Bay Area Council
Bay Area Transportation Coalition Hails Governor’s Signing of Bill to Address Bay Area’s Traffic, Commute Crisis
SAN FRANCISCO — A regional transportation coalition, including the Bay Area Council, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, SPUR and California Alliance for Jobs, today...
Council Applauds Governor Brown for Signing Bills to Address Housing Crisis
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Bay Area Council today issued the following statement applauding Gov. Brown for signing a package of bills taking...
Bay Area Coalition Hails Passage of Region-Wide Traffic Busting Legislation, Urges Gov. Brown’s Signature
Bill Sets Stage for June 2018 Vote on Balanced, Comprehensive Congestion Relief Measure San Francisco/Silicon Valley—A coalition representing many of the Bay Area’s...
Council Hails Key Vote on Bill to Address Bay Area’s Traffic, Commute Crisis
SAN FRANCISCO—Following weeks of intensive advocacy in the Bay Area and Sacramento, the Bay Area Council today hailed a pivotal vote by the...
Report: Underdevelopment of Urban Infill Jeopardizes Bay Area’s Economically Significant Open Space
Key Business, Environmental Groups Unite in Unprecedented Partnership Around Sustainable, Responsible Growth SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Failure to produce housing in the Bay...
Council-Backed Bill to Expand Housing near BART Passes Legislature
SAN FRANCISCO, CA –The Bay Area Council today cheered the passage by the California Legislature of a bill by state Sen. Bob Wieckowski...
Poll Finds Strong Majority of Voters Back Bridge Toll Increase to Ease Grinding Traffic
85% say Bay Area traffic worse than a year ago; 74% want investments in major transit, transportation enhancement projects BAY AREA, CA –...
Bay Area Council Applauds Gov. Brown for Early Childhood Education Funding in Revised Budget
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Bay Area Council applauds Governor Jerry Brown’s decision this week to fully fund last year’s budget deal with...
San Francisco Project to Expand Regional Ferry Service
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman today joined Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Chair Jody Breckenridge, San Francisco Mayor...
Bay Area Council Joins Reps. Eshoo, Speier and Other Leaders in Urging Trump Administration to Release Caltrain Electrification Funding
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Bay Area Council President and CEO Jim Wunderman today joined Reps. Anna Eshoo and Jackie Speier, San Francisco Mayor...
Bay Area Council Hails Important Road and Transportation Funding Victory
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Bay Area Council today cheered the approval of SB 1 (Beall), which will invest $52 billion over the...
Bay Area Economic Outlook Buckles Under Strains
By Wolf Richter Nearly half the millennials “likely” to leave. Confidence in the economy of the Bay Area has plunged, according to the...
