News Highlights

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$1.6 billion hole? VTA sees funding trouble ahead for the BART to San Jose extension

April 2022

City banks on business tax for housing, transportation projects

April 2022

‘It’s not tenable’: California bill aims to erase permits delays that hold up housing projects

April 2022

SPUR Talk: Streamlining S.F.’s Bike, Ped, & Transit Projects

March 2022

Latinx Leadership Awards 2022: SVLG's Peter Leroe-Munoz strives for authentic leadership

March 2022

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Berman Names East Palo Alto Councilmember Lisa Gauthier as Woman of the Year

March 2022

Silicon Valley Leadership Group backs bill aimed at speeding up home permits

February 2022

City of London’s Lord Mayor arrives in the U.S., with goal of turning his city into the world’s financial technology capital

February 2022

Grayson introduces legislation to speed up building permit process

February 2022

Opinion: Antitrust bills threaten California businesses and economy

January 2022

Federal antitrust bills threaten California businesses big and smal

January 2022

New survey boosts Palo Alto's push for a business tax

January 2022

House Antitrust Bills Have California’s $5+ Billion Tech Industry Concerned

January 2022

UNCF, Boys & Girls Clubs announce programs to move students into STEM fields

December 2021

San Jose officials suggest dropping Opportunity Housing

December 2021

The Silicon Valley Leadership Group has launched a new networking group, hoping to help non-traditional founders

November 2021

Perks like never before: Employers are bending over backward to keep you from quitting

November 2021

Clean energy groups urge California to reject plan that increases cost of residential solar for working families

October 2021

Report: Historically Black colleges and universities outperform peers when it comes to social mobility

December 2021

The tech industry says it wants regulation. What would that look like?

November 2021

Airlines shrug at costs from San Jose building policy

November 2021

Clean energy groups urge California to reject plan that increases cost of residential solar for working families

October 2021

San Jose schools add programs for mental health services

October 2021

Opinion: How technology can help California combat wildfires

October 2021

Board diversity: We can do this, California

September 2021

How do new state laws affect San Jose’s Opportunity Housing?

September 2021

Religious Exemption Requests for COVID Vaccine Prove to be Complicated

September 2021

Top U40 Finance Entrepreneurs to watch in 2021

August 2021

Bay Area Home Wealth Surges During COVID-19

August 2021

Results from New ESG Survey by US Chamber, NASDAQ and Others

August 2021

COVID in California: No San Francisco children currently hospitalized for COVID

August 2021

A growing number of employers now requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all new hires

August 2021

Other Counties Not Yet Following SF's Decision to Require Proof of Vaccination Indoors

August 2021

Google Employees Could Face Pay Cut if They Work Full Time from Home

August 2021

San Jose considers cutting minimum parking requirements

August 2021

U.S. Chamber Survey on ESG and Climate Change Finds Most Companies Have Increased Amount of Climate Change Disclosure

August 2021

Workers face growing pressure to get vaccinated against COVID

July 2021

Where can we build housing? Here are some ideas

July 2021

How tech companies are trying to boost diversity among their leaders

July 2021

Mandatory Workplace Vaccinations Urged In Contra Costa, Santa Clara County, San Francisco

July 2021

Possible return of COVID-19 restrictions could impact children, working families the most

July 2021

Bay Area businesses ready to rethink plans for return to office

July 2021

Capitalizing on remote work, U.S. cities draw in tech workers

July 2021

Shortages in the Bay Area mean furniture, appliances and more can take ‘months and months’ to arrive

July 2021

Opinion/Green Sense: Develop, deploy and commercialize climate solutions

July 2021

Bay Area has become more segregated over decades, report says

July 2021

San Jose small businesses look to bounce back as COVID restrictions loosen

June 2021

Faces of Entrepreneurship: Pedro David Espinoza, Pan Peru

June 2021

Study finds most employees don’t want to return to the office

June 2021

‘The gold standard’: San Jose approves Google’s downtown village and campus in historic vote

May 2021

San Jose council approves Google’s Downtown West project

May 2021

Opinion: Google’s Downtown West provides new urban vision for San Jose

May 2021

California’s back-to-work COVID rules spark passionate debate, but no consensus

May 2021

Exclusive: New poll finds most San Joseans support massive Google campus

May 2021

'Delicate business decisions:' New health order requires vaccine status of workers in Santa Clara Co

May 2021

Business Owners Must Now Monitor Employees' Vaccination Status

May 2021

Opinion: Companies must be intentional — and transparent — about DEI measures

May 2021

San Jose mayor, housing advocates talk post-pandemic housing

May 2021

Silicon Valley CEO lays out his vision of the post-pandemic workplace

May 2021

San Jose Planning Commission OKs Berryessa public market plan

May 2021

San Francisco's pandemic exodus looks like it's almost over

May 2021

Latinx Business Leadership honorees share stories of determination

May 2021

Industry gets the message: A price on carbon is good for business

May 2021

A Seat at the Table

April 2021

Don’t believe the hype: Silicon Valley is still the global epicenter of entrepreneurism

April 2021

How SVLG's Pedro David Espinoza plans to treat 'country club syndrome' in hiring

April 2021

Bay Area traffic is now back in full force. Here's a look at the data

April 2021

San Jose commission delays decision on flea market development

March 2021

Prince Harry Joining San Francisco Mental Health Wellness Startup

March 2021

Why You Should Improve Diversity And Inclusion In Your Organization

March 2021

Opinion: How Silicon Valley firms can achieve greater diversity

March 2021

Ahmad Thomas, Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO, talks about the economy and diversity

March 2021

Chiu, Wiener attack ‘left-right pincers’ on housing

Match 2021

Bay Area's migration is real, but Postal Service data shows California exodus isn't

March 2021

Twitter Commits to 25x25 Pledge on Underrepresented Groups in Leadership Roles

February 2021

Twitter, Facebook and other Bay Area companies to diversify leadership by 25%

February 2021

Latinos make up 25% of Santa Clara, San Mateo counties — but are rare on Silicon Valley's corporate boards

February 2021

Commentary: Keep agriculture prominent as state redraws districts

February 2021

Ban on New Foreign Workers Left U.S. Jobs Unfilled, Even in Covid Downtown

February 2021

Forward Thinker: Ahmad Thomas Leads Drive To Diversify Silicon Valley Leadership

February 2021

Is Silicon Valley Losing its Lustre? Big Tech and Fintechs Move Out

February 2021

Five Ways to Stop the Exodus

January 2021