Topic: Bay Area Council

Bay Area CEOs' dark outlook casts doubt on hiring

San Francisco Chronicle - 123 days ago
0 View Larger Image . "Say this for Bay Area business leaders: They're an optimistic lot," I wrote in July. Since then, they seem to have...

Slower high-speed rail encouraged by officials

San Francisco Chronicle - 201 days ago
0 . Regional transportation officials plan to push for a scaled-back high-speed rail system on the Peninsula that also would accommodate a...

Hot topic with lawmakers, Dems and GOP - firearms

San Francisco Chronicle - 303 days ago
0 . California's budget crisis may be dominating headlines, but lately another issue has been percolating around the Capitol: firearms. . . The ...

Bay Area economic outlook improving, execs say

San Francisco Chronicle - 327 days ago
0 View Larger Image . A survey of Bay Area executives shows signs that the region's economy is stabilizing and some modest local job growth may be...

Demonize data on teaching at our state's peril

San Francisco Chronicle - 338 days ago
0 . The facts are hard. . . A generation ago, California had what was considered the best education system on the planet. . . Today, our daughters...

Gov. Jerry Brown's budget impact on rich unknown

San Francisco Chronicle - 341 days ago
0 View Larger Image . During his gubernatorial campaign, Gov. Jerry Brown promised that "those with the biggest belts" would have to "tuck them in...

Governor to promote Calif. World Expo bid in Asia

AP News - 522 days ago
Schwarzenegger to promote California's bid for 2020 World Expo during trip to East AsiaCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to use his platform on a trip to East Asia this week to promote Silicon Valley as a possible location for the 2020 ...

Green Technology has VCs Pouring 'Greenbacks' into Silicon Valley

IT Business Edge - 1327 days ago
VCs at a recent conference in California were targeting entrepreneurs and small companies. At the Bay Area Council's 36 annual Outlook Conference, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said his state's economy is tied to the environment, specifically venture capital investment in ...

Quote of the day: I understand rich but not famous

CNET - 1971 days ago
In a speech at her formal induction in to the Bay Area Council's Hall of Fame, embattled Hewlett-Packard Chairman Patricia Dunn said she eagerly awaits a time when she can lead her life as "discreetly as possible. "One of my favorite ...