News Archives : Bay Area Council

San Jose City Council Approves Mayor Mahan’s Budget with Strong Support

Jun 12 2025

On Tuesday (June 10), the San Jose City Council voted 9-2 to approve Mayor Matt Mahan’s budget message, advancing a comprehensive strategy to add...

Oakland Budget Advances Shared Public Safety Priorities

Jun 12 2025

In a move that surprised many, Oakland City Council adopted its FY 2025-2027 budget yesterday, June 11th, weeks ahead of the legal June 30th deadli...

Legislature Backs Key Council Budget Priorities

Jun 11 2025

The Bay Area Council’s work advocating for key policy priorities in the state budget is delivering results as the Legislature and Gov. Newsom nea...

Bay Area Council Supports Visionary Plan for Bringing Shipbuilding Industry Back to Northern California

Apr 9 2025

Plan by California Forever to locate massive shipbuilding, maritime industry hub in Solano County aligns with bipartisan efforts by Trump, Congress...

Impact Quarterly Q1, 2025

Apr 1 2025

IN THIS ISSUE LETTER FROM THE CEO Dear Bay Area Council Members, We made major progress in Q1 as we worked to advance solutions in transportation, ...

Executive Order Raises Concerns about Future of Presidio in San Francisco

Feb 20 2025

The Bay Area Council today (Feb. 20) expressed strong concern about an executive order by President Trump that appeared to call for the elimination...

Voters Validate Council’s Ballot Endorsements

Mar 6 2024

The Bay Area Council ran the table in San Francisco in yesterday’s primary election. Proposition A, a $300 million affordable housing bond, sits ...

Bay Area Council Stands with Israel in Wake of Barbaric Attack; Calls for Peace

Oct 13 2023

The Bay Area Council this week issued the following statement in the wake of the violent attack by the terrorists group Hamas on Israel: “The bar...

Survey: Steady Uptick in Workers Returning to Office

Oct 6 2023

There’s been a slow, but steady uptick in the number of workers leaving behind their slippers, pajamas and Zoom meetings and returning in-person ...

Countering the False Narrative on San Francisco

Jun 23 2023

The Bay Area Council is a regional organization, but we are headquartered in San Francisco. So, we take particular umbrage when media stories dispr...

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