Economy

DISSECTING THE MAY BUDGET REVISE: NOT OUT OF THE WOODS, YET

Education scored big in the May Budget Revise unveiled Thursday (May 15) by Gov. Jerry Brown. Here’s a quick look at a few specific budget areas ...

WORKFORCE COMMITTEE SURFACES SERIOUS ISSUES ON REGIONAL TALENT

What if 30 percent of the workforce of your company was eligible to retire today and was “one bad day away from walking out”? That scary proble...

COUNCIL’S WUNDERMAN APPOINTED TO STATE TRADE ADVISORY BOARD

Bay Area Council President and CEO Jim Wunderman was honored to be appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to serve on the California International Trade and...

BAY AREA: CALIFORNIA’S GOLDEN GOOSE

The resounding success of the Bay Area economy was highlighted this week as the Franchise Tax Board released data that starkly demonstrates how our...

COUNCIL BRIEFS LEGISLATIVE STAFF ON ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS REPORT

Today (May 8), at the Council’s Sacramento office, researchers from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute briefed Bay Area Caucus legislative s...

TOP STATE DEPARTMENT LEADER MEETS WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS

Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Catherine Novelli met with leaders of the Bay Area Council this week (May ...

COUNCIL WORKING ON SOLUTIONS TO REGIONAL HOUSING CRISIS

The Bay Area must create more workforce housing if we are to sustain healthy economic growth, continue to attract and retain top talent and address...

Bay Area Council Statement on Gov. Brown’s New Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

The Bay Area Council today (April 29) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Jerry Brown’s announcement of an Executive Order setting...

ECONOMIC INSTITUTE’S TRACEY GROSE TO CHAIR STATE CONTROLLER’S NEW COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS

Bay Area Council Economic Institute Vice President Tracey Grose has been appointed by state Controller Betty T. Yee to chair her new Council of Eco...

COUNCIL’S WORKFORCE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR ATTENDS WHITE HOUSE SUMMIT

The Bay Area Council’s focus on building the Workforce of the Future got a strong boost today (April 24) during the White House UpSkill Summit.
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