Following a near-record budget surplus of $97.5 billion in 2022, California’s budget this year will be drastically different. Governor Newsom’s budget proposal projects a $22.5 billion deficit, and to balance the budget, he has called for cuts to transportation, climate change funding, and more. How will the budget change in the coming months during negotiations …
Voleck Taing, SVLG’s Vice President of Governmental Relations (they/them), was first bitten by the Sacramento bug during an elementary school field trip. Over the subsequent years, they developed a passion for politics and public policy, which fueled more than a decade of public service as a legislative aide in the State Capitol. Their legislative career touched on a wide range of business, social and environmental issues impacting Silicon Valley and across the State of California — from helping to establish a statewide Blockchain Working Group to advocating on behalf of social justice and economic development priorities.
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group invites you to virtually join us for our upcoming Local Level Roundtable, Planning for the Future: Housing in the Bay Area, featuring Berkeley Mayor and President of the Association of Bay Area Governments, Jesse Arreguín. During this conversation on June 29, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT, we will …
During his recent trip to California, EPA Administrator Michael Regan met with leading Silicon Valley executives to discuss how innovation and emerging technologies can be leveraged to tackle the climate crisis and accelerate the transition to a net zero carbon economy. The visit included a tour of the manufacturing facility at Zoox, an autonomous vehicle …
The latest news from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is daunting, at best — it’s the world’s most authoritative statement yet that the climate is already changing for the worse, and that humans have caused the problem. The good news is that we can avoid the worst impacts of climate change with technologies that …
In a move that is unprecedented in our automotive history, yesterday President Biden signed an Executive Order setting a goal for 50 percent of car sales to be electric by 2030, the largest EV adoption target for America to date.
It’s Friday, July 30, and here is the latest installment of 5 Things You Need to Know About COVID-19 from SVLG’s VP of Transportation, Health & Housing Policy.
Here is a special installment of “5 Things You Need to Know About COVID-19.” The Leadership Group understands that our member companies have many questions regarding the pandemic and the status of regulations here in California. With this post I hope to provide resources that will bring you answers as we navigate through the uncertainty before returning to normal.
It’s Tuesday, May 4th and here is the latest installment of 5 Things You Need to Know About COVID-19 from SVLG’s Director of Health & Housing Policy, Kat Wortham.
It’s Tuesday, May 4th and here is the latest installment of 5 Things You Need to Know About COVID-19 from SVLG’s Director of Health & Housing Policy, Kat Wortham.
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