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Council Advocacy on Near-Term Commute Relief Rewarded
Jul 29 2016
The Bay Area Council’s advocacy for near-term commute relief was rewarded this week when the Metropolitan Transportation Commission approved $40 ...

Supporting Free Trade and Growing Manufacturing Not Mutually Exclusive
Jul 29 2016
The Presidential race has brought intense focus on U.S. trade agreements and, specifically, the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership to open markets ...

Council Works to Expand Opportunities for Boys and Men of Color
Jul 22 2016
On Thursday, in partnership with LeadersUp, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, Urban Strategies Council, PolicyLink and the City of Oakland, the Bay A...

Council Housing Committee Co-Chair Kofi Bonner Highlights Governor’s Streamlining Affordable Housing Bill on “Market Makers”
Jul 13 2016
Bay Area Council Housing Co-Chair and Regional President of Five Point Holdings Kofi Bonner was featured this week on The Registry’s “Market Ma...

All Aboard on Caltrain Electrification
Jul 13 2016
The Caltrain Board of Directors drove the Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project forward this week by approving $1.25 billion in contracts to b...

First-of-its-kind Regional Online Tool Will Connect Educators, Employers
Jul 1 2016
Helping students enter the workforce with the education, skills and training that employers want is the goal of a first-of-its-kind regional online...

Council Scores Big Wins this Week in Sacramento
Jul 1 2016
The Council’s two sponsored bills SB 1069 and AB 1755 were both passed by Legislative Committees this week in Sacramento. SB 1069 authored by Se...

Can Megaregion Approach Help Solve Megaproblems?
Jul 1 2016
The Northern California megaregion is one of the largest and fastest-growing in the United States, but the rapid speed and scale at which it is tak...

New Report: As Northern California Megaregion Takes Shape, Megaproblems Intensify
Jun 30 2016
The Northern California megaregion is one of the largest and fastest-growing in the United States, but the rapid speed and scale at which it is tak...

Council Cramming for Legislative Finals Ahead of Summer Recess
Jun 24 2016
With the Legislature’s summer recess looming, the Bay Area Council is cramming to get strong grades on its legislative agenda. So far, so good.
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