homelessness,
The Bay Area Council was on hand Monday for a meeting with Governor Newsom and state and local elected leaders to discuss...
Seamless Regional Transit Advancing image

Seamless Regional Transit Advancing
Apr 29 2022
Posted In: Transportation,
Work is progressing on the development of sweeping changes to the Bay Area’s transit system that would deliver more inte...
Bay Area Council Applauds Key Decision on High-Speed Rail Valley-to-Valley Segment image

Bay Area Council Applauds Key Decision on High-Speed Rail Valley-to-Valley Segment
Apr 29 2022
Posted In: Transportation,
The California High-Speed Rail Authority on Thursday (April 28) unanimously approved the
California’s High-Speed Rail Project: Approval of the San Jose to Merced Environmental Documents is Essential for Jobs, the Environment, Business Competitiveness and Quality of Life image

California’s High-Speed Rail Project: Approval of the San Jose to Merced Environmental Documents is Essential for Jobs, the Environment, Business Competitiveness and Quality of Life
Apr 27 2022
Posted In: News, Transportation,
By Jim Wunderman, President and CEO of the Bay Area Council, Ashley Swearengin, President and CEO of...
State Must Fulfill Its Commitment to Calbright College image

State Must Fulfill Its Commitment to Calbright College
Apr 22 2022
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
Colleges across America are experiencing an unprecedented enrollment crisis. California’s own community college system h...
Council Talks with Rep. Doris Matsui about U.S. Competitiveness Legislation image

Council Talks with Rep. Doris Matsui about U.S. Competitiveness Legislation
Apr 22 2022
Posted In: Economy,
The Bay Area Council Government Relations Committee held a special meeting with Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) ...
Council-Sponsored Homelessness Bill Faces First Test image

Council-Sponsored Homelessness Bill Faces First Test
Apr 22 2022
Posted In: Homelessness,
SB 2211 (Ting), a bill the Bay Area Council is co-sponsoring to expand California’s inventory of emergency shelters, wil...
Council-Sponsored Water Innovation Bill Clears First Committee Hurdle image

Council-Sponsored Water Innovation Bill Clears First Committee Hurdle
Apr 22 2022
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
A bill co-sponsored by the Bay Area Council and the California Municipal Utilities Association to advance technological in...
Bay Area Council Leads North-South-Valley Coalition to Boost Drought Resilience image

Bay Area Council Leads North-South-Valley Coalition to Boost Drought Resilience
Apr 22 2022
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
The Bay Area Council and the Southern California Water Coalition this week asked state leaders to commit $6.5 billion from...
New Analysis: Tech Jobs and the Many Jobs They Create image

New Analysis: Tech Jobs and the Many Jobs They Create
Apr 15 2022
Posted In: Economy,
An analysis released this week (April 13) by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute found that technology jobs are as imp...
Major Council-Backed Sea Level Rise Project Breaks Ground image

Major Council-Backed Sea Level Rise Project Breaks Ground
Apr 15 2022
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
The US Army Corps of Engineers broke ground Thursday (April 14) on a project to build four miles of 15 foot high levees an...
New Regional Leadership Focuses on Housing Solutions image

New Regional Leadership Focuses on Housing Solutions
Apr 15 2022
Posted In: Housing, Uncategorized,
The Bay Area Council has long advocated for a strong regional approach to addressing our housing crisis, including sup...
Bay Area Council Poll: Voters Say It’s Getting Much Harder to Find Housing image

Bay Area Council Poll: Voters Say It’s Getting Much Harder to Find Housing
Apr 14 2022
Posted In: Housing, Press Releases,
Overwhelming support for ADUs, infill and transit-oriented housing and converting unused office space to housing; supp...
2022 Bay Area Council Poll: COVID Fears Linger with Many Saying a Return to “Normal” Could be Six Months, One Year Away image

2022 Bay Area Council Poll: COVID Fears Linger with Many Saying a Return to “Normal” Could be Six Months, One Year Away
Apr 7 2022
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Even as the COVID pandemic recedes, almost half of Bay Area voters (49%) harbor concern about contracting the deadly virus...
2022 Bay Area Council Poll: Voters Demand “Get Tough” Approach on Homelessness image

2022 Bay Area Council Poll: Voters Demand “Get Tough” Approach on Homelessness
Apr 4 2022
Posted In: Homelessness, Press Releases,
Bay Area voters have reached their breaking point when it comes to a seemingly intractable homeless crisis that is wreckin...
2022 Bay Area Council Poll Registers Big Jump in Concerns about Crime and Safety image

2022 Bay Area Council Poll Registers Big Jump in Concerns about Crime and Safety
Mar 31 2022
Posted In: Press Releases,
Nearly 2/3rds avoid big city downtowns because of concerns about crime
Report: Future of California Advanced Technology and Basic Research image

Report: Future of California Advanced Technology and Basic Research
Mar 29 2022
Posted In: News, Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute released today (March 29) its Future of Basic Science and Advanced Technology Repo...
2022 Bay Area Council Poll Finds Deep Malaise Settling Over the Region image

2022 Bay Area Council Poll Finds Deep Malaise Settling Over the Region
Mar 29 2022
Posted In: Press Releases,
With the Bay Area still working to shake off the jarring and painful effects of the COVID pandemic while long-standing pro...
Analysis: Plan for Massive Oakland Business Tax Hike Would Be Ruinous for Jobs Recovery, Economic Growth image

Analysis: Plan for Massive Oakland Business Tax Hike Would Be Ruinous for Jobs Recovery, Economic Growth
Mar 24 2022
Posted In: Uncategorized,
A proposed business tax increase the Oakland City Council is exploring would jeopardize the city’s already lagging jobs ...
Show me the Money; Bay Area Competes for Federal Transportation Largesse image

Show me the Money; Bay Area Competes for Federal Transportation Largesse
Mar 18 2022
Posted In: News, Transportation,
From electrifying Caltrain to extending BART to San Jose, the Bay Area is lining up its top transportation infrastructure ...
Inexplicable Advisory Vote on Howard Terminal image

Inexplicable Advisory Vote on Howard Terminal
Mar 18 2022
Posted In: News,
Even when the evidence seemed indisputable that plans by the Oakland A’s to build a transformative new ballpark at Howar...
Housing the Middle: Council Sponsors Conversation on Affordable Housing Solutions image

Housing the Middle: Council Sponsors Conversation on Affordable Housing Solutions
Mar 18 2022
Posted In: Housing, News,
The Council was proud to sponsor Housing the Middle: Bay Area Affordable Housing Solutions, a provocative, solutions-orie...
Member Spotlight: Calbright College Making Strides and Building Career Pathways for Californians image

Member Spotlight: Calbright College Making Strides and Building Career Pathways for Californians
Mar 18 2022
Posted In: News, Workforce of the Future,
California’s first and only fully-online, public community college is making exceptional progress under the new leadersh...
Employer Survey: Almost 70% See “New Normal” Operations by Summer image

Employer Survey: Almost 70% See “New Normal” Operations by Summer
Mar 8 2022
Posted In: Press Releases, Transportation,
Almost one full year of survey data provided by Bay Area employers shows the post-pandemic “new normal” for in-person ...
Bay Area Council Calls on Legislature to Enact Comprehensive Reforms to End Abuse of CEQA image

Bay Area Council Calls on Legislature to Enact Comprehensive Reforms to End Abuse of CEQA
Mar 7 2022
Posted In: Press Releases,
In the wake of an abusive and shameful California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit that effectively will deny enro...
We’re Not Done Yet: Council Sponsors New ADU Reform Bill image

We’re Not Done Yet: Council Sponsors New ADU Reform Bill
Mar 4 2022
Posted In: Housing,
Six years after the Bay Area Council sponsored the legislation (SB 1069, Wieckowski) that launched a statewide and nationa...
New CA Housing Goals Better Reflect Actual Need image

New CA Housing Goals Better Reflect Actual Need
Mar 4 2022
Posted In: Housing,
One of the primary challenges in addressing California’s decades-old housing affordability crisis is the ridiculously lo...
Council Examining Newsom Plan for Treating Homeless with Mental Health, Substance Abuse Disorders image

Council Examining Newsom Plan for Treating Homeless with Mental Health, Substance Abuse Disorders
Mar 4 2022
Posted In: Homelessness,
Amidst growing scenes of human suffering and despair on California’s streets, Governor Newsom on Thursday (March 3) anno...
Council Announces New Policy Focus on Maritime, Goods Movement image

Council Announces New Policy Focus on Maritime, Goods Movement
Mar 4 2022
Posted In: News,
The maritime and goods movement industry is a major driver of economic activity across the Bay Area. It encompasses our po...
Let It Flow: Federal Funding for Bay Area Transportation image

Let It Flow: Federal Funding for Bay Area Transportation
Mar 4 2022
Posted In: Transportation,
The Federal Transit Administration announced yesterday (March 3) that five Bay Area transit operators will receive an addi...
San Francisco Mayor London Breed Unveils “Welcome Back to SF” Campaign image

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Unveils “Welcome Back to SF” Campaign
Mar 4 2022
Posted In: Economy,
San Francisco Mayor London Breed this week announced commitments by major employers to return to in-person work during the...
Biden SOTU Highlights Importance of Apprenticeships image

Biden SOTU Highlights Importance of Apprenticeships
Mar 4 2022
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
President Biden in his State of the Union on Tuesday (March 1) underscored the critical role our workforce will play in th...
California Resilience Challenge Winners Announced image

California Resilience Challenge Winners Announced
Feb 28 2022
Posted In: Press Releases,
Today (Feb. 28) the California Resilience Challenge, an initiative of the Bay Area Council Foundation, announced the 13 wi...
Webinar: Can We Restore the California Dream? image

Webinar: Can We Restore the California Dream?
Feb 25 2022
Posted In: Economy,
There was a time when people were California dreamin’ and flocking to the Golden State with flowers in their hair. Not s...
Council Hosts Trans-Pacific Ceremony to Celebrate Chinese New Year image

Council Hosts Trans-Pacific Ceremony to Celebrate Chinese New Year
Feb 25 2022
Posted In: China,
Last night (Feb. 24), the Bay Area Council hosted our annual Chinese New Year Celebration and Global Leadership Award Cere...
State Water Allocations Highlight Urgency to Create More H2O image

State Water Allocations Highlight Urgency to Create More H2O
Feb 25 2022
Posted In: Water,
As we enter the third year of our most recent drought, the federal Bureau of Reclamation this week announced dramatic redu...
Legislation Addresses UC Berkeley Enrollment Freeze image

Legislation Addresses UC Berkeley Enrollment Freeze
Feb 25 2022
Posted In: Government Relations,
New legislation (SB 866) introduced this week (Feb. 21) by state Sen. Scott Weiner (San Francisco) would shield student an...
Gov. Newsom Reappoints Wunderman Chair of Regional Ferry Board image

Gov. Newsom Reappoints Wunderman Chair of Regional Ferry Board
Feb 25 2022
Posted In: Press Releases, Transportation,
Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced the reappointment of Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman as Chair of the
Council Co-Sponsors Legislation to Alleviate Unsheltered Homelessness Crisis image

Council Co-Sponsors Legislation to Alleviate Unsheltered Homelessness Crisis
Feb 25 2022
Posted In: Homelessness,
California has the least sheltered homeless population in the U.S. Just 30% of homeless Californians have access to emerge...
Abusive CEQA Lawsuit Threatens UC Berkeley Admissions image

Abusive CEQA Lawsuit Threatens UC Berkeley Admissions
Feb 18 2022
Posted In: News,
Thousands of prospective UC Berkeley students would be denied admission next year under a misguided and disastrous court r...
Big Win for Oakland A’s Ballpark Plans image

Big Win for Oakland A’s Ballpark Plans
Feb 18 2022
Posted In: News,
There’s still a long way to go, but Bay Area Council member Oakland A’s reached an important milestone this week (Feb....
Big Month for Regional Ferry Service image

Big Month for Regional Ferry Service
Feb 18 2022
Posted In: News,
There was a lot of good news this past month for fans of regional ferry service. The Port of Redwood City this week (Feb. ...
Worst Drought in 1,200 Years? How About We Make More Water image

Worst Drought in 1,200 Years? How About We Make More Water
Feb 18 2022
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, News,
New resear...
Not Again! Failed Wealth Tax Legislation Returns image

Not Again! Failed Wealth Tax Legislation Returns
Feb 18 2022
Posted In: News,
We worked hard to kill it once and we’ll do it again. San Jose Assemblymember Alex Lee has returned with legislation to ...
Council Sponsors Legislation to Fast Track Transportation Infrastructure Projects image

Council Sponsors Legislation to Fast Track Transportation Infrastructure Projects
Feb 11 2022
Posted In: News, Transportation,
With billions of dollars in new federal infrastructure funding poised to pour into the Bay Area, new legislation (SB 922) ...
Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation Reinstating Business Tax Credits image

Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation Reinstating Business Tax Credits
Feb 11 2022
Posted In: News,
There was a ray of good news this week for thousands of businesses statewide struggling (see related story below) to recov...
California Holds Highest Unemployment Rate in the Nation image

California Holds Highest Unemployment Rate in the Nation
Feb 11 2022
Posted In: Economy, News,
Though California’s joblessness peaked at 16.4 percent in April 2020, our state’s unemployment rate remains the highes...
New Data Highlights Impact of Bay Area’s Horrible Housing Shortage image

New Data Highlights Impact of Bay Area’s Horrible Housing Shortage
Feb 11 2022
Posted In: Housing, News,
Not that we need more evidence of California’s historic housing shortage and affordability crisis, but the National Asso...
Council Advocates for Megaregion Dozen Transportation Projects image

Council Advocates for Megaregion Dozen Transportation Projects
Feb 4 2022
Posted In: News, Transportation,
Last Friday, the Megaregion Working Group – comprised of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Sacramento Area Cou...
Revitalizing East Bay Manufacturing image

Revitalizing East Bay Manufacturing
Feb 4 2022
Posted In: Economy, News,
The Bay Area tech economy is much more than companies building new software off lines of code. Advanced manufacturing is a...
ADUs Come to the White House image

ADUs Come to the White House
Feb 4 2022
Posted In: Housing, News,
Almost six years after legislation the Bay Area Council sponsored ignited a statewide surge in new accessory dwelling unit...
Council Co-Sponsoring Seamless Transit Transformation Act image

Council Co-Sponsoring Seamless Transit Transformation Act
Feb 4 2022
Posted In: News, Transportation,
Getting commuters back on transit is hard enough with lingering concerns about COVID, but our region’s disjointed and la...
Bay Area Council Cheers Demise of AB 1400 Single Payer Healthcare Legislation image

Bay Area Council Cheers Demise of AB 1400 Single Payer Healthcare Legislation
Jan 31 2022
Posted In: Healthcare, Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council today (Jan. 31) issued the following statement on the demise of AB 1400, single-payer healthcare legi...
High Stakes Wager Sets Stage for 49ers-Rams Showdown image

High Stakes Wager Sets Stage for 49ers-Rams Showdown
Jan 28 2022
Posted In: Membership,
Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman and Los Angeles Business Federation CEO Tracy Hernandez are most often seen collaborati...
Despite Gains in 2021, Regional Economic and Transit Recovery Face Uphill Battle image

Despite Gains in 2021, Regional Economic and Transit Recovery Face Uphill Battle
Jan 28 2022
Posted In: Transportation,
New data from December 2021 show modest gains in employment in the Bay Area, California and the nation overall, ending a y...
Governor’s Proposed Housing Investments in 2022-2023 Budget image

Governor’s Proposed Housing Investments in 2022-2023 Budget
Jan 28 2022
Posted In: Housing,
Governor Newsom’s proposed 2022-2023 budget lays out his priorities for tackling the state's housing crisis and inc...
Getting More Value in California from New Federal Infrastructure Spending image

Getting More Value in California from New Federal Infrastructure Spending
Jan 28 2022
Posted In: Economy,
For decades California has faced an infrastructure financing deficit, as federal and state support has declined and counti...
Save the Date: Celebrate the 2021 California Resilience Challenge image

Save the Date: Celebrate the 2021 California Resilience Challenge
Jan 21 2022
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, News,
Join the Bay Area Council Foundation the evening of Monday, February 28 for a hybrid virtual and in-per...
Council CEO Jim Wunderman Named to MTC Network Manager Advisory Group image

Council CEO Jim Wunderman Named to MTC Network Manager Advisory Group
Jan 21 2022
Posted In: News, Transportation,
The rubber is about to meet the road on our way to a more integrated Bay Area transit system. Bay Area Council President a...
Council-Endorsed Housing Development in Alameda Wins Preliminary Approval image

Council-Endorsed Housing Development in Alameda Wins Preliminary Approval
Jan 21 2022
Posted In: Housing, News,
This week (Jan. 18) the Alameda City Council on a 4-1 vote moved ahead with the approval process for a 589-unit mixed use ...
Legislation to Dismantle CA Healthcare System Moves to Assembly Floor image

Legislation to Dismantle CA Healthcare System Moves to Assembly Floor
Jan 21 2022
Posted In: News,
This week (Jan. 19) the Assembly Appropriations Committee approved AB 1400 (Kalra), a sweeping piece of legislation propos...
Partner Spotlight: Growth Sector Trains Community College Students for Engineering Careers image

Partner Spotlight: Growth Sector Trains Community College Students for Engineering Careers
Jan 21 2022
Posted In: News, Workforce of the Future,
The Bay Area remains a hub for national labs, cutting edge engineering, and biotech companies, many of whom are represente...
Member Spotlight: New Comcast RISE Business Directory image

Member Spotlight: New Comcast RISE Business Directory
Jan 14 2022
Posted In: Membership,
Last year, Comcast launched Comcast RISE, a national effort to uplift and support local small businesses hardest hit by th...
Does Record State Budget Mask Deeper Threats? image

Does Record State Budget Mask Deeper Threats?
Jan 14 2022
Posted In: Economy,
It’s hard not feel good when there’s a blizzard of cash raining down on you. But it can also mask serious issues, much...
Council CEO Jim Wunderman to Headline Statewide Desalination Conference image

Council CEO Jim Wunderman to Headline Statewide Desalination Conference
Jan 14 2022
Posted In: News, Water,
The recent deluge of rain and snow started to refill California reservoirs and aquifers badly depleted by record drought, ...
Council Member Accenture Commits to Big Expansion of Apprenticeship Hiring image

Council Member Accenture Commits to Big Expansion of Apprenticeship Hiring
Jan 14 2022
Posted In: News, Workforce of the Future,
Last week (Jan. 13), Accenture made massive strides in increasing apprenticeship opportunities within their recruitment st...
Council-Endorsed Housing Development in Daly City Wins Preliminary Approval image

Council-Endorsed Housing Development in Daly City Wins Preliminary Approval
Jan 14 2022
Posted In: Housing, News,
The Daly City City Council last week gave an initial OK to 1,200 units of new housing as part of a larger development the ...
Council-Sponsored Reforms Tighten Screws on Cities to Produce Housing image

Council-Sponsored Reforms Tighten Screws on Cities to Produce Housing
Jan 7 2022
Posted In: Housing, News,
It was supposed to be the blueprint for meeting the Bay Area’s housing needs. But it was barely worth the paper it was p...
Massive $163 Billion Tax Hike Proposed to Dismantle CA Healthcare System image

Massive $163 Billion Tax Hike Proposed to Dismantle CA Healthcare System
Jan 7 2022
Posted In: News,
Taxes on California businesses and consumers would be increased a stunning $163 billion annually (yes, annually!) under di...
Bay Area Council Joins Key State Transportation Working Group on Infrastructure Investment image

Bay Area Council Joins Key State Transportation Working Group on Infrastructure Investment
Jan 7 2022
Posted In: News, Transportation,
As a key California transportation stakeholder, the Bay Area Council has been invited by California Transportation Sec. Da...
Steep Drop in Migration to CA a Troubling Sign for the Economy image

Steep Drop in Migration to CA a Troubling Sign for the Economy
Dec 17 2021
Posted In: Economy,
A big part of California’s economic success over the decades is the migration here of top talent from other states and o...
Council Advocacy Helps Push Two Major Water Projects Closer to the Finish Line image

Council Advocacy Helps Push Two Major Water Projects Closer to the Finish Line
Dec 17 2021
Posted In: Water,
Plans to build the new Sites Reservoir and expand the Pacheco Reservoir both cleared major hurdles at the California Water...
Major Milestone for Oakland A’s Waterfront Ballpark image

