Good news for folks who care about advancing education and workforce diversity in California. With last week’s Appropriations hearings in Sacramento, SVLG’s education-related bill package – AB 99, AB 1456, AB 927, and SB 22 – is one crucial step closer to becoming state ed policy. Let’s break it down. The headliners: AB 99 and …
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.
At this point, there’s no valid debate on the science behind climate change. Humans are releasing vast quantities of heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere. Temperatures are rising. And the weather is changing — often drastically. As a result, we’re seeing larger wildfires, longer droughts, bigger storms and worse flooding. The real debate is not about …
Today is April 22nd, 2021 and there’s a lot on the Covid update slate this week. Supply, variants, herd immunity, Facebook’s local vaccine distribution, and the one shot vaccine pause. Here are the top 5 things you need to know.
TITLE SPONSOR How can the United States accelerate renewable energy investment and deployment? What does President Biden’s American Jobs Plan offer to support clean energy and transportation and act on climate? Where are the areas of opportunity for partnership between the federal government and industry? The Silicon Valley Leadership Group is excited to share that …
“The light at the end of the tunnel.” This is a phrase I have used at least once a day over the past year. Now, as I sit at my dining room table to work for the 382nd day in a row, it’s looking like that light is finally here. Governor Gavin Newsom announced yesterday …
For many years, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group has hosted a Sacramento Advocacy Trip where our member company representatives travel to Sacramento to engage with State leaders and advocate on behalf of the SVLG’s policy priorities. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event took place virtually for the first time in 2020. On March 23, …
On March 16th, 2020 life as we knew it in the Bay Area came to a screeching halt. The first of what would be many stay-at-home orders was given to residents and businesses in six Bay Area counties and the City of Berkeley. Then, on March 19th, 2020, the State of California became the first …
At the start of each legislative session, the Leadership Group convenes our “Fresh Ideas with New Legislators” event where we host informal “get-to-know-you” sessions with new state legislators. This year’s virtual event in early February looked a little different than in years prior, but was nonetheless an exciting two days filled with insightful discussions with …
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