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Council’s Efforts to Relaunch Bay Area Shipbuilding, Maritime Industry Get Big Boosts image

Council’s Efforts to Relaunch Bay Area Shipbuilding, Maritime Industry Get Big Boosts

The Bay Area was once a global shipbuilding and maritime industry powerhouse, churning out more than 1,400 ships at 30 shipyards spread across the ...
Return to Office Policies Trend Toward More In-Person Work image

Return to Office Policies Trend Toward More In-Person Work

The Bay Area Council, in partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, conducted the Return to Office Survey in regular in...
With Eye on Improving Transit Efficiency, Council Backs $2 Billion State Funding Ask to Avoid Service Cuts image

With Eye on Improving Transit Efficiency, Council Backs $2 Billion State Funding Ask to Avoid Service Cuts

This morning the Bay Area Council joined state Sen. Jesse Arreguin (D-Berkeley), other state legislators, and a coalition of over 60 organizations ...
Vancouver, BC, Trip Offers Inspiring Vision for Transforming Downtown, Urban Centers image

Vancouver, BC, Trip Offers Inspiring Vision for Transforming Downtown, Urban Centers

This week the Bay Area Council took a delegation to Vancouver, British Columbia, led by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, PG&E CEO Patti Poppe, Bay Ar...
Member Spotlight: Big Win for Calpine Decarbonization Projects image

Member Spotlight: Big Win for Calpine Decarbonization Projects

Calpine announced that its Sutter Decarbonization Project has been selected by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations within the Department of E...
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Bay Area Council Endorses Prop. 1 Behavioral Health Services Act

The Bay Area Council today (Jan. 22) announced its formal endorsement of Proposition 1, the Behavioral Health Services Act on the March 5 primary e...
Council Condemns Attacks that Cause Berkeley Councilmember to Step Down image

Council Condemns Attacks that Cause Berkeley Councilmember to Step Down

Citing ongoing political “harassment, stalking and threats” from members of the community, Berkeley City Councilmember Rigel Robinson on Monday...
Homelessness Grew in California in 2023, but at a Slower Pace than the Rest of the U.S. image

Homelessness Grew in California in 2023, but at a Slower Pace than the Rest of the U.S.

California continues to lose ground in its fight against homelessness, according to the latest data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Housi...
A Bright Future for California’s Supply Chain image

A Bright Future for California’s Supply Chain

The importance of California’s supply chain cannot be overstated – it drives one-third of the state’s economy and creates millions of direct ...
NBA All-Star Week Coming to the Bay Area image

NBA All-Star Week Coming to the Bay Area

With world leaders getting ready to descend on San Francisco and the Bay Area for a major weeklong summit (see below), the region got more good new...
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