Major Milestone for Oakland A’s Waterfront Ballpark
Dec 17 2021
Posted In: Community Engagement,
The Oakland A’s bold plans for a new waterfront ballpark and surrounding commercial and residential development at Howar...
Downtown SF Rail Extension, Cornerstone of Regional Transit Network, Achieves New Milestone image

Downtown SF Rail Extension, Cornerstone of Regional Transit Network, Achieves New Milestone
Dec 17 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA), which owns and operates the multimodal Salesforce Transit Center in downtown S...
Bayer Gets Green Light for Berkeley Campus Plans image

Bayer Gets Green Light for Berkeley Campus Plans
Dec 17 2021
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Plans by biopharmaceutical leader and Bay Area Council member Bayer to transform its Berkeley product development and manu...
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks Appointed Housing Committee Chair image

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks Appointed Housing Committee Chair
Dec 10 2021
Posted In: Government Relations, Housing,
California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon this week (Dec. 7) appointed East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks Chair of the A...
Council Confronts Tough Options for Boosting Drought Resilience image

Council Confronts Tough Options for Boosting Drought Resilience
Dec 10 2021
Posted In: Water,
With California plunging deeper into drought, the Bay Area Council Water & Climate Resilience Committee met with Natur...
With Political Changes, Big Opportunity for Business image

With Political Changes, Big Opportunity for Business
Dec 10 2021
Posted In: Economy,
From redistricting, term limits and demographic shifts to a wave of legislative retirements, California’s political land...
Housing, Homelessness Top Bay Area Council Priorities for 2022 image

Housing, Homelessness Top Bay Area Council Priorities for 2022
Dec 3 2021
Posted In: News,
Two of the Bay Area’s most intractable and worsening problems are housing and homelessness, and the Bay Area Council, ou...
Survey: Fewer Days at the Office, More Traffic image

Survey: Fewer Days at the Office, More Traffic
Dec 3 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area commute may never be the same again, but what that means for the region’s highways and mass transit systems...
Member Spotlight: Comcast image

Member Spotlight: Comcast
Dec 3 2021
Posted In: Membership,
Comcast recently announced it will award $1 million in total grants as well as technology and marketing resources to 100 O...
Celebrating 76 Years of Business, Philanthropic Leadership image

Celebrating 76 Years of Business, Philanthropic Leadership
Nov 19 2021
Posted In: Events,
In our first major in-person event since the COVID pandemic forced us all into a virtual world, the Bay Area Council and C...
New Report Examines Growing Economic Losses from Wildfires image

New Report Examines Growing Economic Losses from Wildfires
Nov 12 2021
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
California’s record-breaking fires over the last five years have illustrated an urgent need for policy action to reduce ...
Ten Years On, an East Bay Housing Project Poised to Move Forward image

Ten Years On, an East Bay Housing Project Poised to Move Forward
Nov 12 2021
Posted In: Housing,
When Bay Area Council Senior Vice President Matt Regan first testified in support of a 315-unit housing project in Lafayet...
Santa Clara Knuckles Under to Opponents of Homeless Housing image

Santa Clara Knuckles Under to Opponents of Homeless Housing
Nov 12 2021
Posted In: Homelessness,
The Santa Clara City Council this week knuckled under to angry local opponents of a proposed 60-unit project to provide tr...
Member Spotlight: California Life Sciences image

Member Spotlight: California Life Sciences
Nov 12 2021
Posted In: Membership,
California Life Sciences (CLS) announced its 2021 Pantheon award winners–an annual celebration of those companies and in...
Steep Water Restrictions Loom as Talks Collapse image

Steep Water Restrictions Loom as Talks Collapse
Nov 5 2021
Posted In: Water,
Millions of Bay Area water users could see cuts of up to 50% in dry years after state water officials walked away from neg...
Big Housing Wins, But Much More to Do image

Big Housing Wins, But Much More to Do
Nov 5 2021
Posted In: Housing,
This week, the Bay Area Council’s Housing Committee led a discussion with state leaders on their priorities for housing ...
Bridge Crossing Data a Good News, Bad News Story image

Bridge Crossing Data a Good News, Bad News Story
Nov 5 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
The good news is that the number of commuters crossing Bay Area bridges has returned to pre-pandemic levels. That’s also...
Member Spotlight: DoorDash Launches Safety Initiative image

Member Spotlight: DoorDash Launches Safety Initiative
Nov 5 2021
Posted In: Membership,
We’re excited to announce another major development to continue improving the Dasher experience. We’re
Important Step for Oakland A’s Waterfront Ballpark and Development image

Important Step for Oakland A’s Waterfront Ballpark and Development
Oct 29 2021
Posted In: News,
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (Oct. 26) delivered the equivalent of an inning-saving base hit to adva...
Creating More Seamless Regional Transportation image

Creating More Seamless Regional Transportation
Oct 29 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
Better integrating fares among the region’s many transit providers. Creating more seamless transit connections between s...
Pitching for World Cup in the Bay Area image

Pitching for World Cup in the Bay Area
Oct 29 2021
Posted In: Economy,
Bay Area elected leaders and business leaders are joining forces to bring the World Cup to Levi’s Stadium in 2026. San J...
The Pen is Not Mightier than the Drought image

The Pen is Not Mightier than the Drought
Oct 29 2021
Posted In: Water,
Bay Area Council CEO this week penned an OpEd for Calmatters highlighting the urgency of developing new water sources ...
New Report Examines Future Manufacturing Careers image

New Report Examines Future Manufacturing Careers
Oct 29 2021
Posted In: Economy,
Manufacturing holds an important key to the economy of California, which is the nation’s largest manufacturing state. It...
Member Spotlight: Automotus Accelerates Commercial Adoption of EVs, Improves Parking Turnover for Local Businesses image

Member Spotlight: Automotus Accelerates Commercial Adoption of EVs, Improves Parking Turnover for Local Businesses
Oct 26 2021
Posted In: News,
Founded in 2017, new Bay Area Council member Automotus uses first-of-its-kind computer vision technology to help cities, a...
Campaign Seeks Hybrid Lane on Richmond Bridge image

Campaign Seeks Hybrid Lane on Richmond Bridge
Oct 22 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
Advocates for less congestion on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge led by the Bay Area Council recently launched the Common S...
New Study Examines California’s Landmark Paid Family Leave Program Over 20 Years image

New Study Examines California’s Landmark Paid Family Leave Program Over 20 Years
Sep 21 2021
Posted In: Press Releases,
California’s first-in-the-nation paid family leave (PFL) program is almost two decades old and a new in-depth Bay Area C...
Gov. Newsom Signs Council-Sponsored Bill to Close Major Housing Reform Loophole image

Gov. Newsom Signs Council-Sponsored Bill to Close Major Housing Reform Loophole
Sep 16 2021
Posted In: Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council today (Sept. 16) applauded Gov. Gavin Newsom for signing urgency legislation (AB 1174, Tim Grayson) i...
Statement on Gov. Newsom’s Recall Victory image

Statement on Gov. Newsom’s Recall Victory
Sep 15 2021
Posted In: Government Relations,
The Bay Area Council today (Sept. 15) issued the following statement on the resounding defeat of an effort to recall Gov. ...
Bay Area Council Urges Gov. Newsom to Sign Wildfire Bill image

Bay Area Council Urges Gov. Newsom to Sign Wildfire Bill
Sep 10 2021
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
For centuries, California’s indigenous residents used small, controlled fires to manage vegetation growth in forests and...
Jim Wunderman Answers Questions about Regional Ferry Service image

Jim Wunderman Answers Questions about Regional Ferry Service
Sep 10 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
As the Bay Area makes good progress in stamping out COVID and business activity picks up around the region, so has ferrybo...
Member Spotlight: Cal Water Proposes Over $1 Billion Investment in State Water Systems image

Member Spotlight: Cal Water Proposes Over $1 Billion Investment in State Water Systems
Sep 10 2021
Posted In: Membership,
In July, Cal Water submitted its 2022-2024 infrastructure improvement plans for all of its California districts with the s...
Watch: Opportunities for U.S. Partnerships in China’s Greater Bay Area Region image

Watch: Opportunities for U.S. Partnerships in China’s Greater Bay Area Region
Sep 10 2021
Posted In: China,
This week (Sept. 8), Bay Area Council Economic Institute Senior Director Sean Randolph presented the findings of
Economists Target Restrictive Zoning in Housing Crisis image

Economists Target Restrictive Zoning in Housing Crisis
Sep 3 2021
Posted In: Housing,
A report this week by the White House Council of Economic Advisors came at just the right time as two bills the Bay Area C...
Data Visualization Tool Highlights California’s Slowing Population Growth Since 1990s image

Data Visualization Tool Highlights California’s Slowing Population Growth Since 1990s
Sep 3 2021
Posted In: Economy,
A new visualization tool created by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute tracking California’s demographic trends by ...
Bay Area Council Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for All Private Sector Employers, Businesses image

Bay Area Council Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for All Private Sector Employers, Businesses
Aug 31 2021
Posted In: News, Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council today (Aug. 31) announced it is formally recommending all private sector employers, businesses and ot...
Big Win for Housing image

Big Win for Housing
Aug 27 2021
Posted In: Government Relations, Housing,
Breaking the stranglehold of single-family zoning on California’s housing landscape has long been seen as a critical par...
Survey: As Delta Variant Surges, Employers Delaying Return to Office Plans image

Survey: As Delta Variant Surges, Employers Delaying Return to Office Plans
Aug 27 2021
Posted In: Healthcare,
The fast-spreading COVID-19 delta variant appears to be causing some Bay Area businesses to pull back slightly on their pl...
Bay Area Council Helps Plan Sea Level Rise Defense image

Bay Area Council Helps Plan Sea Level Rise Defense
Aug 27 2021
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
How will the Bay Area pay for defending its shoreline from rising sea levels? How can we speed projects to ensure action i...
Council CEO Jim Wunderman Again Named to Capitol Weekly Top 100 image

Council CEO Jim Wunderman Again Named to Capitol Weekly Top 100
Aug 27 2021
Posted In: Government Relations,
We’ve frankly lost count of the number of times Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman has been named to the state’s most-...
Bay Area Council Calls for State Forestry Stimulus to Fight Wildfires image

Bay Area Council Calls for State Forestry Stimulus to Fight Wildfires
Aug 20 2021
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
With record wildfires again sweeping California and state and federal agencies struggling to manage California’s 33 mill...
Council Asks Legislature to Help Silicon Valley Stave Off Drought Disaster image

Council Asks Legislature to Help Silicon Valley Stave Off Drought Disaster
Aug 20 2021
Posted In: Water,
The Bay Area Council this week called on state legislators to appropriate $20 million to help Valley Water—Silicon Valle...
Housing and Homelessness Committees Meet image

Housing and Homelessness Committees Meet
Aug 20 2021
Posted In: Homelessness, Housing,
The Bay Area Council’s Housing and Homelessness Committees this week welcomed Dr. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Sen...
All Aboard Bay Area Transit image

All Aboard Bay Area Transit
Aug 20 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area Council is proud to support the newly-launched All Aboard Bay Area Transit campaign, a one-stop shop for info...
Attention Shifts to State Water Plan as Drought Worsens image

Attention Shifts to State Water Plan as Drought Worsens
Aug 13 2021
Posted In: Water,
Plans by state agencies to force water users in the Bay Area and elsewhere to leave more water in rivers and streams at th...
Picture Worth 1,000 Words – and Even More ADUs image

Picture Worth 1,000 Words – and Even More ADUs
Aug 13 2021
Posted In: Housing,
Member Spotlight: 49ers Elevate Bay Area Black-Owned Businesses image

Member Spotlight: 49ers Elevate Bay Area Black-Owned Businesses
Aug 13 2021
Posted In: Membership,
Amid both the ongoing pandemic and the fight against social injustice, the San Francisco 49ers, a longtime member of the B...
How much would it cost to drought-proof the Bay Area? image

How much would it cost to drought-proof the Bay Area?
Aug 6 2021
Posted In: Water,
Even a small risk of supply disruption warrants big investments in drought-proof water.
Bay Area Council Employer Survey: 40% Expect Return to Workplaces Just Three Days a Week Post-Pandemic image

Bay Area Council Employer Survey: 40% Expect Return to Workplaces Just Three Days a Week Post-Pandemic
Aug 4 2021
Posted In: Press Releases,
The Bay Area commute may never be the same again, but what that means for the region’s highways and mass transit systems...
Stage Set for 2021 Annual Dinner and Business Hall of Fame Presented by Kaiser Permanente image

Stage Set for 2021 Annual Dinner and Business Hall of Fame Presented by Kaiser Permanente
Jul 30 2021
Posted In: Events,
The stage is set for a big, in-person return this year of the Annual Dinner and Bay Area Business Hall of Fame presented b...
State Approves $13 Million Council-Backed Request to Advance Desalination image

State Approves $13 Million Council-Backed Request to Advance Desalination
Jul 30 2021
Posted In: Water,
California this week approved $13 million for a major desalination research and development initiative that the Bay Area C...
Tour Highlights Innovative Sares Regis, LifeMoves Homeless Housing image

Tour Highlights Innovative Sares Regis, LifeMoves Homeless Housing
Jul 30 2021
Posted In: Homelessness,
Several Bay Area Council members and partner organizations toured the award-winning LifeMoves supportive interim housing c...
TixforTransit Winners Announced image

TixforTransit Winners Announced
Jul 30 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
We have our winners. The Bay Area Council recently partnered with five of our Bay Area professional sports teams on Tixfor...
BART Making Good Progress on Measure RR Work image

BART Making Good Progress on Measure RR Work
Jul 30 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area Council was proud to help lead the regional campaign that succeeded in overwhelmingly passing Measure RR in 2...
Council Headlines China Technology Summit image

Council Headlines China Technology Summit
Jul 30 2021
Posted In: China,
This week (July 26), the Bay Area Council offered opening remarks at the 23rd Annual Meeting of China Association for Scie...
Bay Area Council Economic Institute and Silicon Valley Leadership Group Receive California 100 Grant to Examine CA’s Advanced Technology Future image

Bay Area Council Economic Institute and Silicon Valley Leadership Group Receive California 100 Grant to Examine CA’s Advanced Technology Future
Jul 19 2021
Posted In: Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute (BACEI) and Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) today announced that they are t...
Enter and Win: Council Announces #TixforTransit Contest image

Enter and Win: Council Announces #TixforTransit Contest
Jul 16 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
Bay Area transit systems are continuing to ramp up service and provide reduced fares while also taking strong measures to ...
Council Launches 2021 California Resilience Challenge Amidst Drought, Wildfire Emergencies image

Council Launches 2021 California Resilience Challenge Amidst Drought, Wildfire Emergencies
Jul 16 2021
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
The Bay Area Council Foundation on Monday, July 12 launched the official request for proposals for the California Resilien...
California Unemployment Badly Lags Pre-Pandemic Trends image

California Unemployment Badly Lags Pre-Pandemic Trends
Jul 16 2021
Posted In: Economy,
While many media outlets and business climate deniers across the state continue their fixation on the lack of a so-called ...
Keeping the Oakland A’s in Oakland image

Keeping the Oakland A’s in Oakland
Jul 16 2021
Posted In: Economy,
With a key vote looming on the Oakland A’s plan to build a new ballpark at Howard Terminal north of Jack London Square, ...
California Clean Air Day 2021: Microgrants Program image

California Clean Air Day 2021: Microgrants Program
Jul 16 2021
Posted In: Government Relations,
On Wednesday, October 6, the Bay Area Council and 250 businesses and organizations across the state will unite to take par...
Redwood City Ferry Terminal Steaming Ahead image

Redwood City Ferry Terminal Steaming Ahead
Jul 16 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
Plans for extending regional ferry service to Silicon Valley are accelerating, with Gov. Newsom this week signing budget l...
California Resilience Challenge Announces Statewide Request for Proposals for Climate Adaptation Projects image

California Resilience Challenge Announces Statewide Request for Proposals for Climate Adaptation Projects
Jul 12 2021
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, News, Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council Foundation today launched the official request for proposals for the California Resilience Challenge ...
California Economic Future: What, Me Worry? image

California Economic Future: What, Me Worry?
Jul 9 2021
Posted In: Economy,
Almost 50% of Californians said they are seriously thinking of leaving the state in the next few years or are giving it so...
Transit Agencies Getting Aggressive to Promote Ridership image

Transit Agencies Getting Aggressive to Promote Ridership
Jul 9 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
As the Bay Area economy reopens, the regional commute is also revving up. And while new data shows commuters are choosing ...
Council Helps Push Record State Investments to Fight Homelessness image

Council Helps Push Record State Investments to Fight Homelessness
Jul 9 2021
Posted In: Homelessness,
The budget Gov. Newsom signed last week commits a record $12 billion over the next two years to fight homelessness, and ca...
Climate Priorities Poised for Big Wins in State Budget – But Fight’s Not Over image

Climate Priorities Poised for Big Wins in State Budget – But Fight’s Not Over
Jul 9 2021
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, Storm & Flood Protection,
The record budget Gov. Newsom signed last week includes nearly $8 billion for unspecified climate resilience, drought, and...
Partner Spotlight: CEO Action for Racial Equity image

Partner Spotlight: CEO Action for Racial Equity
Jul 9 2021
Posted In: Membership,
Launched in October 2020, CEO Action for Racial Equity
Report: Rethinking Mexico and Its Ties to Silicon Valley image

Report: Rethinking Mexico and Its Ties to Silicon Valley
Jul 9 2021
Posted In: Economy,
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute recently released a report authored by Senior Director Dr. Sean Randolph exami...
WETA Launches New Alameda Seaplane Lagoon Route, Increases Other SF Bay Ferry Services image

WETA Launches New Alameda Seaplane Lagoon Route, Increases Other SF Bay Ferry Services
Jul 2 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
This week (July 1), the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), the City of Alameda and Alameda Point Partne...
Berryessa TOD Project Advances in San Jose image

Berryessa TOD Project Advances in San Jose
Jul 2 2021
Posted In: Housing,
A mixed-use development directly adjacent to the Berryessa BART station in San Jose that proposes to create 3,450 resident...
Bernard J. Tyson’s Legacy Celebrated with Portrait Unveiling image

Bernard J. Tyson’s Legacy Celebrated with Portrait Unveiling
Jul 2 2021
Posted In: Membership,
The Bay Area Council was honored to be included in a celebration of the legacy and contributions of Bernard J. Tyson this ...
Litigation Abuse Under CEQA Delays Yet Another Affordable Housing Project image

Litigation Abuse Under CEQA Delays Yet Another Affordable Housing Project
Jul 2 2021
Posted In: Housing,
After an exhaustive review process with multiple public hearings and countless hours of community outreach and input, the ...
Bay Area Council Applauds BART for Restoring Service Hours Ahead of Schedule, Bolstering Economic Recovery image

Bay Area Council Applauds BART for Restoring Service Hours Ahead of Schedule, Bolstering Economic Recovery
Jul 1 2021
Posted In: Press Releases, Transportation,
SAN FRANCISCO—On July 1, BART agreed to restore near pre-pandemic service four weeks earlier than originally planned, as...
Bay Area Council Implores BART Board to Add Additional Service to Aid California Economy image

Bay Area Council Implores BART Board to Add Additional Service to Aid California Economy
Jun 25 2021
Posted In: News, Transportation,
The Bay Area Council, in partnership with the Golden Gate Restaurant Association and Bay Area concert venues and performin...
Fighting Back Against Misguided, Ham-Fisted Federal Legislation to Hobble California’s Innovation Economy image

Fighting Back Against Misguided, Ham-Fisted Federal Legislation to Hobble California’s Innovation Economy
Jun 25 2021
Posted In: News,
California’s innovation economy is under direct siege by misguided lawmakers in D.C. who want to dismantle some of the w...
Congressman Garamendi’s Strong Leadership Could Finally Make Hovercraft a Reality in the Bay Area image

Congressman Garamendi’s Strong Leadership Could Finally Make Hovercraft a Reality in the Bay Area
Jun 25 2021
Posted In: Press Releases, Transportation,
San Francisco—The Bay Area could finally add hovercraft to its arsenal of regional traffic-fighting too...
New Report Outlines $11.8 Billion Regional Strategy for Ending Bay Area Homelessness image

New Report Outlines $11.8 Billion Regional Strategy for Ending Bay Area Homelessness
Jun 3 2021
Posted In: Homelessness,
With the Bay Area accounting for 30% of the total rise in U.S. homelessness since 2017, the nation’s highest rate of uns...
Council Condemns Latest Anti-Asian Violence image

Council Condemns Latest Anti-Asian Violence
May 14 2021
Posted In: News,
Another in a series of violent attacks against Asians left two San Francisco women seriously injured this week when a knif...
Gov. Newsom Unveils Record Budget image

