In under three years, the pandemic economy has seen the Great Resignation of wage earners, followed by the Great Regret of departed workers, and now a looming recession. A persistent labor force gap continues to stymie numerous American industries, while tech and crypto companies tighten their belts amid growing financial uncertainty. Will labor and the …
Leveraging a record state budget surplus, SVLG partnered with Save the Bay, the Bay Area Council, Together Bay Area, Valley Water, and San Mateo County to make a push for critical funding for flood protection and restoration projects to meet the mounting climate related challenges we are now experiencing. We rallied local elected leaders throughout the Bay whose cities are directly impacted by rising waters and met with Bay Area legislators to champion additional funding. As a result of our efforts, this year’s budget deal has a historic $120 million dollar commitment dedicated to address Seal Level Rise in the San Francisco Bay.
Angel Gonzalez and Charles Mackin are part of Career Horizons, a statewide, online mentorship initiative that the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the Bay Area Council, and Valley Vision started in 2021. The program pairs professionals with Black and Latinx community college students for one-on-one career guidance meetings. The goal: expand BIPOC students’ professional networks and career horizons.
SVLG, BAC and Valley Vision worked with Umoja and Puente, the lead organizations serving Black and Latinx students in California community colleges, to co-design the program and serve as trusted intermediaries to students.
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in West Virginia v. EPA, limiting the EPA’s authority to regulate carbon emissions, has significant implications on federal efforts to address climate change and environmental regulation. The Silicon Valley Leadership Group strives to keep you up to date on these pressing topics! So we invite you to join us TOMORROW, …
A trio of leading Silicon Valley business leaders urge Congress to reject proposed antitrust legislation that could harm small businesses and have a chilling effect on the innovation ecosystem that is a backbone of the nation’s economy.
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade will negatively impact the health of millions of women across the country and could undermine the role of women in the workplace. We’ll be hearing from Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo, Gaby Santana Goldstein (Head of Business at startup, HeyJane), and Sara El-Amine (Head of Public …
As we head into the summer months and our state continues to experience extreme drought, State Water Resources Control Board Chair, Joaquin Esquivel, will give an update on our water supply outlook, strategies for management, and new emergency regulations to conserve water for health and human safety. Marty Kropelnicki, President & CEO of California Water Service, …
SAN JOSÉ, CA (June 28, 2022) — Ahmad Thomas, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, issued the following statement today in response to the announcement of an agreement on California’s budget for FY 2022-23:
Save the date! We’ll be sending out invitations soon for an exclusive roundtable with David Hochschild, Chair of the California Energy Commission. California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild is a long time member of the Commission, originally appointed in 2012 by Gov. Brown and elevated to Chair by Gov. Newsom in 2019. He also has …
Save the date for a special virtual roundtable discussion about the public health impacts stemming from gun violence, featuring two of the nation’s leading researchers on the subject, former Kaiser Permanente CEO Dr. Robert Pearl and Dr. Garen Wintemute who runs the Violence Prevention Research Center at UC Davis. Assemblymember Marc Berman will moderate the …
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