San Jose, CA -“Google has just provided us with $1 billion more reasons to recognize them as a great employer and great community partner. While so many people in the Bay Area are saying “not in my backyard,” Google has placed their wallet where their words are with “yes” in their own backyard with up …
San Jose, CA – On June 13th, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s Board of Directors approved four new board members including: Vintage Foster, CEO of AMF Media Group; Michael Isip, President and CEO of KQED; Travis Kiyota, Senior Vice President of Global Policy and Public Affairs at East West Bank and Alan Lowe, President and …
SAN JOSE, CA – Former State Controller Steve Westley encourages us to take lessons learned and push the envelope on cleantech during his keynote address at this year’s Silicon Valley Leadership Group Energy and Sustainability Conference held Friday, June 14th from 8:15 am – 4 pm. Nearly 300 attendees can expect a jam packed agenda …
A bold regional campaign that was led by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Bay Area Council and SPUR and succeeded in passing an ambitious 2018 ballot measure to ease the Bay Area’s grinding traffic and improve regional mass transit is being honored by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission. The …
San Jose, CA – The Silicon Valley Leadership Group is proud to announce and welcome Jessy Borges as the organization’s new chief of staff. Borges will work directly with the CEO and President Carl Guardino to maximize office efficiencies, help deliver on the organization’s annual strategic plan and cultivate deep relationships with public officials at …
San Jose, CA – More than 35 member companies of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group are in Sacramento today discussing state policy priorities affecting Silicon Valley businesses including those set by Governor Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget proposals. Six teams led by Leadership Group staff will join more than 50 legislators this morning including a …
Sacramento, CA – The Trump administration says it’s terminating a federal agreement with California’s high-speed rail project and taking away nearly $1 billion in funding. Read Governor Newsom’s statement on the administration’s decision to deobligate funding for high-speed rail. “The Trump Administration’s action is illegal and a direct assault on California, our green infrastructure, and …
Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised state budget today with potential funding for Bay Area and Silicon Valley priorities.
For Immediate Release, May 9, 2019 San Jose, CA – “After 104 months of continued economic growth, today’s stock market underscores that what goes up, will come down; and further underscores Governor Newsom’s wisdom in a May Budget Revision that calls for Building Budget Resiliency, “said Silicon Valley Leadership CEO Carl Guardino. “A budget reflects our …
San Jose, CA – Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s Game Changers 2020 Summit brings together more than eighteen influential speakers and panelists on Friday, April 26th to delve into some of today’s hottest and controversial topics. Our panelists, along with 350 attendees, will explore the mechanics of how to keep a corporate moral compass in today’s …
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