Gov. Newsom Unveils Record Budget
May 14 2021
Posted In: Economy,
Gov. Newsom today released his revised budget, a sweeping and historic $267 billion spending plan that is designed to get ...
Art Gensler: Architectural Visionary Transformed the Profession image

Art Gensler: Architectural Visionary Transformed the Profession
May 14 2021
Posted In: Membership,
The Bay Area Council mourns the passing this week of visionary architect and good friend Art Gensler. The outpouring of re...
State Audit Highlights Calbright College’s Potential image

State Audit Highlights Calbright College’s Potential
May 14 2021
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
Calbright College, California’s first statewide online community college, got off to a bumpy start but deserves the oppo...
#MeetLocalSF Can Help Speed Up Economic Recovery, Boost Jobs image

#MeetLocalSF Can Help Speed Up Economic Recovery, Boost Jobs
May 14 2021
Posted In: Economy,
What is one way businesses can help boost the local economy and get us back on the road to recovery? By meeting local! As ...
Bay Area Council Poll: Homelessness Dominates Concerns image

Bay Area Council Poll: Homelessness Dominates Concerns
May 4 2021
Posted In: Press Releases,
Housing Costs and Affordability Remain Top Concerns, while Concerns Soften about the Bay Area’s Notorious...
Northern California Apprentice Network Launches image

Northern California Apprentice Network Launches
Apr 30 2021
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
As the Bay Area and the greater Northern California megaregion begin the recovery process, increasing equitable opportunit...
Google’s Bold San Jose Mixed-Use Transit Village Clears Key Hurdle image

Google’s Bold San Jose Mixed-Use Transit Village Clears Key Hurdle
Apr 30 2021
Posted In: Housing,
Google’s bold plans for creating a mixed-use transit village west of downtown San Jose took a big step forward this week...
Tax Increase Legislation Advances on Questionable Voting Practice image

Tax Increase Legislation Advances on Questionable Voting Practice
Apr 30 2021
Posted In: Economy,
Even with Gov. Newsom pledging not to sign any legislation that would raise taxes, a bill to do exactly that is moving for...
Member Spotlight: Blue Shield of California Sets NextGen Sustainability Goals image

Member Spotlight: Blue Shield of California Sets NextGen Sustainability Goals
Apr 30 2021
Posted In: Membership,
Climate change is an urgent public health issue. According to a recent
Bay Area Council Poll Finds Huge Support for Merging Caltrain and BART image

Bay Area Council Poll Finds Huge Support for Merging Caltrain and BART
Apr 30 2021
Posted In: Press Releases, Transportation,
Merging two of the region’s largest commuter rail systems into a single system ringing the bay is a winning idea, accord...
Bay Area Residents Cite Significant Concerns About the Burdens, Obstacles Facing Businesses image

Bay Area Residents Cite Significant Concerns About the Burdens, Obstacles Facing Businesses
Apr 27 2021
Posted In: Press Releases,
Even as the Bay Area economy begins to reopen and recover from a year-long COVID shutdown, a strong majority of residents ...
Study: Bayer Expansion Would Generate $613M in Economic Activity, Support 3,800 Jobs image

Study: Bayer Expansion Would Generate $613M in Economic Activity, Support 3,800 Jobs
Apr 23 2021
Posted In: Press Releases,
The Bay Area’s life sciences industry is booming, and plans by Bayer to dramatically expand its Berkeley product develop...
Following Chauvin Verdict, Much Work Remains image

Following Chauvin Verdict, Much Work Remains
Apr 23 2021
Posted In: Gender Equity,
The nation breathed a deep sigh of relief this week with the conviction of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for th...
Coalition for CA’s Future Picks Up Steam image

Coalition for CA’s Future Picks Up Steam
Apr 23 2021
Posted In: Economy,
Does the minting of new startup billionaires mean California shouldn’t be concerned about the economy? Don’t tell that...
Headwinds Buffet California Jobs Recovery image

Headwinds Buffet California Jobs Recovery
Apr 9 2021
Posted In: Economy,
New state unemployment data released this week highlights the headwinds that continue to buffet California’s economic re...
California Housing Permits Badly Lag Competitor States image

California Housing Permits Badly Lag Competitor States
Apr 9 2021
Posted In: Housing,
California continues to struggle to permit housing at the level necessary due to a lack of land zoned at the appropriate d...
Bay Area Council Helps Climate Resilience Bond Clear First Hurdle image

Bay Area Council Helps Climate Resilience Bond Clear First Hurdle
Apr 9 2021
Posted In: Water,
California moved one step closer Thursday (April 8) to voting on a $6.7 billion climate resilience bond on the fall 2022 b...
Help Create Real Estate Career Opportunities for Bay Area Youth image

Help Create Real Estate Career Opportunities for Bay Area Youth
Apr 9 2021
Posted In: Housing,
The Bay Area Council continues to work closely with Project Destined, a paid vi...
Member Spotlight: United Launches Pilot Training Academy image

Member Spotlight: United Launches Pilot Training Academy
Apr 9 2021
Posted In: Membership,
United Airlines, the only major U.S. airline to own a flight school, has begun accepting applications as it embarks on an ...
Finally, It’s Infrastructure Week image

Finally, It’s Infrastructure Week
Apr 2 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
President Biden this week unveiled his $2.3 trillion proposal to invest in upgrading and expanding the nation’s crumblin...
Analysis Shows Lifting SALT Cap Would Create Thousands of CA Jobs image

Analysis Shows Lifting SALT Cap Would Create Thousands of CA Jobs
Apr 2 2021
Posted In: Economy,
A new analysis by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute suggests that restoring the full state and local tax (SALT) dedu...
Council Urges Consideration of Alternative Water Plan as Drought Worsens image

Council Urges Consideration of Alternative Water Plan as Drought Worsens
Apr 2 2021
Posted In: Water,
For the second straight year, California’s Sierra snowpack is far below the historic April 1 average, according to the s...
Bay Area Council Applauds WETA’s Pandemic Recovery Program image

Bay Area Council Applauds WETA’s Pandemic Recovery Program
Apr 2 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
Yesterday (April 1) the WETA Board of Directors, chaired by Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman, unanimously approved its
As Concerns Grow of New COVID Surge, Bay Area Council Poll Finds Troubling Pockets of Vaccine Hesitancy image

As Concerns Grow of New COVID Surge, Bay Area Council Poll Finds Troubling Pockets of Vaccine Hesitancy
Mar 31 2021
Posted In: News, Press Releases,
As concerns grow about a possible fourth COVID surge and public health officials race to roll out vaccines, the 2021 Bay A...
Council’s D.C. Week Comes at Key Time, Helps Deepen Important Relationships image

Council’s D.C. Week Comes at Key Time, Helps Deepen Important Relationships
Mar 26 2021
Posted In: Government Relations,
With the recent passage of the federal COVID relief package and ahead of an expected federal infrastructure bill, the Bay ...
Whoa, Not More Taxes image

Whoa, Not More Taxes
Mar 26 2021
Posted In: Economy,
Another tax on California’s economy surfaced this week (March 22) even as the state announced that budget revenues are e...
Member Spotlight: Siemens Supports Feeding America image

Member Spotlight: Siemens Supports Feeding America
Mar 26 2021
Posted In: Membership,
In partnership with Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger relief organization, the Siemens Foundation recently an...
Partner Spotlight: California Rebuilding Fund image

Partner Spotlight: California Rebuilding Fund
Mar 26 2021
Posted In: Membership,
The COVID-19 shock to California’s economy has been deep and pervasive, hitting both small towns and large cities across...
We Must Stand Together in Condemning Racial Violence and Hatred image

We Must Stand Together in Condemning Racial Violence and Hatred
Mar 19 2021
Posted In: Community Engagement,
The horrific attack this week at three spas in Atlanta, Georgia, that left eight people dead, including six Asian women, h...
Another Tax Hike Rears Its Ugly Head image

Another Tax Hike Rears Its Ugly Head
Mar 19 2021
Posted In: Economy,
Not again. Another misguided tax hike proposal has reared its head in Sacramento as California sits on record revenues, ro...
Workforce Retraining Critical to Strong Economic Rebound image

Workforce Retraining Critical to Strong Economic Rebound
Mar 19 2021
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
The COVID pandemic has upended and disrupted labor markets in profound ways. Millions of jobs lost, many that may never re...
Council Endorses 1,729 Homes in Menlo Park image

Council Endorses 1,729 Homes in Menlo Park
Mar 19 2021
Posted In: Housing,
This week the Bay Area Council Housing Endorsement Committee voted to endorse Willow Village in Menlo Park, an ambitious c...
Join: Return to Work Employer Network image

Join: Return to Work Employer Network
Mar 19 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
Understanding employers’ plans for returning to work will be crucial in reopening and ramping up capacity of the Bay Are...
Member Spotlight: Verizon Initiative Supporting Women image

Member Spotlight: Verizon Initiative Supporting Women
Mar 19 2021
Posted In: Membership,
Verizon has announced Verizon Women’s CoLab, a new effort to support women amid the current crisis of women leaving the ...
Member Spotlight: Google Fueling Economic Recovery image

Member Spotlight: Google Fueling Economic Recovery
Mar 19 2021
Posted In: Membership,
Google this week announced bold plans to help accelerate economic recovery by investing over $7 billion in offices and dat...
Bay Area Loses Over 65,000 More Jobs Than Originally Estimated image

Bay Area Loses Over 65,000 More Jobs Than Originally Estimated
Mar 12 2021
Posted In: Economy,
Annual revisions released today by the California Employment Development Department show that the nine-county Bay Area los...
Council Celebrates Year of the Ox, Honors Former Gov. Brown image

Council Celebrates Year of the Ox, Honors Former Gov. Brown
Mar 12 2021
Posted In: China,
The Bay Area Council celebrated the Lunar New Year and the arrival of the Year of the Ox during a virtual event this week ...
Big Price Tag for SF’s Safe Sleeping Sites for Homeless image

Big Price Tag for SF’s Safe Sleeping Sites for Homeless
Mar 12 2021
Posted In: Homelessness,
You might think that small, temporary tent compounds to house the homeless in San Francisco would be less costly than rent...
Charging into the Future on Road Usage Charging image

Charging into the Future on Road Usage Charging
Mar 12 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
As California moves to electrify its transportation sector, funding from gas taxes that is critical to maintaining the sta...
Member Spotlight: DoorDash Pledges Main Street Strong Initiatives image

Member Spotlight: DoorDash Pledges Main Street Strong Initiatives
Mar 12 2021
Posted In: Membership,
The COVID-19 Restaurant Relief Grant program is part of DoorDash’s five-year, $200 million 
Partner Spotlight: Oakland Chamber Highlights Internship Opportunities image

Partner Spotlight: Oakland Chamber Highlights Internship Opportunities
Mar 12 2021
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
Are you hosting a summer intern? Do you want to hire a summer intern but not sure where to start? This summer, the Ba...
Study: SF Arts Organizations Generate $1.7 Billion in Economic Activity image

Study: SF Arts Organizations Generate $1.7 Billion in Economic Activity
Mar 11 2021
Posted In: Press Releases,
As COVID restrictions begin to lift, the reopening of San Francisco’s nonprofit arts and cultural organizations will be ...
Council Backs Push for Action on Infrastructure image

Council Backs Push for Action on Infrastructure
Mar 5 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area Council has joined over 3...
Member Spotlight: A’s Hit Key Milestone on Waterfront Ballpark image

Member Spotlight: A’s Hit Key Milestone on Waterfront Ballpark
Mar 5 2021
Posted In: Membership,
The city of Oakland on Feb. 26 released its Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), which offers an incredibly thorough ...
Council Endorses Legislation for $6.7 Billion Climate Resilience Bond image

Council Endorses Legislation for $6.7 Billion Climate Resilience Bond
Mar 5 2021
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, Storm & Flood Protection,
Assemblymember Kevin Mullin (San Mateo) joined the Bay Area Council’s Water and Climate Resilience Committee recently fo...
Waiting for Economic Point of No Return Not an Option image

Waiting for Economic Point of No Return Not an Option
Mar 5 2021
Posted In: Economy,
The Bay Area Council didn’t coin the term “exodus” to describe anecdotal stories of companies, jobs and investment l...
New Housing Report Studies Regional Initiatives That Can Be Replicated Statewide image

New Housing Report Studies Regional Initiatives That Can Be Replicated Statewide
Feb 26 2021
Posted In: Housing, News,
The Bay Area isn’t the only region in California facing a housing crisis. In every corner of the state, housing advocate...
Council Congratulates New MTC Chair Alfredo Pedroza image

Council Congratulates New MTC Chair Alfredo Pedroza
Feb 26 2021
Posted In: News, Transportation,
The Bay Area Council congratulates Napa County Supervisor Alfredo Pedroza on being named this week (Feb. 24) Chair of the ...
Council Announces New Partnership to Deepen Board, Executive Diversity image

Council Announces New Partnership to Deepen Board, Executive Diversity
Feb 19 2021
Posted In: Economy,
Despite years of hard work, women and communities of color continue to be underrepresented in the highest echelons of busi...
Council Meets with Governor’s Senior Counselor on Housing and Homeless image

Council Meets with Governor’s Senior Counselor on Housing and Homeless
Feb 19 2021
Posted In: Housing,
The Bay Area Council’s Housing Committee this week welcomed Jason Elliott, Senior Counselor to Gov. Newsom on Housing an...
Celebrating the Year of the Ox image

Celebrating the Year of the Ox
Feb 12 2021
Posted In: China,
The Bay Area Council wishes you a happy, healthy and prosperous Lunar New Year. We are optimistic that the Year of the Ox ...
Liccardo: Don’t Blame Tech for Exodus image

Liccardo: Don’t Blame Tech for Exodus
Feb 12 2021
Posted In: Economy,
As the Bay Area Council moves quickly to advance our Business Climate Initiative, we were encouraged to read a powerful co...
Council Co-Sponsors Water Innovation Bill image

Council Co-Sponsors Water Innovation Bill
Feb 12 2021
Posted In: Water,
The Bay Area Council is proud to partner with the California Municipal Utilities Association in sponsoring SB 351 which au...
Terner Center Study Affirms Value of Housing Reforms image

Terner Center Study Affirms Value of Housing Reforms
Feb 12 2021
Posted In: Housing,
Legislation (SB 35) the Bay Area Council supported has been effective in reducing housing costs and streamlining productio...
State Audit Details “Disjointed” Homeless Response image

State Audit Details “Disjointed” Homeless Response
Feb 12 2021
Posted In: Homelessness,
California’s approach to addressing homelessness is disjointed between siloed state agencies, and the entity tasked with...
George P. Shultz: An Appreciation image

George P. Shultz: An Appreciation
Feb 12 2021
Posted In: Membership,
With the recent passing George P. Shultz, who served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1982 to 1989, America lost perhaps it...
Partner Spotlight: California Competes image

Partner Spotlight: California Competes
Feb 12 2021
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
In California there are 6.8 million adults ages 25–54 who graduated high school but have not completed a postsecondary d...
Council Joins Campaign to Deepen Board Diversity image

Council Joins Campaign to Deepen Board Diversity
Feb 8 2021
Posted In: News,
Despite years of hard work, women and communities of color continue to be underrepresented in the highest echelons of busi...
Statement on Passing of George P. Shultz image

Statement on Passing of George P. Shultz
Feb 7 2021
Posted In: Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council today (Feb. 7) issued the following statement on the passing of George P. Shultz.
Troubling New Data Highlights Urgency of Addressing Bay Area Jobs Exodus image

Troubling New Data Highlights Urgency of Addressing Bay Area Jobs Exodus
Feb 5 2021
Posted In: Economy,
Newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the first glimpse of the pace of recovery in regional e...
Council Calls for Passage of National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 image

Council Calls for Passage of National Apprenticeship Act of 2021
Feb 5 2021
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
Congress today (Feb. 5) was expected to pass the
Partner Spotlight: Revolution Foods image

Partner Spotlight: Revolution Foods
Jan 29 2021
Posted In: Membership,
More than 11 million children in the U.S. live in food insecure homes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (US...
Bay Area Council Helps California with Wildfire Resilience image

Bay Area Council Helps California with Wildfire Resilience
Jan 29 2021
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
The Bay Area Council met recently with senior members of the Newsom Administration to discuss ways the private sector can ...
Rep. Speier Reintroduces Legislation to Restore San Francisco Bay image

Rep. Speier Reintroduces Legislation to Restore San Francisco Bay
Jan 29 2021
Posted In: Storm & Flood Protection,
Congresswoman Jackie Speier on Thursday (Jan. 28) reintroduced the San Francisco Bay Restoration Act, a bill to provide in...
Mourning the Passing of Katherine Strehl image

Mourning the Passing of Katherine Strehl
Jan 29 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area Council mourned the passing this week of Katherine Strehl, a former Council staff member and a widely respect...
Progress in Bringing Ferry Service to Silicon Valley image

Progress in Bringing Ferry Service to Silicon Valley
Jan 29 2021
Posted In: Transportation,
Plans to bring ferry service to Redwood City are moving forward. The Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), whic...
New Report: Making the Megaregional Case for a New Transbay Rail Crossing image

New Report: Making the Megaregional Case for a New Transbay Rail Crossing
Jan 27 2021
Posted In: Press Releases, Transportation,
A new transbay rail crossing between San Francisco and the East Bay would not only ease congestion along one of the Bay Ar...
Council Advocacy Helps Approval of UCSF Parnassus Heights Project image

Council Advocacy Helps Approval of UCSF Parnassus Heights Project
Jan 22 2021
Posted In: Housing,
Yesterday (Jan. 21), the UC Board of Regents voted to approve a project by UC San Francisco (UCSF) to modernize the univer...
Statement on Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris image

Statement on Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris
Jan 20 2021
Posted In: Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council today (Jan. 20) issued the following statement on the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice Pr...
Fighting to Keep Jobs in California image

Fighting to Keep Jobs in California
Jan 15 2021
Posted In: Economy,
The stories continue to mount about California’s worsening business climate and the exodus of key companies, investors a...
Keeping Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Alive More Important Than Ever image

Keeping Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Alive More Important Than Ever
Jan 15 2021
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Like few periods in recent memory, the past year has exposed our country’s continuing struggle to address painful, long-...
Statement on AB 71 to Raise Taxes on Struggling Businesses image

Statement on AB 71 to Raise Taxes on Struggling Businesses
Jan 13 2021
Posted In: Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council today (Jan. 13) issued the following statement in response to the introduction of AB 71, proposed le...
Take Action: Support UCSF Parnassus Heights Plan image

Take Action: Support UCSF Parnassus Heights Plan
Jan 11 2021
Posted In: News,
A UC San Francisco project the Bay Area Council has endorsed to modernize the university’s 70-year-old Parnassus Heights...
Call to Participate in Bay Area Council Focus Groups on Returning to Transit image

Call to Participate in Bay Area Council Focus Groups on Returning to Transit
Jan 11 2021
Posted In: News, Transportation,
The Bay Area Council is inviting employers to join focus groups for in-depth conversations about returning ...
Council Helps Secure Almost $1 Billion for Regional Transportation image

Council Helps Secure Almost $1 Billion for Regional Transportation
Jan 11 2021
Posted In: News, Transportation,
The Bay Area Council applauds Congress for awarding almost $980 million to the Bay Area to support our regional transporta...
In Memoriam: Silicon Valley Legend and Former Bay Area Council Chair Paul Cook image

In Memoriam: Silicon Valley Legend and Former Bay Area Council Chair Paul Cook
Jan 11 2021
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council is mourning the recent death of
Newsom Plan for Helping Struggling Businesses a Welcome Start image

Newsom Plan for Helping Struggling Businesses a Welcome Start
Jan 8 2021
Posted In: News,
Gov. Newsom this week previewed his
Statement on the Violent Insurrection to Overturn the Election image

Statement on the Violent Insurrection to Overturn the Election
Jan 7 2021
Posted In: Press Releases,
On behalf of the Bay Area Council, CEO Jim Wunderman today (Jan. 7) issued the following statement in the wake of the horr...
New Analysis Shows Number of Jobs that Can Work from Home in the Bay Area, Highlights Regional Implications image

New Analysis Shows Number of Jobs that Can Work from Home in the Bay Area, Highlights Regional Implications
Dec 21 2020
Posted In: Press Releases,
SAN FRANCISCO—The Bay Area has a higher percentage of jobs eligible for remote work than any other majo...
Business Climate Woes Weigh Heavily image

