The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) – the leading business association representing the innovation economy and its ecosystem – today announced its Physical AI Task Force, a cross-sector initiative housed under SVLG’s Center of Expertise on Tech & Innovation.
The California Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee has advanced SB 1120, a bill authored by Senator Jerry McNerney to strengthen and expand the California Competes Tax Credit (CalCompetes) program and boost the state’s innovation economy. The legislation would make CalCompetes tax credits refundable for businesses in strategic industries, ensuring California remains competitive in attracting and retaining cutting-edge companies in sectors like fusion energy, quantum computing, semiconductors, and zero-emission vehicles.
SVLG today issued a statement honoring the life and legacy of one of our region’s most cherished civic leaders, Rod Diridon, Sr.
San José, CA (April 3, 2026) — Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) – the leading business association representing the innovation economy and its ecosystem – today announced the launch of its Coalition on Innovation Infrastructure, a cross-sector initiative housed under SVLG’s Center of Expertise on Tech & Innovation.
Ziyang David Fan, Executive Director of SVLG’s Institute for California AI Policy (ICAP), issued a statement on the new Executive Order on California AI procurement policy.
“At a transformational moment for our state, we should be doubling down on policies that strengthen our innovation leadership to benefit all Californians, rather than advancing policies that risk undermining it. Yet legislation introduced earlier today, SB 1074, would impose sweeping restrictions on the largest technology companies, with impacts that could reverberate across the broader innovation ecosystem.?
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group – the leading business association representing the innovation economy and its ecosystem – today announced its formal endorsement of Measure A, an initiative on the November 2025 Santa Clara County ballot. If approved, the measure would safeguard thousands of jobs, provide targeted, temporary funding to protect healthcare access for one in four county residents, and ensure the South Bay’s economic resilience in the face of over $1 billion in federal healthcare cuts.
Single largest investment in SVLG history will advance Bay Area competitiveness to help lead Silicon Valley into a new era of dynamism, AI innovation, and sustainable growth
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation (SVLGF) in partnership with the Foothill-DeAnza Community College District has published a new whitepaper detailing the development of an innovative AI and machine learning curriculum for community colleges in the greater Bay Area.
This week, SVLG convened our annual Advocacy Day event in Sacramento. A major focus for our trip to Sacramento – organized in partnership with our Institute for California AI Policy (I-CAP) – was bolstering the competitiveness of the innovation ecosystem, which includes modernizing our innovation infrastructure to scale AI, ensuring a strong 21st century workforce, and promoting equitable economic growth.
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