Government Relations

Bay Area Council Brokers Agreement with SF Supervisors to Keep Commuter Shuttles Moving

The Bay Area Council today (Feb. 23) announced an agreement that will ensure the continuing operation of commuter shuttles in San Francisco that re...

Council Urges Action on State Road Repair Funding

Commutes are only going to get worse and potholes bigger until the State of California gets serious about its responsibility to fund transportation...

Council’s Work Lays Track for Bullet Train Switch

With high speed rail facing strong political headwinds in 2011, the Council proposed making early investments in the Bay Area to prepare for bullet...

Sen. Feinstein Announced as Co-Chair of Bay Restoration Campaign

The regional campaign (Yes on Measure AA) that the Bay Area Council is helping lead to protect and restore San Francisco Bay got a significant boos...

Super Bowl 50 Reflects Power of Regional Collaboration

Years of planning and hard work across the entire region paid off last Sunday (Feb. 6) when the Super Bowl marked its golden 50th edition with a De...

Report: Building Market Rate Housing Benefits Lower-Income Households

Even more evidence surfaced this week that solving the Bay Area’s housing shortage and reducing its impact on lower-income households can be acco...

Council Welcomes Year of the Monkey

More than 400 close friends gathered Tuesday evening (Feb. 10) as the Bay Area Council celebrated Chinese New Year and ushered in the Year of the M...

Report: Economic Benefits of 2nd Transbay Rail Crossing

Building a second transbay rail crossing would have enormous economic benefits for the Bay Area, according to a new report the Bay Area Council Eco...

COUNCIL HONKS ITS CONCERNS ON NEW RULES FOR DRIVERLESS VEHICLES

New California regulations reduce potential benefits of autonomous vehicles and potentially put the state at a competitive disadvantage with other ...

POLL RESULTS ENCOURAGING FOR BART BOND MEASURE

A new poll released this week (Jan. 29) offered very encouraging news for a possible BART bond measure in November, but the results also revealed t...
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