Business Climate Woes Weigh Heavily
Dec 18 2020
Posted In: Economy, News,
Beyond the hard data and growing anecdotal evidence of departing companies, declining investment, lost jobs and shrinking ...
Grim COVID News Calls for Redoubling Safety Precautions image

Grim COVID News Calls for Redoubling Safety Precautions
Dec 18 2020
Posted In: News,
News reports this week delivered some gut-punching statistics about the very serious spike of COVID-19 in the Bay Are...
Declining Population Signals More Trouble for Economy image

Declining Population Signals More Trouble for Economy
Dec 18 2020
Posted In: Economy, News,
New data released Wednesday by the California Department of Finance shows the nine-county Bay Area total population stagna...
Small Business Getting Walloped by Pandemic Closures image

Small Business Getting Walloped by Pandemic Closures
Dec 18 2020
Posted In: Economy, News,
As the state of California faces new public health orders to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, a new Small Business Majorit...
Clint Reilly Expands Media Holdings image

Clint Reilly Expands Media Holdings
Dec 18 2020
Posted In: News,
Legendary political strategist, real estate mogul and philanthropist Clint Reilly this week expanded his growing media hol...
Bay Area-Australia Report Released image

Bay Area-Australia Report Released
Dec 18 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute on Wednesday (Dec. 16) released its latest global study, this time examining&...
Member Spotlight: Gilead Sciences image

Member Spotlight: Gilead Sciences
Dec 18 2020
Posted In: News,
Gilead Sciences this month announced the launch of its Racial Equity Community Impact Fund, which will support high-impact...
Skelton: Sen. Feinstein Should Be Able to Retire on Her Own Terms image

Skelton: Sen. Feinstein Should Be Able to Retire on Her Own Terms
Dec 18 2020
Posted In: News,
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has dedicated her life to public service and the Bay Area Council has been extremely proud to work w...
Oracle’s Departure Another Sign Business Climate Deniers Are Dooming California Economy image

Oracle’s Departure Another Sign Business Climate Deniers Are Dooming California Economy
Dec 11 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
The Bay Area Council today issued the following statement on the announcement by Oracle that it is relocating its headquar...
WETA Names New Executive Director, Releases Study to Bring Hovercraft Services to the Bay image

WETA Names New Executive Director, Releases Study to Bring Hovercraft Services to the Bay
Dec 11 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council is thrilled to congratulate Seamus Murphy on his appointment as the new Executive Director of the San...
Council Looks Ahead to a Full 2021 Legislative Session Focused on Housing image

Council Looks Ahead to a Full 2021 Legislative Session Focused on Housing
Dec 11 2020
Posted In: Housing, News,
The 2021 legislative session appears the be shaping up as a retread of 2020 with all the major housing bills that failed t...
California Releases Smartphone-Based Exposure Notification System image

California Releases Smartphone-Based Exposure Notification System
Dec 11 2020
Posted In: News,
This week, California released its smartphone-based exposure notification system “CA Notify.” The system—built into ...
Was 2019 the Final Year of a Dominant Decade for the Bay Area? image

Was 2019 the Final Year of a Dominant Decade for the Bay Area?
Dec 11 2020
Posted In: Economy, News,
Newly released data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis for 2019 reveals a slowing GDP picture for the region, one that i...
CA State Treasurer Named to Global Economy and Environment Leadership Group image

CA State Treasurer Named to Global Economy and Environment Leadership Group
Dec 11 2020
Posted In: News,
Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer, was named to the Council for Inclusive Capitalism this week (Tuesday), joining 27 le...
From Silicon Valley to Sydney: What will a Trans-Pacific Collaboration Mean for the Future? image

From Silicon Valley to Sydney: What will a Trans-Pacific Collaboration Mean for the Future?
Dec 11 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute has developed a new report to assess the unique ties connecting Australia with the...
Opinion: Passive Observer: the U.S. and Asia’s New Trade Pact image

Opinion: Passive Observer: the U.S. and Asia’s New Trade Pact
Dec 11 2020
Posted In: News,
Last month, fifteen nations signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP); the U.S. however, did not sign....
Member Spotlight: Facebook Invests $150 Million in Bay Area Low Income Housing image

Member Spotlight: Facebook Invests $150 Million in Bay Area Low Income Housing
Dec 11 2020
Posted In: Housing, News,
Facebook Inc. announced this week (Wednesday) that developments for the lowest-income tier in the Bay Area will get $150 m...
Council Applauds Appointment of Dee Dee Myers to Lead GO-Biz image

Council Applauds Appointment of Dee Dee Myers to Lead GO-Biz
Dec 11 2020
Posted In: Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council applauds Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointment today of Dee Dee Myers, former Warner Brothers e...
With Release of Feasibility Study, Bay Area Council Encourages WETA to Bring Hovercraft Services to the Bay image

With Release of Feasibility Study, Bay Area Council Encourages WETA to Bring Hovercraft Services to the Bay
Dec 10 2020
Posted In: Press Releases,
SAN FRANCISCO--Today the Water Emergency Transportation Authority received a much-anticipated Hovercraft Feasibility Study...
COVID Surge Prompts New Lockdown Measures image

COVID Surge Prompts New Lockdown Measures
Dec 4 2020
Posted In: News,
A dramatic surge in COVID cases and rising hospitalizations prompted Gov. Newsom this week to unveil
Labor Force Numbers Plummet in High-Cost Metro Areas image

Labor Force Numbers Plummet in High-Cost Metro Areas
Dec 4 2020
Posted In: Economy, News,
New data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides finer detail on the potential long-term economic destruction ...
Bay Area Council Prevails in Lawsuit Opposing Trump Administration H-1B Restrictions image

Bay Area Council Prevails in Lawsuit Opposing Trump Administration H-1B Restrictions
Dec 4 2020
Posted In: News,
The U.S. District Court for Northern California this week (Dec. 1) handed the Bay Area Council and U.S. Chamber of Commerc...
Bay Area Benefits from State Transportation Funding image

Bay Area Benefits from State Transportation Funding
Dec 4 2020
Posted In: News, Transportation,
Legislation (SB1) the Bay Area Council worked hard to pass in 2017 will provide $400 million for 11 transportation project...
Bay Area Council Support Leads to $100 Million for Megaregion Rail Project image

Bay Area Council Support Leads to $100 Million for Megaregion Rail Project
Dec 4 2020
Posted In: News, Transportation,
One of California’s worst freight rail bottlenecks will be unclogged with help from a $100 million federal infrastructur...
Newsom Unveils Early Learning Master Plan image

Newsom Unveils Early Learning Master Plan
Dec 4 2020
Posted In: News,
This week Governor Newsom released his much-anticipated Master Plan for Early Learning and Care. For over a decade th...
Court Rules in Favor of Bay Area Council in Lawsuit Opposing Trump Administration H-1B Restrictions image

Court Rules in Favor of Bay Area Council in Lawsuit Opposing Trump Administration H-1B Restrictions
Dec 1 2020
Posted In: News, Press Releases,
The U.S. District Court for Northern California today handed the Bay Area Council a major victory in its lawsuit to block ...
After Raising Objections, Bay Area Council Applauds End of 60% Work from Home Mandate image

After Raising Objections, Bay Area Council Applauds End of 60% Work from Home Mandate
Nov 20 2020
Posted In: News, Press Releases,
An onerous work-from-home mandate on Bay Area businesses was formally shelved today (Nov. 20) after the Bay Area Council r...
Council Honors Business, Philanthropic Leadership at 25th Anniversary Business Hall of Fame image

Council Honors Business, Philanthropic Leadership at 25th Anniversary Business Hall of Fame
Nov 20 2020
Posted In: Events, Uncategorized,
The Bay Area Council this week (Nov. 17) honored three incredible business and philanthropic leaders at the 25th
Hire Together 2.0 – Connecting the Region’s Future Workforce image

Hire Together 2.0 – Connecting the Region’s Future Workforce
Nov 20 2020
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
On Thursday, students and job seekers from throughout the region gathered (virtually) to hear from some of the region’s ...
Damning Report Highlights Need for Affordable Housing Reforms image

Damning Report Highlights Need for Affordable Housing Reforms
Nov 20 2020
Posted In: Housing,
A damning
Bay Area Comes Out on Top as Project Homekey Wraps image

Bay Area Comes Out on Top as Project Homekey Wraps
Nov 18 2020
Posted In: Homelessness, News,
Governor Gavin Newsom has finished announcing Project Homekey grants. How did the Bay Area do? The Bay Area accounts for r...
Replay: UC President Michael Drake in Conversation with Council CEO Jim Wunderman image

Replay: UC President Michael Drake in Conversation with Council CEO Jim Wunderman
Nov 13 2020
Posted In: News,
New University of California President Michael V. Drake, MD joined Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman this week (Nov. 12) ...
Council-Backed Housing Near BART Station Approved image

Council-Backed Housing Near BART Station Approved
Nov 13 2020
Posted In: Housing, News,
More than 750 units of new housing near the West Oakland BART station that the Bay Area Council endorsed have been approve...
Hire Together 2.0 Virtual Career Fair image

Hire Together 2.0 Virtual Career Fair
Nov 13 2020
Posted In: News, Workforce of the Future,
One week until the second Bay Area virtual career fair! The Bay Area Council is excited to provide a platform for leading...
Economic Profile: Bay Area Leads California in H1-B Visas image

Economic Profile: Bay Area Leads California in H1-B Visas
Nov 13 2020
Posted In: News,
Foreign workers and immigrants have always been significant contributors to the Bay Area’s and California’s economies....
Replay: Doctors Creating CA’s COVID Vaccine Guidelines Discuss Process image

Replay: Doctors Creating CA’s COVID Vaccine Guidelines Discuss Process
Nov 13 2020
Posted In: Healthcare, News,
As multiple potential COVID-19 vaccines enter larger-scale efficacy trials, hopes are growing for a release of one or more...
California Voters Appear to Reject Big Tax Increase on Business, Spike Rent Control and Back Gig Economy image

California Voters Appear to Reject Big Tax Increase on Business, Spike Rent Control and Back Gig Economy
Nov 6 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council applauded California voters for appearing to reject an estimated $11.5 billion tax increase (Prop. 15...
Webinar 11/9: Hear from the Doctors Devising California’s COVID Vaccine Plan image

Webinar 11/9: Hear from the Doctors Devising California’s COVID Vaccine Plan
Nov 6 2020
Posted In: Healthcare, News,
As multiple potential COVID-19 vaccines enter larger-scale efficacy trials, hopes are growing for a release of one or more...
What Does Higher Education in the Bay Area Look Like Post-Pandemic? image

What Does Higher Education in the Bay Area Look Like Post-Pandemic?
Nov 6 2020
Posted In: Economy, News,
The Bay Area has one of the most highly educated populations in the nation with 49% of people over the age of 25 holding a...
Trade Must Go On! image

Trade Must Go On!
Nov 6 2020
Posted In: China, News,
While the nation held its breath in anticipation of the 2020 election results, the Bay Area Council’s California Pavilio...
Business Times Recognizes Region’s Most Admired CEOs image

Business Times Recognizes Region’s Most Admired CEOs
Nov 6 2020
Posted In: News,
The San Francisco Business T...
Partner Event: The Future of Transportation in California image

Partner Event: The Future of Transportation in California
Nov 6 2020
Posted In: News,
The California Department of Transportation (C...
Living While Black in America image

Living While Black in America
Oct 30 2020
Posted In: News,
Stories are legion of fearful parents of Black children having to caution them about how to conduct themselves in encounte...
Council-Endorsed Affordable Housing Project Approved image

Council-Endorsed Affordable Housing Project Approved
Oct 30 2020
Posted In: Housing, News,
A 72-unit affordable housing development in Castro Valley that the Bay Area Council endorsed won approval from the Alameda...
Call to Participate in Bay Area Council Focus Groups on Returning to Transit image

Call to Participate in Bay Area Council Focus Groups on Returning to Transit
Oct 30 2020
Posted In: News, Transportation,
The Bay Area Council invites employers to participate in focus groups to have in-depth conversations about returning to wo...
Council Says “Whoa!” To New Taxes in Latest Ad image

Council Says “Whoa!” To New Taxes in Latest Ad
Oct 30 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council this week unveiled the third in a series of hard-hitting video ads to bring attention to the harmful ...
MUFG Union Bank Grant Supports Council’s Workforce of the Future Initiative image

MUFG Union Bank Grant Supports Council’s Workforce of the Future Initiative
Oct 30 2020
Posted In: News, Workforce of the Future,
The Bay Area Council’s Workforce of the Future Initiative has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the
COVID Recovery: Bridge Traffic Near Normal Levels as Commuters Avoid Transit image

COVID Recovery: Bridge Traffic Near Normal Levels as Commuters Avoid Transit
Oct 30 2020
Posted In: Economy, News, Transportation,
New data analyzed by the Bay Area Counc...

The Port of Oakland is Open for Business
Oct 30 2020
Posted In: News,
On October 22, the Bay Area Council and the Jiangsu Department of Commerce co-hosted a semi-virtual trade seminar to intro...
Prop. 15 Will Add to California’s Economic Hardship image

Prop. 15 Will Add to California’s Economic Hardship
Oct 29 2020
Posted In: Government Relations,
Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman co-authored the following OpEd with Greater Sacramento Economic Council CEO Barry B...
How We’re Preparing for More Wildfires and the Big One image

How We’re Preparing for More Wildfires and the Big One
Oct 23 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, News,
California’s hotter and drier climate, paired with a century of fire mismanagement, has created an explosive combination...
Court Ruling Highlights Urgency of Passing Prop 22 image

Court Ruling Highlights Urgency of Passing Prop 22
Oct 23 2020
Posted In: News, Transportation,
A state appeals court ruling Thursday (Oct. 22) threatened the existence of app-based ride-hailing companies in California...
11th Economic Profile Highlights Sluggish Recovery image

11th Economic Profile Highlights Sluggish Recovery
Oct 23 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute on Thursday (Oct. 22) released its 11th Bay Area Economic Profile, mark...
Bay Area Council Sues Trump Administration to Block New H1-B Visa Restrictions image

Bay Area Council Sues Trump Administration to Block New H1-B Visa Restrictions
Oct 23 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council this week (Oct. 20) filed suit to block the Trump Administration from implementing harmful new restri...
Council Unveils Second Ad in Tax Impact Campaign image

Council Unveils Second Ad in Tax Impact Campaign
Oct 23 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council this week began airing the second in a series of ads highlighting how a raft of proposed general tax ...
Housing Committee Welcomes Sen. Wiener, Talks 2021 Legislative Strategy image

Housing Committee Welcomes Sen. Wiener, Talks 2021 Legislative Strategy
Oct 23 2020
Posted In: Housing, News,
This week, the Bay Area Council’s Housing Committee met to shape our legislative strategy for 2021. The meeting was kick...
Regional Housing Allocations Adopted image

Regional Housing Allocations Adopted
Oct 23 2020
Posted In: Housing, News,
The Association of ...
Member Spotlight: Blue Shield image

Member Spotlight: Blue Shield
Oct 23 2020
Posted In: News,
Blue Shield of California, a taxpaying, nonprofit health plan, is proud to model diversity and gender equity starting at t...
Bay Area Council Sues Trump Administration to Block New H1-B Visa Restrictions image

Bay Area Council Sues Trump Administration to Block New H1-B Visa Restrictions
Oct 19 2020
Posted In: Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council today filed suit to block the Trump Administration from implementing harmful new restrictions that ef...
2020 Bay Area Council Voter Guide image

2020 Bay Area Council Voter Guide
Oct 9 2020
Posted In: Government Relations, News,
As the Bay Area struggles to emerge from one of the worst economic downturns in generations, a raft of general tax measure...
Council Continues Advocacy Against Work from Home Mandate image

Council Continues Advocacy Against Work from Home Mandate
Oct 9 2020
Posted In: News, Transportation,
Today (Oct. 9) the Bay Area Council continued to speak out against a misguided proposal that would require 60% of office w...
How Will COVID-19 Affect Bay Area Venture Capital Investment? image

How Will COVID-19 Affect Bay Area Venture Capital Investment?
Oct 9 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area is renowned globally for its strong presence of technology giants, successful startups, and unmatched ability...
How to Reach 855 Million Chinese Consumers from Your California Home? image

How to Reach 855 Million Chinese Consumers from Your California Home?
Oct 9 2020
Posted In: News,
The Covid-19 crisis has sent businesses around the world scrambling to find new ways to reach their customers. T...
Member Spotlight: United image

Member Spotlight: United
Oct 9 2020
Posted In: News,
How can I bring my employees back safely?  That’s the question on the minds of America’s CEOs with ...
Council Mourns Passing of Dr. Alma Salazar image

Council Mourns Passing of Dr. Alma Salazar
Oct 9 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council extends its condolences to our advocacy partners UniteLA over the passing of Dr. Alma Salazar. Alma w...
How Will the Bay Area Economy Recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic? image

How Will the Bay Area Economy Recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Oct 2 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Find out on October 22nd by joining us for our Biennial Economic Profile Virtual Launch Event presented by Fifth Third Ban...
Opportunity for All Summit Highlights Affirmative Action, White Allies, and more! image

Opportunity for All Summit Highlights Affirmative Action, White Allies, and more!
Oct 2 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Affirmative action has had a controversial history in California. Despite various attempts to overturn the ban enacted by ...
Council Members Share Deep Concerns Over Work from Home Mandate image

Council Members Share Deep Concerns Over Work from Home Mandate
Oct 2 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Bay Area Council members shared their specific concerns regarding the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s proposed ...
25th Anniversary Bay Area Business Hall of Fame image

25th Anniversary Bay Area Business Hall of Fame
Oct 2 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
It’s virtually the best event you will attend this year. The Bay Area Council is gearing up for our 25th Anni...
Council Fights Cockamamie Work from Home Mandate image

Council Fights Cockamamie Work from Home Mandate
Sep 25 2020
Posted In: News, Transportation,
Think you’re tired now of Zoom meetings? Just wait until you get a load of a daft new scheme from the Metropolitan Trans...
Act Now: Support UCSF’s Bold Plan for SF Parnassus Campus image

Act Now: Support UCSF’s Bold Plan for SF Parnassus Campus
Sep 25 2020
Posted In: Housing, News,
The Bay Area Council proudly endorses plans by member organization University of California, San Franc...
CRC Spotlight: Resilient Groundwater in California’s Agricultural Heartland image

CRC Spotlight: Resilient Groundwater in California’s Agricultural Heartland
Sep 25 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, News,
This is the last in a series of profiles of the 12 winners of the 
Statement on Gov. Newsom’s order banning gas-powered vehicles image

Statement on Gov. Newsom’s order banning gas-powered vehicles
Sep 23 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council, which was the first business organization to endorse California's historic AB 32 Global Solutions Ac...
Remembering Affordable Housing Champion John Stewart image

Remembering Affordable Housing Champion John Stewart
Sep 18 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council lost a good friend and California lost a great champion for low-income housing with the passing of Jo...
Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund Announces First Investments image

Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund Announces First Investments
Sep 18 2020
Posted In: News,
The American Heart Association this week announced the first 10 organizations that will receive investments from the
California Laggin’ – State’s Economic Recovery Stalls image

California Laggin’ – State’s Economic Recovery Stalls
Sep 18 2020
Posted In: News,
New data released this morning (Sept. 18) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows California’s unemployment rate in Au...
Council Hails Signing of Paid Family Leave Legislation image

Council Hails Signing of Paid Family Leave Legislation
Sep 18 2020
Posted In: News,
Governor Newsom on Thursday (Sept. 17) signed legislation the Bay Area Council helped create and bring to the finish line ...
Council’s Advocacy Helps Secure $1.2 Billion for BART image

Council’s Advocacy Helps Secure $1.2 Billion for BART
Sep 18 2020
Posted In: News,
Gridlock may rule the day in Washington, D.C., but that didn’t stop the Bay Area Council from helping unlock $1.2 billio...
CRC Spotlight Series: Gateway Cities Council of Governments image

CRC Spotlight Series: Gateway Cities Council of Governments
Sep 18 2020
Posted In: News,
This is one in a series of profiles of the 12 winners of the 
Scary Skies Call for Urgent Climate Resilience Action image

Scary Skies Call for Urgent Climate Resilience Action
Sep 11 2020
Posted In: News,
The skies over the Bay Area and much of the West Coast took on an apocalyptic hue this week as record wildfires poured thi...
Save The Date: Opportunity for All Summit: Affirmative Action in California image

Save The Date: Opportunity for All Summit: Affirmative Action in California
Sep 11 2020
Posted In: News,
On Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 12noon, the Bay Area Council will be hosting the Opportunity for All Summit presented by Kaiser ...
Council Urges Governor’s Signature on Key Bills, Including Hard-Fought Reform for Nurse Practitioners image

