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Innovative Co-Ownership Models Offer Promising Solution to California’s Housing Crisis image

Innovative Co-Ownership Models Offer Promising Solution to California’s Housing Crisis

With California’s housing affordability crisis continuing to strain families and communities and median home prices exceeding $1 million in many ...
Bay Area Council Economic Institute Partners with Sonoma County image

Bay Area Council Economic Institute Partners with Sonoma County

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute is proud to announce its new partnership with Sonoma County, where it will serve as the county’s dedi...
Executive Order Raises Concerns about Future of Presidio in San Francisco image

Executive Order Raises Concerns about Future of Presidio in San Francisco

The Bay Area Council today (Feb. 20) expressed strong concern about an executive order by President Trump that appeared to call for the elimination...
Bay Area Council Welcomes Aaron Hammon as Chief Financial Officer image

Bay Area Council Welcomes Aaron Hammon as Chief Financial Officer

The Bay Area Council is excited to announce the appointment of Aaron Hammon as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately. Hammon...
AAPI Coalition and Bay Area Council Requests Gov. Newsom Deploy the CHP on BART to Improve Safety image

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

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 image

Bay Area Council Statement on the November 2024 Election

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 image

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

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 image

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

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 image

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

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 image

Council Statement on Gov. Newsom’s AI Announcement

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...
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