Bay Area Council
City Connect Plans Hundreds of Homes in Saratoga with $30.6MM Property Purchase
238 Unit Residential Project Marks Major Step Toward Addressing Regional Housing Needs SAN JOSE, Calif. – June 24, 2025 — City Connect, a...
Bay Area Employers Increasingly Mandate Office Returns as Hybrid Work Stabilizes at Three Days
Four-year survey reveals dramatic shift from full remote work to structured return-to-office policies Bay Area employers are solidifying their return-to-office strategies with increasing...
Silicon Valley Mayor Champions Transit-Oriented Housing Bill as Solution to Region’s Crisis
Campbell Mayor Sergio Lopez advocates for Senate Bill 79, aimed at increasing housing near public transit in Silicon Valley. The bill allows taller...
San Francisco Officials Move to Facilitate Office-To-Residential Conversions, Foster 24/7 Downtown
New Legislation Uses Creative Financial Tool to Incentivize Projects Turning Empty Commercial Space into Much-Needed Housing; Analysis Suggests 50 Properties Within District, with...
Bay Area Leaders Share Vision for San Francisco’s Urban Renaissance
A distinguished panel of real estate developers, business leaders, and urban planning experts gathered at the Better Together event on April 14 to...
Bay Area Council Supports Visionary Plan for Bringing Shipbuilding Industry Back to Northern California
Plan by California Forever to locate massive shipbuilding, maritime industry hub in Solano County aligns with bipartisan efforts by Trump, Congress San Francisco–The...
Bay Area Council Supports More Shipbuilding in the U.S., Opposes Taxing Chinese Vessels
SAN FRANCISCO, CA –The Bay Area Council, a business-supported economic leadership organization composed of more than 350 major employers in the San Francisco/Silicon...
San Jose’s Futuristic Connector Between the Airport and Diridon Station May Come Into Reality
In the heart of Silicon Valley, a vision of a futuristic transit system connecting San Jose’s airport and bustling downtown train station has...
Jim Wunderman on AI, Resilience, and the Future of the Bay Area
San Francisco, a city that has long been a symbol of innovation and reinvention, is once again at a pivotal moment in its...
Revolutionizing Mobility in the Bay Area: Waymo, Glydways and Zoox Showcase How Technology is Shaping Regional Transit
As the Bay Area grapples with its growing population, aging infrastructure, and an urgent need for sustainable transportation, leaders from across the mobility...
Michael Covarrubias and Matt Regan on Sustainable Growth Strategies for the Bay Area
In a dynamic panel discussion during this week’s Fisher Center Symposium, Michael Covarrubias, chairman and CEO of TMG Partners, and Matt Regan, senior...
Introducing Woodstock: Alameda and Oakland’s New Free Water Shuttle
The much-anticipated water taxi service crossing the estuary between Oakland and Alameda is set to launch on July 17. This transportation solution, nicknamed...