Council Urges Governor’s Signature on Key Bills, Including Hard-Fought Reform for Nurse Practitioners
Sep 11 2020
Posted In: News,
After eight long years of focused advocacy, the Bay Area Council joined with other supporters in applauding the hard-fough...
Member Spotlight: Waymo image

Member Spotlight: Waymo
Sep 11 2020
Posted In: News,
Waymo is a technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to get where they’re going. ...
RSVP: San Francisco Crisis Point or Turning Point? image

RSVP: San Francisco Crisis Point or Turning Point?
Sep 11 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council is pleased to partner on the San Francisco Business Times’ annual signature event San Fran...
CRC Spotlight Series: Strengthening Western Riverside County Energy Resilience image

CRC Spotlight Series: Strengthening Western Riverside County Energy Resilience
Sep 11 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, News,
This is one in a series of profiles of the 12 winners of the 
Council Welcomes New Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Chairs image

Council Welcomes New Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Chairs
Sep 11 2020
Posted In: Gender Equity, News,
The Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee this week (Sept. 9) announced the appointment to new co-chairs, including J...
CRC Spotlight Series: Greening the City of Watsonville image

CRC Spotlight Series: Greening the City of Watsonville
Sep 4 2020
Posted In: News,
This is one in a series of profiles of the 12 winners of the California R...
New Resilience Challenge Video Highlights Launch of Round 2 image

New Resilience Challenge Video Highlights Launch of Round 2
Sep 4 2020
Posted In: News, Water,
Following up the wild success of our 2020 California Resilience Challenge, the Bay Area Council Foundation has completed p...
Legislature Heads Home after Failing to Advance Significant Housing Reform image

Legislature Heads Home after Failing to Advance Significant Housing Reform
Sep 4 2020
Posted In: Housing, News,
Claims that this would be the year of housing quickly fizzled when the Legislature’s lack of action left many important ...
Fighting Back Against Ill-Timed Taxes image

Fighting Back Against Ill-Timed Taxes
Sep 4 2020
Posted In: News,
As if we needed another reminder of California’s battered and fragile economy, a prominent social media company made sur...
Council Urges Supporters to Send Governor Newsom Letters Backing Housing Bills image

Council Urges Supporters to Send Governor Newsom Letters Backing Housing Bills
Sep 2 2020
Posted In: News,
Two bills the Bay Area Council sponsored to address California's housing crisis are awaiting Governor Newsom's signature. ...
Housing Reforms Help Break Resistance to East Bay Project image

Housing Reforms Help Break Resistance to East Bay Project
Aug 28 2020
Posted In: News,
When people want to know why housing is so scarce and so expensive in California they should look no further than the Terr...
“Hire Together” Virtual Career Fair Reaches 500 Students, Job Seekers image

“Hire Together” Virtual Career Fair Reaches 500 Students, Job Seekers
Aug 28 2020
Posted In: News,
Almost 500 students and other job seekers participated in a first-of-its-kind virtual career fair this week (Aug. 25) that...
Northern California Megaregion Taking Shape image

Northern California Megaregion Taking Shape
Aug 28 2020
Posted In: News,
Following the landmark report&...
Council Endorses 540 Housing Units in Redwood City image

Council Endorses 540 Housing Units in Redwood City
Aug 28 2020
Posted In: News,
This week the Bay Area Council’s Housing Endorsement Subcommittee was thrilled to endorse the Greystar South Main Mixed-...
Council Mourns Passing of James Fang image

Council Mourns Passing of James Fang
Aug 28 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council is mourning the untimely passing of San Francisco leader James Fang from natural causes at the age of...
Still Battling to Realize Promise of the 19th Amendment image

Still Battling to Realize Promise of the 19th Amendment
Aug 28 2020
Posted In: News,
This week (Aug. 26) we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th am...
Big Apple Shares Lessons on Right to Shelter and COVID Response for Homelessness image

Big Apple Shares Lessons on Right to Shelter and COVID Response for Homelessness
Aug 28 2020
Posted In: News,
Shortly after the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) moved quickly t...
Supporting Wildfire Relief and Response image

Supporting Wildfire Relief and Response
Aug 28 2020
Posted In: News,
Wildfires are once again wreaking havoc on Northern California, displacing thousands of residents and causing untold damag...
Council Delivers 57,000 COVID Masks to South Bay Homeless Services Provider image

Council Delivers 57,000 COVID Masks to South Bay Homeless Services Provider
Aug 28 2020
Posted In: News,
After several months of delays due to backlogs in international shipping, the Bay Area Council China Initiative team this ...
CRC Spotlight Series: Fighting Fire with Incentive in San Diego image

CRC Spotlight Series: Fighting Fire with Incentive in San Diego
Aug 28 2020
Posted In: News,
This is one in a series of profiles of the 12 winners of the 
Council Joins Members in Making Clean Air Day Pledge image

Council Joins Members in Making Clean Air Day Pledge
Aug 28 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay area Council is proud to announce its participation in the California ...
Big Federal Energy Grant Highlights Region’s Science Power image

Big Federal Energy Grant Highlights Region’s Science Power
Aug 28 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area’s vaunted innovation engine got a big boost recently when the Department of Energy (DOE) announced $115 mil...
Council Opposes Shutdown of Scooters, eBikes and other Micromobility Vehicles image

Council Opposes Shutdown of Scooters, eBikes and other Micromobility Vehicles
Aug 25 2020
Posted In: News,
On Aug. 25, the Bay Area Council, SPUR, and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group issued a joint letter in opposition to AB...
Council Takes Positions Against Exclusionary Zoning image

Council Takes Positions Against Exclusionary Zoning
Aug 21 2020
Posted In: News,
With mounting tensions in Sacramento as Capitol politics continue to block important statewide housing production bills fr...
New Report: Apprenticeships in the Tech Sector, Updating a Traditional Model for the 21st Century image

New Report: Apprenticeships in the Tech Sector, Updating a Traditional Model for the 21st Century
Aug 21 2020
Posted In: News,
With the Bay Area economy moving into recovery mode, the Bay Area Council Economic Institute is focused on analyzing the s...
Council Joins Bay Area Professional Sports Teams in Supporting Prop 16 image

Council Joins Bay Area Professional Sports Teams in Supporting Prop 16
Aug 21 2020
Posted In: News,
Presidents, CEOs and Chairs of seven professional sports teams based in the Bay Area united this week in support of Propos...
ICYMI: Impact of Pandemic on State Housing Crisis and Residential Markets image

ICYMI: Impact of Pandemic on State Housing Crisis and Residential Markets
Aug 21 2020
Posted In: News,
California's new Housing and Community Development Director Gustavo Velasquez and Zillow Sr. Economist
Council Partners with Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Bay Area Community College Consortium on First-of-its-Kind Virtual Career Fair image

Council Partners with Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Bay Area Community College Consortium on First-of-its-Kind Virtual Career Fair
Aug 21 2020
Posted In: News, Uncategorized,
The Bay Area Council’s Workforce of the Future program has partnered with the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the Bay A...
California Resilience Spotlight Series: Extreme Flooding in the San Joaquin River Basin image

California Resilience Spotlight Series: Extreme Flooding in the San Joaquin River Basin
Aug 21 2020
Posted In: News,
This is one in a series of profiles of the 12 winners of the California R...
Council Secures Critical PPE Face Masks for Communities in Need image

Council Secures Critical PPE Face Masks for Communities in Need
Aug 21 2020
Posted In: News,
As reopening schools and businesses join hospitals and government agencies in efforts to procure masks and PPE, shortages ...
New Franklin Templeton-Gallup Survey Gives Key Insights for Restaurant Industry on Road to Recovery image

New Franklin Templeton-Gallup Survey Gives Key Insights for Restaurant Industry on Road to Recovery
Aug 21 2020
Posted In: News,
A new survey released this week by member company Franklin Templeton in partnership with Gallup reveals importan...
Bay Area Council Responds to Near Suspension of Lyft, Uber in California image

Bay Area Council Responds to Near Suspension of Lyft, Uber in California
Aug 20 2020
Posted In: News, Uncategorized,
San Francisco — The Bay Area Council issued the statement below today (Aug. 20) following the potential suspension of Ly...
Hitting the (Virtual) Road to Secure More Housing image

Hitting the (Virtual) Road to Secure More Housing
Aug 14 2020
Posted In: Housing,
With more than 2,200 new housing units at stake, the Bay Area Council this week hit the virtual road to testify in support...
SF Bay Ferry Celebrates Opening of Expanded SF Terminal image

SF Bay Ferry Celebrates Opening of Expanded SF Terminal
Aug 14 2020
Posted In: Transportation,
This week the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), joined by Mayor London Breed, state ...
Wunderman Named (Again) to Top 100 CA Movers and Shakers image

Wunderman Named (Again) to Top 100 CA Movers and Shakers
Aug 14 2020
Posted In: Government Relations,
For the sixth consecutive year, Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman has been named to the prestigious Capitol Weekly Top 10...
Health Equity Taking Center Stage image

Health Equity Taking Center Stage
Aug 14 2020
Posted In: Healthcare,
Among other things, COVID-19 has highlighted serious inequities in our healthcare system. The pandemic has had a dispropor...
California Resilience Spotlight Series: Repairing the Gold Rush’s Tarnished Legacy image

California Resilience Spotlight Series: Repairing the Gold Rush’s Tarnished Legacy
Aug 14 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
This is one in a series of profiles of the 12 winners of the California R...
Science, Innovation Consortium Helps Secure $185 Million for Energy Research image

Science, Innovation Consortium Helps Secure $185 Million for Energy Research
Aug 14 2020
Posted In: Science and Innovation,
A consortium of the Bay Area’s leading science and technology institutions led by the Bay Area Council and our Economic ...
Member Spotlight: Oakland Zoo Reopens, Needs Your Support image

Member Spotlight: Oakland Zoo Reopens, Needs Your Support
Aug 14 2020
Posted In: Membership,
Outfitted with robust health and safety protocols, the Oakland Zoo has reopened its doors to provide stir-crazy Bay Area r...
Council-Backed Housing Reforms Hitting Home image

Council-Backed Housing Reforms Hitting Home
Aug 7 2020
Posted In: Housing,
A raft of housing reforms that the Bay Area Council has played a leading role in getting through the legislature in recent...
Council Hitting Back Against Dangerous New Taxes image

Council Hitting Back Against Dangerous New Taxes
Aug 7 2020
Posted In: Economy,
Dangerous new legislation, AB1253, surfaced last week in Sacramento proposing a massive new personal income tax increase t...
Caltrain Funding Measure Gets OK for November Ballot image

Caltrain Funding Measure Gets OK for November Ballot
Aug 7 2020
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area Council applauds an agreement hammered out this week by leaders in Santa Clara, San Francisco, and San Mateo ...
Expanding Apprenticeships Can Fuel Equitable Economic Recovery image

Expanding Apprenticeships Can Fuel Equitable Economic Recovery
Aug 7 2020
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
In the past five months, we have faced a pandemic, record unemployment, and nationwide protests over the killing of George...
Council’s Sustainable Transportation Bill (SB 288) Advances image

Council’s Sustainable Transportation Bill (SB 288) Advances
Aug 7 2020
Posted In: Transportation,
Legislation the Bay Area Council is co-sponsoring to fast track sustainable transportation projects this week cleared a ke...
Cutting Red Tape to Advance Green Projects image

Cutting Red Tape to Advance Green Projects
Aug 7 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
In 2016, behind the leadership of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Bay Area voters overwhelmingly approved regional Measure AA to ra...
California Resilience Challenge Spotlight Series: Resilient Communities at Clear Lake image

California Resilience Challenge Spotlight Series: Resilient Communities at Clear Lake
Aug 7 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, Water,
This is one in a series of profiles of the 12 winners of the California Resilience Challenge, a first-of-its-kind stat...
Member Spotlight: Blue Shield of California’s BlueSky Mental Health Initiative A Big Success image

Member Spotlight: Blue Shield of California’s BlueSky Mental Health Initiative A Big Success
Aug 7 2020
Posted In: Healthcare, Membership,
Council Supports Legislation to Accelerate Housing for the Homeless image

Council Supports Legislation to Accelerate Housing for the Homeless
Jul 31 2020
Posted In: Homelessness,
The Bay Area Council is proud to support four bills to help accelerate and streamline the production of affordable housing...
Council Backs More Workforce Funding in Next Federal Stimulus Bill image

Council Backs More Workforce Funding in Next Federal Stimulus Bill
Jul 31 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
The Bay Area Council has joined with members Autodesk and Workday to advocate for including additional workforce funding i...
California Resilience Challenge Spotlight: Keeping the Groundwater at Bay image

California Resilience Challenge Spotlight: Keeping the Groundwater at Bay
Jul 31 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, Storm & Flood Protection,
This is one in a series of profiles of the 12 winners of the California Resilience Challenge, a first-of-its-kind stat...
California High Speed Rail Shares Progress and Updates image

California High Speed Rail Shares Progress and Updates
Jul 31 2020
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area Council Transportation Committee this week (July 28) welcomed California High Speed Rail Authority CEO Brian ...
Regional Ferry Service Awarded $4.45 Million Federal DOT Grant image

Regional Ferry Service Awarded $4.45 Million Federal DOT Grant
Jul 24 2020
Posted In: Transportation,
In great news for Bay Area water transit, the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) was awarded a $4.45 million ...
Support Flowing for Casita Coalition image

Support Flowing for Casita Coalition
Jul 24 2020
Posted In: Housing,
Within a few months of its incorporation into its own nonprofit, the Casita Coa...
California Resilience Challenge Spotlight: Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center image

California Resilience Challenge Spotlight: Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center
Jul 24 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
This is one in a series of profiles of the 12 winners of the California R...
Silicon Valley Leadership Group Welcomes New CEO image

Silicon Valley Leadership Group Welcomes New CEO
Jul 24 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council extends its hearty congratulations to new Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO Ahmad Thomas, and exten...
ICYMI: What to Expect in the Next Round of Federal COVID Relief image

ICYMI: What to Expect in the Next Round of Federal COVID Relief
Jul 24 2020
Posted In: News,
As Congress returned from recess this week, all eyes have been on Washington to see what the next roll out of federal st...
Member Spotlight: Google Strengthens Anti-Discrimination Policies for Advertising image

Member Spotlight: Google Strengthens Anti-Discrimination Policies for Advertising
Jul 24 2020
Posted In: Membership,
To further improve access to housing, employment, and credit opportunities, Google is introducing a new personalized adver...
Jobs Return, But Remain at Risk as COVID Surges image

Jobs Return, But Remain at Risk as COVID Surges
Jul 17 2020
Posted In: Economy,
Following unprecedented job losses as a result of shelter in place orders, over a quarter of jobs had returned to the regi...
WETA Welcomes Two New Board Members; Adopts Means-Based Fares image

WETA Welcomes Two New Board Members; Adopts Means-Based Fares
Jul 17 2020
Posted In: Transportation,
The Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) chaired by Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman has welcomed two new mem...
California Resilience Challenge Spotlight: Transforming Schools Into Resilience Centers image

California Resilience Challenge Spotlight: Transforming Schools Into Resilience Centers
Jul 17 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, Storm & Flood Protection, Water,
This is one in a series of profiles of the 12 winners of the
ICYMI: How COVID is Impacting Commercial Real Estate image

ICYMI: How COVID is Impacting Commercial Real Estate
Jul 17 2020
Posted In: News,
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the commercial real estate world upside down as the economic shutdown closes offices and ...
Council Elevates Racial Equity, Justice in Policy Work image

Council Elevates Racial Equity, Justice in Policy Work
Jul 13 2020
Posted In: Membership,
The world has changed. We adjusted. This week, the Bay Area Council Executive Committee under the leadership of ...
Former Council Chair Lenny Mendonca Calls for Greater Focus on Mental Health Issues image

Former Council Chair Lenny Mendonca Calls for Greater Focus on Mental Health Issues
Jul 13 2020
Posted In: Healthcare,
Former Bay Area Council Chair Lenny Mendonca recently revealed his battle with depression and anxiety in a powerful and po...
California Resilience Challenge Spotlight: High Tech Forest Resilience image

California Resilience Challenge Spotlight: High Tech Forest Resilience
Jul 13 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
This is one in a series of profiles of the 12 winners of the California R...
John A. Sobrato Makes $5.2 Million Grant to Seed New Immigrant Relief Fund image

John A. Sobrato Makes $5.2 Million Grant to Seed New Immigrant Relief Fund
Jul 13 2020
Posted In: Membership,
John A. Sobrato announced a $5.2 million grant to seed a new Immigrant Relief Fund for San Mateo County. The fund will lau...

Commentary: Ensuring a “Phase One” U.S.-China Trade Deal Works is Crucial
Jul 13 2020
Posted In: China,
With US-China relations at a low point and large-scale decoupling of the two economies a destabilizing possibility, Bay Ar...
Startups Pitch Globally as Nanjing Tech Week Goes Virtual image

Startups Pitch Globally as Nanjing Tech Week Goes Virtual
Jul 2 2020
Posted In: China,
With travel still restricted across the globe, entrepreneurs and investors are searching for new ways to connect for cross...
Council’s Leadership Helping Expand Paid Family Leave image

Council’s Leadership Helping Expand Paid Family Leave
Jul 2 2020
Posted In: Gender Equity, Workforce of the Future,
Legislation (SB 1383, Jackson) the Bay Area Council was instrumental in drafting to expand paid family leave (PFL) to more...
Council-Backed Housing Project Gets OK in Mtn. View image

Council-Backed Housing Project Gets OK in Mtn. View
Jul 2 2020
Posted In: Housing,
A little-used parking lot will be repurposed to build 303 new homes as part of a mixed-use project the Bay Area Council en...
First-Of-Its-Kind Regional Housing Authority Takes Flight image

First-Of-Its-Kind Regional Housing Authority Takes Flight
Jul 2 2020
Posted In: Housing,
A new regional housing financing authority—the first of its kind in California—that the Bay Area Council helped create...
Bay Area Council Hails Court Ruling in Favor of Regional Measure 3 image

Bay Area Council Hails Court Ruling in Favor of Regional Measure 3
Jun 29 2020
Posted In: Press Releases, Transportation,
The Bay Area Council today hailed a state Court of Appeal ruling rejecting a legal challenge to Regional Measure 3 (RM3), ...
Top Leaders Join Bay Area Council Webinar on Racial Inequity in the Time of COVID image

Top Leaders Join Bay Area Council Webinar on Racial Inequity in the Time of COVID
Jun 26 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
The COVID pandemic is taking a disproportionate toll on communities of color, highlighting long-standing racial and econom...
California Resilience Challenge Winners Announced image

California Resilience Challenge Winners Announced
Jun 26 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, Press Releases,
The California Resilience Challenge, an unprecedented statewide initiative of the Bay Area Council Foundation, unveiled th...
Statement: Improve and Expand ACA, Don’t Eliminate It image

Statement: Improve and Expand ACA, Don’t Eliminate It
Jun 26 2020
Posted In: Healthcare, Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council released a statement today (June 26) in response to a legal brief the Trump Administration filed Thur...
Council Works to Accelerate Transportation Project Delivery image

Council Works to Accelerate Transportation Project Delivery
Jun 26 2020
Posted In: Transportation,
Legislation (SB 288, Wiener) the Bay Area Council is working to pass would speed up a wide range of bicycle, complete stre...
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Analysis: BART Ridership and Racial Disparities
Jun 26 2020
Posted In: Transportation,
BART ridership under COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders has fallen less significantly at stations located in neighborhoods w...
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Member Spotlight: AT&T California Contributes $3.5 Million for COVID Relief
Jun 26 2020
Posted In: Membership,
AT&T California is making $3.5 million in contributions to California community-based organizations who are providing ...
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Member Spotlight: Union Bank Pledges $10 Million for Social and Racial Justice
Jun 26 2020
Posted In: Membership,
On June 18, Union Bank committed $10 million to launch a Community Recovery Progr...
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Member Spotlight: Biocom Study Examines Life Sciences
Jun 26 2020
Posted In: Membership,
Biocom recently released its 2020 Economic Impact Report featuring the most recent data about California’s life science ...
Bay Area Council Statement on President Trump’s Plan to Extend Restrictions on Foreign Workers image

