Press Releases Archives : Bay Area Council

AAPI Coalition and Bay Area Council Requests Gov. Newsom Deploy the CHP on BART to Improve Safety

Nov 13 2024

The Bay Area Council and a coalition of over 100 Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) groups and individual leaders, plus additional business gro...

Bay Area Council Statement on the November 2024 Election

Nov 6 2024

The Bay Area Council today (Nov. 6) issued the following statement on the results of the 2024 General Election. “Voters across California and...

New Study: Addressing Racial Wage Gap Would Add $55 Billion to Bay Area Economy

Mar 7 2024

Study Comes as Debate Heats Up Nationally over Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts by Public and Private Institutions With debate heating up na...

Bay Area Council and Silicon Valley Leadership Group Exploring Partnership to Establish Nation’s Most Influential Business Group

Mar 5 2024

First-of-its-kind partnership would represent hundreds of innovative businesses across both Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area Two of Californ...

Poll: Richmond Voters Feel Ignored by Regional Transportation Leaders, Overwhelmingly Support Opening Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Third Lane to Motorists

Dec 8 2023

Eighty percent of Richmond voters support opening the third lane on the upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge for carpools and transit to al...

Council Statement on Gov. Newsom’s AI Announcement

Nov 22 2023

The Bay Area Council this week (Nov. 21) issued the following statement on Gov. Newsom’s announcement about the release of a new report outlining...

Council Applauds Letter from Congressional Representatives Decrying Misguided Bridge Toll Increase

Aug 4 2023

Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman Had Urged Representatives to Oppose Toll Hike Legislation The Bay Area Council today applauded a letter by seven...

California Resilience Challenge Announces Statewide Request for Proposals for Climate Adaptation Projects

Aug 1 2023

Grants of up to $200,000 available to help protect under-resourced communities against wildfire, drought, flood, and extreme heat events San Franci...

Council Calls on BART to Dramatically Accelerate New Fare Gates to Better Secure System, Help Bring Back Riders and Generate Badly Needed Revenue

Jul 18 2023

Modern, secure fare gates could generate tens of millions annually in revenue for the financially strapped system and make system substantially saf...

New Poll: Overwhelming Support for More Police on BART, Greater Focus on Cleanliness and Stronger Enforcement of Rules

May 9 2023

San Francisco—BART riders and others who have stopped using the system or reduced their use dramatically say they would return in significa...

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