Economy

BAY AREA’S ECONOMIC HOMOGENEITY SUGGESTS NEED FOR REGIONAL STRATEGY

While economic development planning done at local levels within the Bay Area is important, it may not be as productive or effective in maximizing g...

BAY AREA COUNCIL JOINS SAN FRANCISCO BID FOR 2016 SUPER BOWL

With a tweet and a song, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on Thursday kicked off a bid to bring Super Bowl L (50) to the Bay Area in 2016. Standing with ...

BAY AREA COUNCIL TO PLAY KEY ROLE IN SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION ON HEALTHCARE

With healthcare set as the topic for a year-end special legislative session called by Governor Brown, the Bay Area Council is actively preparing a ...

NEW AGREEMENTS TO EXPAND CHINA TRADE OPPORTUNITIES

While the political rhetoric over the United States’ economic relationship with China is heating up ahead of the Presidential election, the Bay A...

PROMISE MADE, PROMISE KEPT: FIRST FUNDING FLOWS FOR MODERNIZING CALTRAIN

The Bay Area Council joined elected leaders, including Rep. Jackie Speier, state Sen. Leland Yee, Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, Assemblyman Jerry Hill an...

Governor, Speaker Join Bay Area Council to Reopen State’s Trade Offices

The Bay Area Council delivered for our members and California when Governor Jerry Brown and Assembly Speaker John Perez joined our All Members meet...

Momentum Building to Save Hetch Hetchy

Senator Dianne Feinstein generously opened her home last Friday for a gathering convened by the Bay Area Council to raise support for the campaign ...

Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. Headlines Bay Area Council U.S.-China Collaboration Symposium on Smart Cities

Some of the world’s leading companies and foremost experts in designing and building the “smart cities’ of the future will be gathering for t...

High-Level Chinese Banking Delegation Visits

The Bay Area Council on Wednesday hosted a high-level business delegation from China, providing our members a unique opportunity to meet with top d...

Governor Announces Action on Pension Reform

The Bay Area Council and Silicon Valley Leadership Group welcomed Governor Jerry Brown’s announcement today (Aug. 28) of a plan that takes a firs...
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