Bay Area Council Statement on President Trump’s Plan to Extend Restrictions on Foreign Workers
Jun 22 2020
Posted In: Press Releases,
Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman today (June 22) issued the following statement on President Trump’s plan to sign an e...
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A Note from CEO Jim Wunderman on Juneteenth
Jun 19 2020
Posted In: News,
On this day 155 years ago, news of emancipation and the Civil War’s end finally reached the last group of enslaved Afric...
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Member Spotlight: Bristol Meyers Squibb
Jun 19 2020
Posted In: News,
Access to food during the COVID-19 pandemic is a concern, especially for immunocompromised patients unable to leave their ...
State Gives Bay Area Much Bigger Mandatory Housing Targets, Spurring Call to Action image

State Gives Bay Area Much Bigger Mandatory Housing Targets, Spurring Call to Action
Jun 19 2020
Posted In: News,
It was described as a coming housing wakeup call for local officials. The Bay Area Council sponsored SB 828 (Wiener) in 20...
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Council Advocates for Carpooling Campaign as Region Begins to Reopen
Jun 19 2020
Posted In: News,
Anticipating that single occupancy vehicle use will be on the rise as people begin to return to their workplaces, the Bay ...
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ICYMI: Council and Pearson Team Up for Webinar Examining the Power of Hidden Bias
Jun 19 2020
Posted In: News,
Unconscious biases are underlying qualities, attitudes, and stereotypes attributed to certain groups based on prevailing v...
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Bernard J. Tyson’s Legacy Lives
Jun 19 2020
Posted In: News,
The legacy of the late Bernard J. Tyson, former Kaiser Permanente Chairman & CEO and Bay Area Council Chair, can be de...
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California Resilience Challenge Announces Winners of 2020 Climate Resilience Grants
Jun 19 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, News, Press Releases,
Today the California Resilience Challenge, an initiative of the Bay Area Council Foundation, announced the 12 winners of i...
New Report to Governor’s Paid Family Leave Task Force Highlights Key Effects of Program to Date image

New Report to Governor’s Paid Family Leave Task Force Highlights Key Effects of Program to Date
Jun 18 2020
Posted In: News, Press Releases,
California’s landmark Paid Family Leave (PFL) program has enabled more mothers to enter the workforce while helping brin...
Bay Area Traffic is Up to 52% of Normal, According to Our New Tracker image

Bay Area Traffic is Up to 52% of Normal, According to Our New Tracker
Jun 16 2020
Posted In: News, Press Releases,
Once the source of epic traffic jams, new data-visualization shows travel between Silicon Valley and San Francisco is lagg...
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Listening, Taking Action on Racial Justice, Equity
Jun 12 2020
Posted In: Community Engagement, Gender Equity,
The horrific killing of George Floyd ignited nationwide protests to end police brutality against Black Americans, but it h...
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Replay: Virtual Pacific Summit Videos Now Available
Jun 12 2020
Posted In: Events,
What?! You missed the Bay Area Council’s first-ever Pacific Summit presented by TMG Partners? Then you’re in luck. Vid...
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Council Initiative to Unveil Winners of $2 Million Climate Challenge
Jun 12 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, Storm & Flood Protection,
Following an avalanche of proposals from across the state, the Bay Area Council is set to announce the much-anticipated wi...
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Upcoming Webinar: The Power of Hidden Biases and the Impact on the Workforce
Jun 12 2020
Posted In: Events,
In the past few months we have seen systematic racism and its effects play out in real time. Whether it’s the unjust tre...
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Safely Reopening Regional Ferry Service as Commute Grows
Jun 12 2020
Posted In: Transportation,
The Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) is resuming and enhancing ferry service in various cities after months...
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ICYMI: Getting California Back to Work
Jun 12 2020
Posted In: News,
As part of its continuing series of webinars examining different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bay Area Council th...
Member Spotlight: Year Up Launches Initiative to Connect Diverse Talent to Contact-Tracing Jobs image

Member Spotlight: Year Up Launches Initiative to Connect Diverse Talent to Contact-Tracing Jobs
Jun 12 2020
Posted In: Membership,
Year Up is launching a new initiative to ensure contact tracing jobs are going to those in our community who are most impa...
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Lessons from China on Reopening Restaurants
Jun 12 2020
Posted In: China,
Two weeks ago, the Mayor London Breed issued a plan for reopening San Francisco. On Wednesday, the Mayor made a surprise a...
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Partner Spotlight: Visit California
Jun 12 2020
Posted In: Community Engagement,
During these unprecedented times, Visit California is working on initiatives to inspire community support and begin safe a...
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Racial Justice, COVID-19 Focus of 2020 Pacific Summit
Jun 5 2020
Posted In: Events,
A powerful lineup of business and elected leaders and national political commentators joined the Bay Area Council’s firs...
Interest Growing in Economic Recovery Bond image

Interest Growing in Economic Recovery Bond
Jun 5 2020
Posted In: Government Relations,
California cities, counties and school districts could avoid drastic cuts to vital public services under a proposal by Bay...
Statement on Protests in Wake of George Floyd’s Death image

Statement on Protests in Wake of George Floyd’s Death
Jun 1 2020
Posted In: Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council today issued the following statement on the protests taking place in response to the death last week ...
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Council Co-Sponsoring New Housing Production Legislation
May 22 2020
Posted In: Housing,
The Bay Area Council is proud to partner with California Forward in sponsoring SB 1385, which authorizes residential deve...
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Fiscal Crisis Growing for Cities, Counties
May 22 2020
Posted In: Economy,
State and local governments are facing a growing fiscal crisis as the COVID-19 shutdown (see below) starts to hit budgets....
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Urgency to Reopen as Job Losses Hit Historic Levels
May 22 2020
Posted In: Economy,
The COVID-19 shutdown cost Bay Area economy over half a million jobs in April – more than an eighth of all jobs in the r...
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COVID-19: The Outlook for Hospitals
May 22 2020
Posted In: News,
Hospitals have been on the front lines of California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but disruption to their normal...
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Juan Sánchez Muñoz Named UC Merced’s Fourth Chancellor
May 22 2020
Posted In: Membership,
The University of California Board of Regents this week approved Dr. Juan Sánchez Muñoz’s appointment as UC Merced’s...
Partner Spotlight: MEBO Group image

Partner Spotlight: MEBO Group
May 22 2020
Posted In: China,
Expanding California’s COVID-19 testing capacity is critical to stemming the spread of the deadly virus and reopening th...
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Partner Spotlight: Hytch
May 22 2020
Posted In: Membership,
Helping people emerge from the shelter-in-place response to the Covid19 pandemic will require data-informed strategies and...
Council Endorses Projects Proposing 1,700 New Homes image

Council Endorses Projects Proposing 1,700 New Homes
May 15 2020
Posted In: Housing,
Three development projects that include a combined almost 1,700 units of housing this week earned the endorsement of the B...
New CEO Survey Finds Dramatic Workplace Changes in Response to COVID-19 image

New CEO Survey Finds Dramatic Workplace Changes in Response to COVID-19
May 15 2020
Posted In: Press Releases,
The Bay Area can expect a dramatic shift in where employees work as shelter-in-place orders slowly lift and the economy re...
Bay Area Council Statement on Agreement Between Tesla and Alameda County image

Bay Area Council Statement on Agreement Between Tesla and Alameda County
May 13 2020
Posted In: Press Releases,
San Francisco—The Bay Area Council today issued the following statement on the agreement between Tesla ...
Climate Resilience Bond Could Create Between 75,000-119,000 Jobs Says New Bay Area Council Economic Institute Report image

Climate Resilience Bond Could Create Between 75,000-119,000 Jobs Says New Bay Area Council Economic Institute Report
May 12 2020
Posted In: Press Releases, Storm & Flood Protection,
A bond measure to protect California communities from wildfires, droughts, floods, and extreme heat events could create be...
Big Win for Major Cupertino Housing Project image

Big Win for Major Cupertino Housing Project
May 11 2020
Posted In: News,
A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge last week delivered a major victory for Bay Area Council member Sand Hill Proper...
Bay Area Council Statement on Threat by Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Relocate Company over COVID-19 Restrictions image

Bay Area Council Statement on Threat by Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Relocate Company over COVID-19 Restrictions
May 10 2020
Posted In: Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council today (May 9) issued the following statement in response to tweets by Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatening...
Bay Area Council Statement on Lawsuit Against Uber and Lyft image

Bay Area Council Statement on Lawsuit Against Uber and Lyft
May 5 2020
Posted In: Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council today (May 5) issued the following statement on a lawsuit filed against Uber and Lyft:
Council’s Advocacy Helps Reopen Vital Construction Work image

Council’s Advocacy Helps Reopen Vital Construction Work
May 1 2020
Posted In: Housing,
Following weeks of steady advocacy to exempt vital construction projects from shelter-in-place (SIP) orders, the Bay Ar...
Racing to Shelter the Homeless in the Time of COVID image

Racing to Shelter the Homeless in the Time of COVID
May 1 2020
Posted In: Homelessness,
Providing hotels and other innovative housing solutions for California’s homeless population is key to stopping the spre...
Member Spotlight: pymetrics Revolutionzing Talent Acquisition image

Member Spotlight: pymetrics Revolutionzing Talent Acquisition
May 1 2020
Posted In: Membership,
As employers across the country, and especially in the Bay Area, are confronted with endless changes brought about by COVI...
Bay Area Council Survey Finds Growing Pressure to Reopen Economy image

Bay Area Council Survey Finds Growing Pressure to Reopen Economy
Apr 28 2020
Posted In: News, Press Releases,
Strong support for shelter-in-place restrictions, but economic toll mounting as growing number of business ...
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Council Mourns Passing of Linda Bidrossian
Apr 24 2020
Posted In: News,
On Saturday, April 18, the Bay Area Council received the crushing blow when our beloved Linda Bidrossian - the Senior Vice...
Council Helps Secure Large Shipment of Masks for Port of Oakland image

Council Helps Secure Large Shipment of Masks for Port of Oakland
Apr 24 2020
Posted In: News, Uncategorized,
A large shipment of surgical masks the Bay Area Council sourced from a manufacturer in China and helped clear customs and ...
Announcing Virtual 2020 Pacific Summit on June 5 image

Announcing Virtual 2020 Pacific Summit on June 5
Apr 24 2020
Posted In: Events,
We’re extremely excited to announce that the 2020 Pacific Summit is going virtual, with an incredible line up of speaker...
Bay Area Awarded $160 Million for Key Transportation Projects image

Bay Area Awarded $160 Million for Key Transportation Projects
Apr 24 2020
Posted In: Transportation,
The California State Transportation Agency this week 
Member Spotlight: Alaska Airlines Foundation Supports Vulnerable Nonprofits image

Member Spotlight: Alaska Airlines Foundation Supports Vulnerable Nonprofits
Apr 24 2020
Posted In: Membership,
The Alaska Airlines Foundation is awarding $315,000 to 23 nonprofits in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington....
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ICYMI: Is China Getting Back to Business?
Apr 24 2020
Posted In: China,
As part of the Bay Area Council’s continuing series of webinars on various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we talked r...
Council Engaging National Effort to Save Thousands of Nonprofits Excluded from CARES Act image

Council Engaging National Effort to Save Thousands of Nonprofits Excluded from CARES Act
Apr 17 2020
Posted In: Government Relations, News,
Thousands of civic and community benefit organizations across the country employing almost 1.4 million people were wrongly...
Council Delivers Thousands of Masks to Needy Organizations image

Council Delivers Thousands of Masks to Needy Organizations
Apr 17 2020
Posted In: News,
With surgical masks in desperately short supply, the Bay Area Council this week delivered thousands of masks to the agency...
Speeding Up Key Hwy 101 Infrastructure Project image

Speeding Up Key Hwy 101 Infrastructure Project
Apr 17 2020
Posted In: Transportation,
Work on a project to replace a critical segment of Highway 101 in San Francisco that the Council played a role in coordina...
Council Endorses 300-Unit Housing Project in Mountain View image

Council Endorses 300-Unit Housing Project in Mountain View
Apr 17 2020
Posted In: Housing,
The Bay Area Council is excited to endorse 1001 N. Shoreline Blvd. in Mountain View. This project from Council member Sare...
Member Spotlight: JPMorgan Chase Announces $50 Million Global Philanthropic Commitment image

Member Spotlight: JPMorgan Chase Announces $50 Million Global Philanthropic Commitment
Apr 17 2020
Posted In: Membership,
JPMorgan Chase announced a
COVID-19 Hits Jobs, Economy Hard image

COVID-19 Hits Jobs, Economy Hard
Apr 10 2020
Posted In: Economy,
Shelter-in-place orders are proving critical in stemming the transmission of COVID-19, but they are also having a profound...
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Tracking Economic Fallout of COVID-19
Apr 10 2020
Posted In: Economy,
The rapid pace in the escalation of the COVID-19 crisis in terms of both its health and economic effects has been unpreced...
Council’s ADU Work Gets Big Boost from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative image

Council’s ADU Work Gets Big Boost from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Apr 10 2020
Posted In: Housing,
The Bay Area Council has been at the forefront of the revolution to make accessory dwelling units (ADU), aka granny or in-...
New Council LinkedIn Group Focuses on Future Workforce Strategies image

New Council LinkedIn Group Focuses on Future Workforce Strategies
Apr 10 2020
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
As we all adjust to a new normal, industry experts across the Bay have been looking for ways to help our future workforce ...
China’s Lessons for Restarting the Economy after COVID-19 image

China’s Lessons for Restarting the Economy after COVID-19
Apr 10 2020
Posted In: China,
On April 6, the Bay Area Council’s China Initiative welcomed MEBO-International Chairman Kevin Xu for a virtual discussi...
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Member Spotlight: United Airlines
Apr 10 2020
Posted In: Membership,
United Airlines has partnered with Governor Newsom to provide free, round-trip flights for medical volunteers traveling...
Member Spotlight: Bristol Myers Squibb image

Member Spotlight: Bristol Myers Squibb
Apr 10 2020
Posted In: Membership,
Bristol Myers Squibb this week (April 7) announced an expansion of its existing patient support programs to help eligible...
Decoding the Impact of COVID-19 on China’s Economy image

Decoding the Impact of COVID-19 on China’s Economy
Apr 3 2020
Posted In: China,
COVID-19 hit China right before the Spring Festival, the most disruptive event in China when almost all businesses close t...
Member Spotlight: SF State University Classes Go Virtual image

Member Spotlight: SF State University Classes Go Virtual
Apr 3 2020
Posted In: Membership,
On March 9, San Francisco State University’s President Lynn Mahoney announced that all courses would transition to remot...
Member Spotlight: Black and Veatch Launches COVID-19 Response Accelerator image

Member Spotlight: Black and Veatch Launches COVID-19 Response Accelerator
Apr 3 2020
Posted In: Membership,
Are you a startup with a solution that can reduce the severity of the coronavirus outbreak, but need help commercializing ...
April 3 COVID-19 Response Update image

April 3 COVID-19 Response Update
Apr 3 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council is continuing to work with our members, partners, and local, state and federal government officials o...
Member Spotlight: Instacart to Add 300,000 Personal Shoppers image

Member Spotlight: Instacart to Add 300,000 Personal Shoppers
Mar 27 2020
Posted In: Membership,
As the economy and workforce begin to feel the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, Bay Area Council member Instacart is provi...
Federal COVID-19 Includes Billions for Homeless image

Federal COVID-19 Includes Billions for Homeless
Mar 27 2020
Posted In: Homelessness,
Following efforts by the Bay Area Council and AllHome to corral regional leaders behind a united ask for $5 billion in fed...
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Keeping Essential Services/Businesses Operating
Mar 27 2020
Posted In: Housing,
While state and local shelter-in-place orders are helping stop the spread of COVID-19, they are also creating confusion am...
New Webinar Series Provides Expertise, Insights on COVID-19 Issues image

New Webinar Series Provides Expertise, Insights on COVID-19 Issues
Mar 27 2020
Posted In: Healthcare,
Accurate, timely information is among the key weapons in our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, from understanding public ...
Bay Area Council Poll: COVID-19 Economic Concerns Soar image

Bay Area Council Poll: COVID-19 Economic Concerns Soar
Mar 25 2020
Posted In: News,
Bay Area residents’ concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic rose dramatically over a one-week period in mid-March as the vi...
Message from CEO Jim Wunderman image

Message from CEO Jim Wunderman
Mar 20 2020
Posted In: News,
I hope this finds you all safe and healthy. These are unprecedented times. Our world has been turned upside down and insid...
COVID-19 Impacts Intensify, Widen; So Do Countermeasures image

COVID-19 Impacts Intensify, Widen; So Do Countermeasures
Mar 13 2020
Posted In: News,
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically worsened this week, with schools and other public institutions closing, ...
New “Missing Middle” Housing Bill Introduced image

New “Missing Middle” Housing Bill Introduced
Mar 13 2020
Posted In: Housing,
The Bay Area Council’s 2020 housing priority is to pass legislation designed to boost housing production. While the stat...
One Step Closer to Redwood City Ferry Service image

One Step Closer to Redwood City Ferry Service
Mar 13 2020
Posted In: Transportation,
The future for ferry service in Redwood City is looking bright after the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) t...
Council Urges Reauthorization of Federal Transportation Funding Bill image

Council Urges Reauthorization of Federal Transportation Funding Bill
Mar 13 2020
Posted In: Press Releases, Transportation,
United by an ambitious transportation agenda for our country, the Metropolitan Civic Leadership Alliance, a new group of n...
Climate Resilience Experts Convene at the Council image

Climate Resilience Experts Convene at the Council
Mar 13 2020
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
California’s leading climate resilience experts spent an all-day session at the Bay Area Council last week reviewing pro...
Two Council Members Named to 40 under 40 image

Two Council Members Named to 40 under 40
Mar 13 2020
Posted In: Membership,
Member Spotlight: Webcor Unveils Specialty Contracting Unit image

Member Spotlight: Webcor Unveils Specialty Contracting Unit
Mar 13 2020
Posted In: Membership,
Webcor, one of California’s largest general and specialty construction contractors, has unveiled a new specialty contrac...
Inclusive San Jose Housing Project Wins Council Endorsement image

Inclusive San Jose Housing Project Wins Council Endorsement
Mar 6 2020
Posted In: Housing,
A San Jose housing complex that includes a mix of market rate, workforce, affordable and deeply affordable units near tran...
Coronavirus: Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands image

Coronavirus: Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands
Mar 6 2020
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area Council is aware and takes seriously the growing spread of the coronavirus, its threat to public health and i...
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Pay Equity and Transparency Key in the Modern Workplace
Mar 6 2020
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
It matters what your employees think. Pay equity and transparency continue to be essential in building a more equitable wo...
Member Spotlight: Bank of Marin Celebrates 30 Years image

Member Spotlight: Bank of Marin Celebrates 30 Years
Mar 6 2020
Posted In: Housing,
Happy 30th Anniversary to Bank of Marin!  Since 1990, the bank’s philosophy, “banking built on trust and relation...
Council Urges YES Vote on Prop. 13 to Benefit Colleges, Universities image

Council Urges YES Vote on Prop. 13 to Benefit Colleges, Universities
Feb 28 2020
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
California’s public colleges and universities play a vital role in preparing students to meet the state’s future workf...
Celebrating Regional Water Transit and Bay Crossings image

Celebrating Regional Water Transit and Bay Crossings
Feb 28 2020
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area Council Water Transit Subcommittee held its inaugural 2020 meeting Tuesday (Feb. 25), celebrating Council CEO...
Council Co-Sponsoring Bills Taking Aim at Excessive Housing Fees image

Council Co-Sponsoring Bills Taking Aim at Excessive Housing Fees
Feb 28 2020
Posted In: Housing,
A tangle of local impact fees that most cities across the Bay Area and California impose on new housing can add up to $100...
Calm and Information Critical to Combating Coronavirus Threat image

Calm and Information Critical to Combating Coronavirus Threat
Feb 28 2020
Posted In: Healthcare,
As concerns grow about the spread of the novel coronavirus, officially named COVID-19, the Bay Area Council remains commit...
Healthcare Committee Welcomes New Co-Chair image

Healthcare Committee Welcomes New Co-Chair
Feb 28 2020
Posted In: Healthcare,
Speaking of the coronavirus, the nasty bug was a key part of the discussion at the Bay Area Council Healthcare Committee o...
Member Spotlight: Alaska Airlines image

Member Spotlight: Alaska Airlines
Feb 28 2020
Posted In: Membership,
For Alaska Airlines guests, the world is getting closer – and easier to reach. Alaska Airlines recently announced it’s...
Bay Area Council Announces Alliance with 2020 PGA Championship image

Bay Area Council Announces Alliance with 2020 PGA Championship
Feb 25 2020
Posted In: News, Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council and the
Council Honors Sen. Feinstein at Chinese New Year Celebration image

