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Silicon Valley Leadership Group Launches Three New Centers of Expertise to Accelerate Next Era of Silicon Valley Leadership

The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) – the leading business association representing the innovation economy and its ecosystem – today announced the launch of three new Centers of Expertise (COEs) in support of the organization’s 2023 agenda: Accelerating the Next Era of Silicon Valley Leadership.

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Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s Institute for California AI Policy Announces First-Ever AI Fellowship Program

The Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation (SVLGF) has announced a new initiative to develop an innovative AI and machine learning curriculum for community colleges in the greater Bay Area. SVLGF will hire two fellows to create the curriculum with support from the Deloitte Foundation. SVLGF will collaborate with the Foothill-DeAnza Community College District on its …

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California Assembly Appropriations Committee Advances Landmark Data Center Expansion Bill SB 1298 (Cortese) 

SACRAMENTO (July 3, 2024) – This week, legislation authored by Senator Dave Cortese (SB 1298) that would accelerate California’s data center expansion advanced through both the Assembly Natural Resources and Labor and Employment Committees. If enacted into law, the legislation would catalyze a wave of new data center investments, bolstering California’s critical infrastructure and driving …

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Transforming Workplace Inclusion: The ERG/BRG Consortium’s Journey

In December 2023, SVLG launched the ERG/BRG Consortium to improve underrepresented employees’ experiences in Silicon Valley by strengthening employee / business resource groups. Members of the Consortium — leaders from Employee Resource Groups and Business Resource Groups across SVLG’s network of 300 member companies — come together to share best practices and provide resources, working …

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Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Bay Area Council Lead Regional Coalition of Business, Community Groups in Urging Transportation Secretary Buttigieg, Federal Transit Administration to Authorize Full Federal Funding for BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project

In partnership with a coalition of regional business and community groups, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) and Bay Area Council (BAC) today called on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to approve full federal funding for the BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project, a once-in-a-generation investment in the Bay Area’s infrastructure.

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Senator Cortese’s Legislation (SB 1298) to Accelerate Data Center Expansion in Silicon Valley and Across California Advances through Assembly Natural Resources and Labor and Employment Committees This Week

SACRAMENTO (July 3, 2024) – This week, legislation authored by Senator Dave Cortese (SB 1298) that would accelerate California’s data center expansion advanced through both the Assembly Natural Resources and Labor and Employment Committees. If enacted into law, the legislation would catalyze a wave of new data center investments, bolstering California’s critical infrastructure and driving …

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