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Council Mourns Passing of Dr. Alma Salazar

The Bay Area Council extends its condolences to our advocacy partners UniteLA over the passing of Dr. Alma Salazar. Alma was a leader in the LA Cha...
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Council Fights Cockamamie Work from Home Mandate

Think you’re tired now of Zoom meetings? Just wait until you get a load of a daft new scheme from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC...
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Act Now: Support UCSF’s Bold Plan for SF Parnassus Campus

The Bay Area Council proudly endorses plans by member organization University of California, San Francisco to revitalize their ...
CRC Spotlight: Resilient Groundwater in California’s Agricultural Heartland image

CRC Spotlight: Resilient Groundwater in California’s Agricultural Heartland

This is the last in a series of profiles of the 12 winners of the California Resilience Challenge, a first-of-its-kind statewide initiative of...
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Remembering Affordable Housing Champion John Stewart

The Bay Area Council lost a good friend and California lost a great champion for low-income housing with the passing of John Stewart on Sept. 5. Jo...
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Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund Announces First Investments

The American Heart Association this week announced the first 10 organizations that will receive investments from the Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund t...
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California Laggin’ – State’s Economic Recovery Stalls

New data released this morning (Sept. 18) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows California’s unemployment rate in August fell to 11.4% from 1...
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Council Hails Signing of Paid Family Leave Legislation

Governor Newsom on Thursday (Sept. 17) signed legislation the Bay Area Council helped create and bring to the finish line that will expand paid fam...
Council’s Advocacy Helps Secure $1.2 Billion for BART image

Council’s Advocacy Helps Secure $1.2 Billion for BART

Gridlock may rule the day in Washington, D.C., but that didn’t stop the Bay Area Council from helping unlock $1.2 billion in federal funding for ...
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CRC Spotlight Series: Gateway Cities Council of Governments

This is one in a series of profiles of the 12 winners of the California Resilience Challenge, a first-of-its-kind statewide initiative of the ...
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