Council Honors Sen. Feinstein at Chinese New Year Celebration
Feb 21 2020
Posted In: China,
The Bay Area’s strong and enduring relationship with China was celebrated this week (Feb. 18) when hundreds of leaders g...
Homelessness Dominates State of the State image

Homelessness Dominates State of the State
Feb 21 2020
Posted In: Homelessness,
Governor Gavin Newsom dedicated nearly the entirety of Thursday’s State of the State of Address to the issues of housing...
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From the Front Lines of the Nation’s Housing Battles
Feb 21 2020
Posted In: Housing,
One of the nation’s leading journalists on housing issues was welcomed by the Bay Area Council Housing Committee this we...
Career Fairs Provide Good Opportunities in Tight Labor Market image

Career Fairs Provide Good Opportunities in Tight Labor Market
Feb 21 2020
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
With record-low unemployment and a tight labor market, Bay Area employers are struggling to find qualified workers for ma...
Resilience Challenge Provides Sobering Look at Risks Ahead image

Resilience Challenge Provides Sobering Look at Risks Ahead
Feb 21 2020
Posted In: Storm & Flood Protection,
Over 80 cities, counties, special districts, and Native American tribes have applied for climate change planning grants un...
Member Spotlight: Genentech and SF State University image

Member Spotlight: Genentech and SF State University
Feb 21 2020
Posted In: Membership,
A $10.5 million, five-year grant to San Francisco State University from the nonprofit foundation of biotech powerhouse&nbs...
Long-Awaited Highway 101 Express Lane Project Begins image

Long-Awaited Highway 101 Express Lane Project Begins
Feb 14 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Easing congestion along the important Highway 101 corridor connecting San Francisco and San Jose through Silicon Valley ha...
Action Alert: Support 307-Unit Oakland Housing Project image

Action Alert: Support 307-Unit Oakland Housing Project
Feb 14 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Oakland stands to lose out on more than 300 units of new housing if opponents get their way. The Rubicon Partners project ...
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Water & Climate Resilience Committee
Feb 14 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
The Bay Area Council’s Water & Climate Resilience Committee on Thursday (Feb. 13) featured a robust discussion on th...
New Data Highlights Astronomical Costs for Building Affordable Housing image

New Data Highlights Astronomical Costs for Building Affordable Housing
Feb 14 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
It’s no secret that building housing in the Bay Area is expensive, but new data shows just how jaw-dropping those costs ...
Deadline Near to Reserve Hospitality Space at 2020 PGA Championship image

Deadline Near to Reserve Hospitality Space at 2020 PGA Championship
Feb 14 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Going, going, gone!  Time’s almost up to reserve a private chalet for the upcoming
A Quiet Upzoning Revolution image

A Quiet Upzoning Revolution
Feb 7 2020
Posted In: Housing,
SB 50 may be dead, but a movement the Bay Area Council began championing almost five years ago is quietly doing what that ...
Unclogging the Talent Pipeline image

Unclogging the Talent Pipeline
Feb 7 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Many students confront significant obstacles to completing their college education and securing necessary certificates and...
Opportunity Zone Regulations Coming into Focus image

Opportunity Zone Regulations Coming into Focus
Jan 31 2020
Posted In: Housing,
The long-awaited release of new federal regulations is bringing into focus what investors can expect from Opportunity Zone...
Member Spotlight: Microsoft Going Carbon Negative image

Member Spotlight: Microsoft Going Carbon Negative
Jan 31 2020
Posted In: Membership,
The scientific consensus is clear. The world confronts an urgent carbon problem. While the world will need to reach n...
Casita Coalition Earns National Recognition image

Casita Coalition Earns National Recognition
Jan 31 2020
Posted In: Housing,
Co-founded by the Bay Area Council,
Will California Have the Talent It Needs to Compete Economically? image

Will California Have the Talent It Needs to Compete Economically?
Jan 31 2020
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
Are students and job seekers getting the education and training employers need to compete in a rapidly changing and global...
Momentum Gaining in Winning Housing Reforms, but Much Work Remains image

Momentum Gaining in Winning Housing Reforms, but Much Work Remains
Jan 24 2020
Posted In: Housing,
After years of relentless advocacy, housing leaders agree they’re starting to see the tide turn in the fight to refor...
Council Delegation Forges New Ties with India image

Council Delegation Forges New Ties with India
Jan 24 2020
Posted In: Economy,
Expanding and deepening economic connections between California, the Bay Area-Silicon Valley and India was the focus of a ...
Lloyd Dean Named CEO of CommonSpirit Health image

Lloyd Dean Named CEO of CommonSpirit Health
Jan 24 2020
Posted In: Membership,
Lloyd Dean, former Chair of the Bay Area Council, on Wednesday was named CEO of CommonSpirit Health, the largest nonprofit...
San Francisco Business Times’ 2020 Mayors Economic Forecast image

San Francisco Business Times’ 2020 Mayors Economic Forecast
Jan 21 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
What are the priorities and top issues being addressed by each Mayor in 2020? San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Oakland...
FASTER Legislation Advances in Sacramento image

FASTER Legislation Advances in Sacramento
Jan 17 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
One of the Bay Area Council’s major 2020 priorities passed a legislative milestone this week. The Senate Transportation ...
Chief Diversity Officers Outline Broad 2020 Goals image

Chief Diversity Officers Outline Broad 2020 Goals
Jan 17 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Chief diversity officers of Bay Area Council member companies met recently as part of an ongoing series of discussions on ...
Governor Announces New Actions on Homelessness image

Governor Announces New Actions on Homelessness
Jan 17 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday concluded a weeklong statewide homelessness tour in Oakland, where he announced $3...
Council Endorses Coastside Affordable Housing Project image

Council Endorses Coastside Affordable Housing Project
Jan 17 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
The Bay Area Council Housing Committee this week endorsed a 71-unit affordable housing project that nonprofit MidPen Housi...
Bay Area Council Leads Delegation to India to Expand, Deepen Economic Ties image

Bay Area Council Leads Delegation to India to Expand, Deepen Economic Ties
Jan 13 2020
Posted In: Press Releases,
California and the Bay Area-Silicon Valley are poised to reap significant benefits from deepening economic ties with India...
SF State University, United Airlines Partner on Career Advancement Program San Francisco State University and United image

SF State University, United Airlines Partner on Career Advancement Program San Francisco State University and United
Jan 10 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
San Francisco State University and United Airlines have developed a unique new professional development program that offer...
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Wunderman Takes Gavel at First WETA Meeting
Jan 10 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman on Thursday (Jan. 9) presided over his first Water Emergency Transportation Authority (...
BART Makes Game-Changing Investment to Modernize the System image

BART Makes Game-Changing Investment to Modernize the System
Jan 10 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
The BART Board of Directors on Thursday (Jan. 9) awarded a $798 million contract to Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc. to design a...
Council Priorities Reflected in Governor’s Draft Water Resilience Portfolio image

Council Priorities Reflected in Governor’s Draft Water Resilience Portfolio
Jan 10 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Top Bay Area Council priorities for water and climate resilience were included in Gov. Newsom’s long-awaited draft Water...
Bay Area Council Supports SB 50 to Address California’s Housing Crisis image

Bay Area Council Supports SB 50 to Address California’s Housing Crisis
Jan 7 2020
Posted In: Housing, Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council issued the following statement in support of legislation (SB 50) announced today (Jan. 7) by state Se...
New Research Supports Council’s Landmark ADU Initiative image

New Research Supports Council’s Landmark ADU Initiative
Jan 3 2020
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Making more efficient use of the Bay Area’s already-developed urban and suburban areas to address the region’s housing...
Gov. Newsom Names Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman to Helm Water Emergency Transportation Authority image

Gov. Newsom Names Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman to Helm Water Emergency Transportation Authority
Jan 2 2020
Posted In: Press Releases, Transportation,
Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman has been named by Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve as Chair of the Water Emergency Transporta...
Bay Area Council Names New Leader to Head Its Economic Institute image

Bay Area Council Names New Leader to Head Its Economic Institute
Dec 16 2019
Posted In: News, Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council has named Jeff Bellisario Exec...
New Ferry Service Coming to Alameda Next Year image

New Ferry Service Coming to Alameda Next Year
Dec 13 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
Following on the success of the new Richmond-San Francisco ferry service that launched earlier this year,...
FASTER Continues Regional Engagement in the East Bay image

FASTER Continues Regional Engagement in the East Bay
Dec 13 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
This week, FASTER presented to the AC Transit Board of Directors as part of an ongoing effort to engage with stakeholders ...
Housing Committee Celebrates Productive 2019 image

Housing Committee Celebrates Productive 2019
Dec 13 2019
Posted In: Housing,
The Bay Area Council’s Housing Committee met Monday to reflect on what has been a highly productive year, with passage o...
Carrying Subnational Panda Diplomacy in the 21st Century image

Carrying Subnational Panda Diplomacy in the 21st Century
Dec 13 2019
Posted In: China, Uncategorized,
This week, the Bay Area Council celebrated a longstanding Chinese foreign policy tradition by promoting dialogue and peace...
Check Your Blind Spots on Unconscious Bias image

Check Your Blind Spots on Unconscious Bias
Dec 13 2019
Posted In: Gender Equity, Workforce of the Future,
Unconscious bias plays a central role in shaping our perspectives on those we work with and the people we surround ourselv...
Council Praises Agreement on USMCA image

Council Praises Agreement on USMCA
Dec 11 2019
Posted In: News, Press Releases,
The Bay Area Council praised Congressional leaders for reaching agreement this week on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
New Council Chair Mary Huss Outlines Her Vision image

New Council Chair Mary Huss Outlines Her Vision
Dec 6 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
The Bay Area Council Board of Directors this week held its final meeting of 2019, taking stock of an extremely productive ...
California Resilience Challenge Announces Statewide Competition for Climate Adaptation Projects image

California Resilience Challenge Announces Statewide Competition for Climate Adaptation Projects
Dec 2 2019
Posted In: Press Releases, Storm & Flood Protection, Water,
The Bay Area Council today launched the official request for proposals for the “California Resilience Challenge” — a...
Connecting Immigrants, Refugees to Tech Jobs image

Connecting Immigrants, Refugees to Tech Jobs
Nov 22 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
There are nearly 2 million immigrants and refugees currently in the U.S. who have college degrees from their home countrie...
Fighting to Keep Statewide Housing Reform image

Fighting to Keep Statewide Housing Reform
Nov 22 2019
Posted In: Housing,
A terrible and misguided court decision in San Mateo County threatens to undo and undermine a raft of recent legislation a...
Expanding Trade through Subnational Connections image

Expanding Trade through Subnational Connections
Nov 22 2019
Posted In: China,
The Bay Area Council continued its support for subnational dialogue by co-hosting the Yangtze River Delta-California Coope...
Promoting Bay to Bay Technology Links image

Promoting Bay to Bay Technology Links
Nov 22 2019
Posted In: China,
As part of our recent China trade mission, the Bay Area Council participated in the 21st China Hi-Tech Fair with over 3,00...
Tri-Valley 2040 Visioning Summit image

Tri-Valley 2040 Visioning Summit
Nov 22 2019
Posted In: Economy,
On Monday, the Bay Area Council Economic Institute organized the Tri-Valley 2040 Visioning Summit in partnership with the ...
On Housing, Tech Companies Walking the Walk image

On Housing, Tech Companies Walking the Walk
Nov 8 2019
Posted In: Housing,
Bay Area Council member Apple became the latest tech company to put its money where its mouth is in addressing the region...
Bigger is Better: Showcasing California at Massive Chinese Trade Exhibition image

Bigger is Better: Showcasing California at Massive Chinese Trade Exhibition
Nov 8 2019
Posted In: China, Uncategorized,
Representing the only U.S. state to participate in one the world’s largest import exhibitions, the Bay Area Council this...
Expanding Economic Opportunity to All Regions of the State image

Expanding Economic Opportunity to All Regions of the State
Nov 8 2019
Posted In: Homelessness, Workforce of the Future,
The Bay Area Council this week brought its insights and expertise to the 2019 Cali...
Partner Spotlight: Visit California image

Partner Spotlight: Visit California
Nov 8 2019
Posted In: Membership,
Tourism powers regional economies, and in the past decade in the Bay Area alone, tourism generated $37.8 billion in travel...
It’s Baaaack! image

It’s Baaaack!
Nov 1 2019
Posted In: Housing,
The high-profile rejection of a fully-compliant housing proposal in San Bruno has been resurrected as a bigger and better ...
New Coalition Targets Traffic’s Stranglehold on the Bay Area image

New Coalition Targets Traffic’s Stranglehold on the Bay Area
Nov 1 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area Council today announced it is forming a new coalition of transportation companies focused on dramatically exp...
Now is the Time to Invest in Early Childhood Education image

Now is the Time to Invest in Early Childhood Education
Nov 1 2019
Posted In: Early Childhood Education,
Early childhood education is an issue of public safety, it is an issue of national security, and it is an issue of economi...
China Looks to the Bay Area on Deepening Regionalism image

China Looks to the Bay Area on Deepening Regionalism
Nov 1 2019
Posted In: China,
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area of China is looking to the Bay Area for insights on how to deepen regional ...
JPMorgan Chase Joins California Resilience Challenge image

JPMorgan Chase Joins California Resilience Challenge
Nov 1 2019
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
JPMorgan Chase pledged $500,000 this week to the 
Engaging the Region to Create a FASTER Bay Area image

Engaging the Region to Create a FASTER Bay Area
Nov 1 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
Congested roadways, packed and infrequent transit, and projects that run over-time and over-budget have become an unfortun...
Housing Committee Welcomes Assemblymember David Chiu image

Housing Committee Welcomes Assemblymember David Chiu
Oct 25 2019
Posted In: Housing,
The Bay Area Council Housing Committee this week welcomed Assemblymember David Chiu for a recap of this year’s housing l...
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Creating Seamless School-to-Career Transitions
Oct 25 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
Data from the National Center for Education Statistics shows that students are more likely to fall through the cracks in t...
Chief Diversity Officers Forum Advances Inclusive Workplaces image

Chief Diversity Officers Forum Advances Inclusive Workplaces
Oct 18 2019
Posted In: Gender Equity, Workforce of the Future,
Management plays a key role in advancing or damaging diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Chief Diversity Officers co...
New ADU Laws: Helping Homeowners and Cities Achieve Change image

New ADU Laws: Helping Homeowners and Cities Achieve Change
Oct 18 2019
Posted In: Housing,
On the heels of Governor Newsom’s signing of a package of Bay Area Council-backed accessory dwelling un...
Future of Work: How Employers Are Adapting to Changing Needs image

Future of Work: How Employers Are Adapting to Changing Needs
Oct 11 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
The future of work is upon us, and how employers adapt to changing needs in the workforce will be critical in maintaining ...
Protecting the Bay Against Rising Seas Means Amending Old Approaches image

Protecting the Bay Against Rising Seas Means Amending Old Approaches
Oct 11 2019
Posted In: Water,
After four years of research, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission made an informed and unanimous vote to amend...
Governor Newsom Signs Council-Backed ADU and Housing Reform Bills into Law image

Governor Newsom Signs Council-Backed ADU and Housing Reform Bills into Law
Oct 9 2019
Posted In: Housing,
Key Housing Legislation to Streamline Production and Ease Regulatory Barriers
Bay Area Council Weighs In on State Water Resilience image

Bay Area Council Weighs In on State Water Resilience
Oct 4 2019
Posted In: Water,
The Bay Area Council’s Water and Climate Resilience Committee has submitted eight key recommendations for Gov. News...
Calbright Online College Opens Its ‘Doors’ image

Calbright Online College Opens Its ‘Doors’
Oct 4 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
Calbright College this week officially opened its registration for the 2020 year. With over 400 applications in the first ...
CSU East Bay President Morishita Announces Retirement image

CSU East Bay President Morishita Announces Retirement
Sep 27 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
Longtime Bay Area Council Board member Leroy Morishita this week announced his retirement after a 40-year career with the ...
Member Spotlight: Hitachi image

Member Spotlight: Hitachi
Sep 27 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
When you think of fast cars, Hitachi may not be the first name that comes to mind. But Hitachi won big last weekend when t...
Better Managing Forests for Climate Resilience image

Better Managing Forests for Climate Resilience
Sep 27 2019
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, Water,
The Bay Area Council Water & Climate Resilience Committee met Thursday to discuss managing California's forests and th...
ADUs Help Solve Housing and Climate Crises image

ADUs Help Solve Housing and Climate Crises
Sep 27 2019
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change, Housing,
The Bay Area’s housing shortage and affordability crisis are pushing more and more workers farther and farther from jobs...
Announcing Annual Dinner Presenting Sponsor image

Announcing Annual Dinner Presenting Sponsor
Sep 27 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
We’re extremely excited to announce that Kaiser Permanente will serve as Presenting Sponsor of the
President Trump Weighs in on California Homelessness image

President Trump Weighs in on California Homelessness
Sep 20 2019
Posted In: Homelessness, Uncategorized,
Jetting to the Bay Area for a campaign fundraiser, President Trump this week generated headlines for a series of comments ...
Employer Input Key to Effective Career Technical Education Programs image

Employer Input Key to Effective Career Technical Education Programs
Sep 20 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
As a leader in workforce development in the region, the Bay Area Council has been asked to serve on California’s Career ...
Council CEO Honored with Prestigious JHC Legacy Award image

Council CEO Honored with Prestigious JHC Legacy Award
Sep 20 2019
Posted In: News,
Over 800 guests gathered at the Oakland Museum last night to celebrate the city’s biggest salute to trailblazing busines...
Need for Speed Cited in Bay Restoration Efforts image

Need for Speed Cited in Bay Restoration Efforts
Sep 20 2019
Posted In: Storm & Flood Protection,
The Bay Area needs to hurry efforts to restore Bay wetlands, according to a recent
President Napolitano’s Leadership Elevated the University of California image

President Napolitano’s Leadership Elevated the University of California
Sep 18 2019
Posted In: News, Press Releases, Uncategorized,
The Bay Area Council today (Sept. 18) issued the following statement on University of California President Janet Napolitan...
Leaders Convene for Annual Meeting of Members image

Leaders Convene for Annual Meeting of Members
Sep 13 2019
Posted In: Membership, Uncategorized,
It was a double-header at the 2019 Annual Members Meeting this week (Sept. 9) as Bay Area Council members gathered at Orac...
Wunderman Receives Prestigious Honor in Shanghai image

Wunderman Receives Prestigious Honor in Shanghai
Sep 13 2019
Posted In: China,
For his leadership over more than a decade in building economic ties between the Bay Area and Shanghai, Bay Area Council C...
San Jose Students Get Inside Scoop on Aviation Careers image

San Jose Students Get Inside Scoop on Aviation Careers
Sep 13 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized, Workforce of the Future,
A group of San Jose high school students this week learned about the diverse opportunities available to them in aviation d...
U.S. Bank’s Mahesh Kharkar to Co-Chair Workforce Committee image

U.S. Bank’s Mahesh Kharkar to Co-Chair Workforce Committee
Sep 6 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
The Bay Area Council’s Workforce of the Future Committee welcomes Mahesh Kharkar, US Bank Northern California Market Pre...
744 Housing Units Win Initial OK Behind Council Support image

744 Housing Units Win Initial OK Behind Council Support
Sep 6 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Housing-starved San Francisco moved a step closer to adding 744 new units Thursday (Sept. 5) when the San Francisco Plann...
Housing Wake Up Call Coming for Regions, Cities image

Housing Wake Up Call Coming for Regions, Cities
Sep 6 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
It was described at the time as a low-profile or “sleeper” housing bill in the midst of a raft of much higher profile ...
West Coast Leaders Explore Regional Solutions to Homelessness image

West Coast Leaders Explore Regional Solutions to Homelessness
Sep 6 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
The Co-Chair of Gov. Newsom’s new Commission on Homelessness and Supportive Housing joined other top West Coast business...
All Aboard! ACE Train Expands Megaregion Rail Service image

All Aboard! ACE Train Expands Megaregion Rail Service
Sep 6 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Starting tomorrow (Sept. 7), ACE Train and the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission wil...
Federal Grant a Boon for BART to San Jose Extension image

Federal Grant a Boon for BART to San Jose Extension
Aug 30 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
The power of public private partnerships was on full display this week when the Federal Transit Administration announced $...
Summit Celebrates Key Milestone in U.S.-China Relations image

Summit Celebrates Key Milestone in U.S.-China Relations
Aug 30 2019
Posted In: China,
Hundreds of business, government and civic leaders gathered last week for a day-long event hosted by the Florence Fang Fa...
New Analysis: ADUs Are Good for Your Health image

New Analysis: ADUs Are Good for Your Health
Aug 30 2019
Posted In: Housing,
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are good for your health, according to a new analysis by the California Budget & Polic...
Alaska Airlines Joins California Resilience Challenge image

Alaska Airlines Joins California Resilience Challenge
Aug 30 2019
Posted In: Storm & Flood Protection,
Alaska Airlines this week joined the California Resilience Challenge, pledging $10...
The James Irvine Foundation Helps Grow Bay Area Tech Apprenticeships image

The James Irvine Foundation Helps Grow Bay Area Tech Apprenticeships
Aug 30 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
The Bay Area Council’s Workforce of the Future initiative has been awarded a $300,000 grant from The James Irvine Founda...
Regional Ferry Fleet Continues to Expand with Arrival of New Boat image

Regional Ferry Fleet Continues to Expand with Arrival of New Boat
Aug 23 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
In a fun series of tweets, the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA...

Trade War Not Deterring Council’s China Work
Aug 23 2019
Posted In: China, Economy,
The U.S.-China trade war continues to ratchet up, but it’s not deterring the Bay Area Council’s work to expand and dee...
Four Straight: Council’s Wunderman Named to Capitol Top 100 image

Four Straight: Council’s Wunderman Named to Capitol Top 100
Aug 23 2019
Posted In: Government Relations, News,
Reflecting the Bay Area Council’s continuing strong influence in Sacramento, CEO Jim Wunderman was again named to the pr...
Heavy Hitters Convene in Sacramento to Talk Housing Solutions image

Heavy Hitters Convene in Sacramento to Talk Housing Solutions
Aug 23 2019
Posted In: Government Relations, Housing,
On Wednesday, the Bay Area Council’s Housing Committee convened in Sacramento to hear from the housing champions of the ...
Committee Focuses on Family Leave, Flexible Workplace Policies image

Committee Focuses on Family Leave, Flexible Workplace Policies
Aug 16 2019
Posted In: Gender Equity, Workforce of the Future,
The importance of strong paid family leave policies in fostering a positive and productive workplace was among the key top...
UC Merced Marks Key Milestone image

UC Merced Marks Key Milestone
Aug 16 2019
Posted In: Education,
This week the Bay Area Council joined member UC Merced at its highly-anticipated ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the s...
Member Spotlight: DLA Piper’s Dean Fealk image

Member Spotlight: DLA Piper’s Dean Fealk
Aug 9 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
Gov. Gavin Newsom this week announced the appointment of Dean Fealk, a partner at Council member DLA Piper, to the Califor...
Cities Face Growing Legal Action over Housing image

Cities Face Growing Legal Action over Housing
Aug 9 2019
Posted In: Housing,
Cities are coming under increasing legal fire to take action on the housing crisis. The latest example came this week when...
Study on Tearing Down Hetch Hetchy Misses the Mark image

Study on Tearing Down Hetch Hetchy Misses the Mark
Aug 2 2019
Posted In: Water,
A new study sponsored by a group determined to tear down the Bay Area’s leading clean water and power infrastructure tri...
Resilience Challenge Enters Key Phase image

Resilience Challenge Enters Key Phase
Aug 2 2019
Posted In: Storm & Flood Protection,
As the Bay Area Council nears an important milestone in its ambitious California Resilience Challenge, a new
Warriors, MUNI Team Up for Slam Dunk on Transit image

Warriors, MUNI Team Up for Slam Dunk on Transit
Aug 2 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
The Golden State Warriors are teaming up with MUNI to promote transit ridership. The Bay Area Council’s Transportation C...
Top Newsom Economic Advisor Shares Insights on Future Workforce Initiative image

Top Newsom Economic Advisor Shares Insights on Future Workforce Initiative
Aug 2 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
When it comes to the nature of work in California, change is the name of the game. How well we adapt to that change will h...
As Housing Crisis Grinds On, Grim News on New Applications image

As Housing Crisis Grinds On, Grim News on New Applications
Aug 2 2019
Posted In: Housing,
No one ever said solving our housing crisis was going to be easy, and new data out from the U.S. Census Bureau provided am...
BART Names New General Manager to Lead System Forward image

BART Names New General Manager to Lead System Forward
Jul 26 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
BART this week named a new general manager to move the regional mass transit system forward as it makes progress on an amb...
Bay Area Council Goes ‘All-In’ to Combat Homelessness image

Bay Area Council Goes ‘All-In’ to Combat Homelessness
Jul 26 2019
Posted In: Homelessness,
The Bay Area Council this week joined with Tipping Point Community and a phalanx of business, community and philanthropic ...
Caltrain’s Unveils Bold Vision to Triple Capacity by 2040 image

Caltrain’s Unveils Bold Vision to Triple Capacity by 2040
Jul 26 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
Caltrain riders can expect to see more trains, faster trains and more service under a bold plan unveiled this week. The dr...
Mayor Schaaf Touts Oakland’s Promise during Busy China Economic Tour image

Mayor Schaaf Touts Oakland’s Promise during Busy China Economic Tour
Jul 26 2019
Posted In: China, Economy,
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf had one message for Chinese business and government leaders during a weeklong, five-city econom...
Council’s Graduating Summer Intern Class Ready to Shape the Future image

Council’s Graduating Summer Intern Class Ready to Shape the Future
Jul 26 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
With workforce development a top policy priority for the Bay Area Council, we are proud to offer a year-round Internship P...
Council Salutes Oakland Port’s Chris Lytle as He Sails into Retirement image

Council Salutes Oakland Port’s Chris Lytle as He Sails into Retirement
Jul 19 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
The Bay Area Council salutes Chris Lytle, Executive Director of the Port of Oakland, who is retiring today after 53 years ...
Member Spotlight: Via image

Member Spotlight: Via
Jul 19 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Via is the world’s leader in on-demand public transit and has more than 70 micro-transit deployments across the world, i...
BART Making Progress on Transit-Oriented Development image

BART Making Progress on Transit-Oriented Development
Jul 19 2019
Posted In: Housing, Transportation,
With almost 1,500 units completed since 2013, another almost 1,300 under construction and another 2,300 on the drawing boa...
Release the e-Scooters image

Release the e-Scooters
Jul 19 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area Council applauded a decision this week by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority that will allo...
Workforce Discussion Focuses on Performance Management image

Workforce Discussion Focuses on Performance Management
Jul 19 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
Performance management and the evaluation of an employee’s value in a company have been identified as an important issue...
New San Francisco ADU Reforms Signal Success of Council Advocacy image

New San Francisco ADU Reforms Signal Success of Council Advocacy
Jul 19 2019
Posted In: Housing,
A major initiative the Bay Area Council launched in 2016 to dramatically expand the construction of accessory dwelling uni...

Mary Huss Elected 39th Bay Area Council Chair
Jul 19 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
Mary Huss, President and Publisher of the San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal, this week was ...
Council Advocacy Helps Move Housing Legislation Forward image

Council Advocacy Helps Move Housing Legislation Forward
Jul 12 2019
Posted In: Housing,
In a divide and conquer strategy, the Bay Area Council housing policy team this week zigzagged through the Capitol going f...
Preparing for Autonomous Vehicles image

Preparing for Autonomous Vehicles
Jul 12 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
Autonomous vehicle technology is rapidly changing how cities and companies think about transportation infrastructure and t...
Bay Area Homelessness Up 24% Since 2017 image

Bay Area Homelessness Up 24% Since 2017
Jul 12 2019
Posted In: Homelessness,
Three months after a Bay Area Council Economic Institute
Scaling Diversity and Inclusion Impacts in the Workplace image

Scaling Diversity and Inclusion Impacts in the Workplace
Jul 12 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
The Bay Area Council recently convened chief diversity officers from throughout the region to address the challenge of mea...
Community College Chancellor Deserves New Term image

Community College Chancellor Deserves New Term
Jul 12 2019
Posted In: Education,
The California Community College (CCC) system under the leadership of Chancellor Eloy Oakley has embarked on a bold and in...
Council-Led China Delegation Hailed as Great Success image

Council-Led China Delegation Hailed as Great Success
Jul 12 2019
Posted In: China,
A group of entrepreneurs and business leaders hailed as a major success a one-week tour through China the Bay Area Council...
Governor Signs Far Reaching Energy and Wildfire Bill image

Governor Signs Far Reaching Energy and Wildfire Bill
Jul 12 2019
Posted In: Energy and Climate Change,
Major new legislation aimed at helping energy utilities grapple with increased wildfire risks sailed through the legislatu...
Major Housing Contributions Underscores the Need for State Action image

Major Housing Contributions Underscores the Need for State Action
Jun 28 2019
Posted In: Housing,
Google announced a $1 billion contribution towards the housing crisis, aiming to deliver 20,000 Bay Area homes. Days later...
Apprenticeships Gaining Steam as a Strong Pathway for Talent image

Apprenticeships Gaining Steam as a Strong Pathway for Talent
Jun 28 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
Professional apprenticeship programs are growing, both in the Bay Area and nationwide, and are proving to be a valuable wa...
Council Advocacy Helps Restore Calbright Funding image

Council Advocacy Helps Restore Calbright Funding
Jun 14 2019
Posted In: Education, Workforce of the Future,
Funding for the California Online Community College District (Calbright College) has been restored after a strong advocacy...
Come One, Come All! image

Come One, Come All!
Jun 14 2019
Posted In: China,
Bay Area and California companies looking to showcase their products to hungry and well-funded Chinese wholesale and retai...
Updating Employment Laws to Reflect Changing Needs of the Gig Economy image

Updating Employment Laws to Reflect Changing Needs of the Gig Economy
Jun 14 2019
Posted In: Economy,
Millions of Californians are choosing to work as independent contractors in the emerging gig economy for the freedom and f...
Member Spotlight: Wells Fargo image

Member Spotlight: Wells Fargo
Jun 14 2019
Posted In: Membership,
For Wells Fargo, supporting communities and addressing our biggest challenges has always been a major focus. The Bay Area ...
Bay Area Pays a Lion’s Share of CA Personal Income Tax image

Bay Area Pays a Lion’s Share of CA Personal Income Tax
Jun 14 2019
Posted In: Economy,
New data from the California Franchise Tax Board shows the Bay Area’s importance to the state’s fiscal health. Based o...
Thank You Golden State Warriors! image

Thank You Golden State Warriors!
Jun 14 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
It didn’t end the way we wanted, but the Golden State Warriors are by any definition CHAMPIONS! The Warriors made the Ba...
Bay Area Coalition Honored for Leadership in Passing Key Regional Transportation Improvement Ballot Measure image

Bay Area Coalition Honored for Leadership in Passing Key Regional Transportation Improvement Ballot Measure
Jun 6 2019
Posted In: News, Press Releases, Transportation,
A bold regional campaign that was led by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Bay Area Council and SPUR and succeeded in p...
Trump Mexico Tariff Threat Rattles California image

Trump Mexico Tariff Threat Rattles California
May 31 2019
Posted In: Economy,
A threat by President Trump to impose tariffs on goods coming from Mexico has huge implications for California. The Bay Ar...
Council Endorses Stanford University Expansion Plan image

Council Endorses Stanford University Expansion Plan
May 31 2019
Posted In: Housing,
Stanford University, the fountainhead for Silicon Valley innovation, is advancing a bold, 20-year vision for expanding the...
Council Advocates for Higher Education Funding in State Budget image

Council Advocates for Higher Education Funding in State Budget
May 31 2019
Posted In: Education, Government Relations,
Education is critical in preparing California’s workforce for current and future jobs. That’s why the Bay Area Council...
A’s Waterfront Stadium, Development Offers Big Economic Benefits image

A’s Waterfront Stadium, Development Offers Big Economic Benefits
May 31 2019
Posted In: Economy,
A proposal by the Oakland A’s to build a privately financed waterfront ballpark at Howard Terminal near Jack London Squa...
Driving Toward an Autonomous Vehicle Future image

Driving Toward an Autonomous Vehicle Future
May 31 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
Technology and innovation are key driving forces for the Bay Area economy. A new horizon for these forces is the world of ...
Council to D.C.: Release $1.25 Billion BART Funding image

Council to D.C.: Release $1.25 Billion BART Funding
May 31 2019
Posted In: Government Relations, Transportation,
A deadly accident this week that shut down the upper deck of the Bay Bridge, wreaking havoc during peak commute hours, hig...
Council Advocates for Key Issues in D.C. image

Council Advocates for Key Issues in D.C.
May 24 2019
Posted In: Government Relations,
Restoring funding for high speed rail, easing U.S.-China trade tensions and reversing elements of recent tax reform that p...
Water Transit Subcommittee Welcomes New Co-Chairs image

Water Transit Subcommittee Welcomes New Co-Chairs
May 24 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area Council Water Transit Subcommittee convened last week with three new co-chairs and a renewed sense of urgency...
Senate Clean Drinking Water Proposal Gets Councils Nod image

Senate Clean Drinking Water Proposal Gets Councils Nod
May 24 2019
Posted In: Government Relations, Water,
The Bay Area Council Water and Climate Resilience Committee met on Tuesday to vet competing proposals in ...
New Paper Identifies Risks of Not Adapting to Changing Workforce image

New Paper Identifies Risks of Not Adapting to Changing Workforce
May 24 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
The Bay Area is known worldwide as a hub for innovation and strong economic growth. As economic innovation continues to ch...
WaPo Story Features Council Research on Homeless Problem image

WaPo Story Features Council Research on Homeless Problem
May 24 2019
Posted In: Homelessness,
The regional nature of the Bay Area’s homeless crisis was brought into sharp relief in a powerful Washington Post story ...
Strong Majority Say the Bay Area is the Best Place on Earth to Live image

Strong Majority Say the Bay Area is the Best Place on Earth to Live
May 21 2019
Posted In: News, Press Releases,
All is not lost, according to the 2019 Bay Area Council Poll. Despite the Bay Area’s significant challenges, the poll fi...
Homelessness Soars in the Bay Area image

Homelessness Soars in the Bay Area
May 17 2019
Posted In: Homelessness, Uncategorized,
Maybe it’s time for a different approach. A little over a month after the Bay Area Council Economic Institute released a...
Major Setback for Ambitious Housing Reform Bill image

Major Setback for Ambitious Housing Reform Bill
May 17 2019
Posted In: Housing,
Ambitious legislation that would have dramatically eased local zoning and removed other regulatory barriers to allow for m...
New Casita Coalition Working to Expand ADUs image

New Casita Coalition Working to Expand ADUs
May 17 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
The Casita Coalition, a grassroots statewide effort co-founded by the Bay Area Council and other housing advocates, held i...
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Changing Nature of Work Requires Upskilling and Retraining
May 17 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
The future of work is increasingly gaining traction among business leaders, educators, and government officials alike. Th...
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More Work to Do to Make Workplaces Family Friendly
May 17 2019
Posted In: Gender Equity, Workforce of the Future,
California has work to do to improve conditions for working moms, according to a recent ranking by
New SFO-Tel Aviv Flights Highlight Strong Bay Area-Israel Connections image

New SFO-Tel Aviv Flights Highlight Strong Bay Area-Israel Connections
May 17 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
Underscoring the strong and growing connections between the Bay Area and Israel, El Al Israel Airlines this week began new...
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Addressing Growing Demand for Skilled Construction Workers
May 10 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
The Bay Area continues to grow both economically and geographically. That growth puts big demands on the construction labo...
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Council Welcomes Budding Leaders
May 10 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
A group of excited fourth graders saw millions of dollars at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, heard from Bay Are...
Analysis: $7.3B Economic Benefits, 6.1K Jobs from Oakland A’s Waterfront Ballpark image

Analysis: $7.3B Economic Benefits, 6.1K Jobs from Oakland A’s Waterfront Ballpark
May 10 2019
Posted In: News, Press Releases,
A proposal by the Oakland A’s to build a privately financed waterfront ballpark at Howard Terminal near Jack London Squa...
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UC Merced Tops Off
May 10 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
It is one of the largest and, arguably, most complex social infrastructure projects in the nation. Now, every building in ...
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Study Will Explore Bringing Ferries to Berkeley
May 10 2019
Posted In: Transportation, Uncategorized, Water,
The Council has been a champion of expanding regional ferry service to help alleviate traffic congestion and Council CEO J...
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Lt. Gov. Kounalakis Joins the Council in Welcoming Columbian President
May 10 2019
Posted In: Events,
On Wednesday (May 8), Bay Area Council members joined Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis and Council CEO Jim Wunderman in hosti...

Bay Area Council Names Its 2019 Regionalist of the Year
May 10 2019
Posted In: Events, Government Relations, Uncategorized,
The Bay Area Council applauds Bay Area legislators for their hard work in advancing policies in the Capital to improve our...
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Top Elected, Government Leaders Hear from Council Members during Sacramento Advocacy Day
May 10 2019
Posted In: Government Relations, Uncategorized,
More than 60 Bay Area Council members led by Board Chairman Bernard J. Tyson, Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, trave...
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April Tax Showers Bring May Revenue for State Budget
May 10 2019
Posted In: Economy,
California’s soaring economy is giving Gov. Gavin Newsom more revenue, money he proposes using to prepare for a future d...
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Curated Career Fairs Connect Local, Diverse Talent to Employers
May 3 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
A record 300 job seekers connected with 64 employers on Tuesday (April 30) at the latest in a series of career fairs organ...
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New Report: Building a More Inclusive Bay Area Economy
May 3 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
Through diversity and inclusion efforts, businesses can reap tremendous benefits while providing opportunities for young m...
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Mourning the Passing of a Great Bay Area Leader
May 3 2019
Posted In: News,
The Bay Area, California and the nation lost a great leader this week with the passing of former Rep. Ellen Tauscher, who ...
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New Report Explores How Bay Area Employers Can Build a More Inclusive Economy
Apr 30 2019
Posted In: News, Workforce of the Future,
Through diversity and inclusion efforts, businesses can reap tremendous benefits while providing opportunities for young m...
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Tech Apprenticeships Building Momentum throughout the region
Apr 26 2019
Posted In: Uncategorized,
As the technology sector continues to grow its innovation footprint throughout the Bay Area, employers are examining new w...
Council Launches Statewide Casita Coalition to Promote ADUs image

Council Launches Statewide Casita Coalition to Promote ADUs
Apr 26 2019
Posted In: Housing,
The Bay Area Council has launched a new statewide coalition to expand construction of accessory dwelling units, aka “cas...
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Big Plans for Expanding Regional Rail Service
Apr 26 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
Regional rail operators have big plans for the future of transit. Representatives from ACE Rail, BART, Caltrain, and Valle...
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Council-Sponsored Homelessness Bill Advances
Apr 26 2019
Posted In: Government Relations, Homelessness,
Two weeks after releasing a groundbreaking report on homelessness in the Bay Area, a B...
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Council CEO Skewers IPO Tax Proposal
Apr 26 2019
Posted In: Economy, Government Relations,
A proposal this week to tax IPO stock-based compensation brought swift condemnation from Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderma...
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Economic Institute Insights: Regional Job Growth Surges
Apr 26 2019
Posted In: Economy,
Bay Area job growth surged again in March led by gains in information and professional services in the San Francisco and S...
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Report Launch: Building an Inclusive Economy
Apr 26 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
Join the Bay Area Council Economic Institute for the launch of its new report in partnership with LeadersUp: B...
In Ominous Sign, Net Migration to Bay Area Turns Negative; First Time in a Decade image

In Ominous Sign, Net Migration to Bay Area Turns Negative; First Time in a Decade
Apr 19 2019
Posted In: Economy,
In an ominous sign for the Bay Area economy and labor market, net migration to the region turned negative for the first ti...
Oh Canada! New Report Highlights Strong Economic, Innovation Ties with Bay Area image

Oh Canada! New Report Highlights Strong Economic, Innovation Ties with Bay Area
Apr 19 2019
Posted In: Economy, Uncategorized,
Strong and growing economic connections between the Bay Area/Silicon Valley and Canada are helping fuel a vibrant cross-bo...
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Council Takes Positions on Numerous Housing Bills
Apr 19 2019
Posted In: Housing,
The Bay Area Council’s Housing Committee met this week to determine positions on a raft of state housing bills. The meet...
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After 20 Years, Time to Increase Cal Grant Funding for Students Attending Private Colleges
Apr 19 2019
Posted In: Workforce of the Future,
The buying power of Cal Grant financial aid for students attending independent nonprofit colleges and universities has plu...
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Solving Local Transit Barriers through Public Private Partnerships
Apr 19 2019
Posted In: Transportation,
The Bay Area Council brought together top employers in the Peninsula with local government elected leaders to openly engag...