Bay Area Council Economic Institute Policy Statements
and Articles
Bay Area Needs to Invest to Retain Top-Tier
Economy April 2008 Op/Ed article by Bay Area Council Economic
Institute president Sean Randolph, published in the San Francisco Chronicle on
April 11, 2008. (PDF: 17 KB, 2 pages)*
Partnerships needed to rebuild California March
2008 Op/Ed article by Bay Area Council Economic Institute president
Sean Randolph, published in the San Francisco Business Times on March 7,
2008. (PDF: 39 KB, 1 page)*
Expand university funding, don’t cut it December
2007 Op/Ed article by Bay Area Economic Forum president Sean Randolph,
Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network president & CEO Russell Hancock, and
Technet president & CEO Lezlee Westine, published in the Mercury News on
December 31, 2007. (PDF: 68 KB, 2 pages)*
Stem Cell Research Center Belongs in Bay Area February
2005 Op/Ed article by Bay Area Economic Forum president and CEO Sean
Randolph and Bay Area Council president and CEO Jim Wunderman, published in
the SiliconValley/San Jose Business Journal on February 11, 2005, and in the
East Bay Business Times and the San Francisco Business Times on February 14,
2005. (PDF:
39 KB, 1 page)*
Focus on strengths is right response to
offshoring November 2004 Op/Ed article by Bay Area Economic Forum
president and CEO Sean Randolph and Joint Venture:Silicon Valley Network
president and CEO Russell Hancock, published in the SiliconValley/San Jose
Business Journal on November 15, 2004. (PDF: 28 KB, 1
page)*
California Review streamlining plan is all over the map:
Long Lists Like This Bring on Paralysis September 2004 Op/Ed article
by Bay Area Economic Forum president and CEO Sean Randolph and Joint
Venture:Silicon Valley Network president and CEO Russell Hancock, published in
The Mercury News on September 28, 2004. (PDF: 28 KB, 1 page)*
5 Steps to Preventing the Next Power Crisis August
2004 Op/Ed article by Bay Area Economic Forum president and CEO Sean
Randolph, published in the San Francisco Chronicle on
August 26, 2004. (PDF: 28 KB, 1 page)*
Cuts and Taxes? Improve Productivity First March
2004 Op/Ed article by Bay Area Economic Forum Chairman
Lenny Mendonca, published in The Mercury News on
March 8, 2004. (PDF: 25 KB, 1 page)*
Statement of Principles: California Budget and Tax Reform
Initiative, February 2004 The California Budjet and Tax Reform
Initiative is led by Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network and the Bay Area
Economic Forum with the goal of reaching out to organizations throughout
California and working in partnership with state officials to rebuild
California’s fiscal foundation—ensuring long-term investments in education,
infrastructure, people, and the quality of living. (PDF: 57 KB,
10 pages)*
Bay Area’s Future Tied to Global Economy January 9,
2004 Op/Ed article by Bay Area Economic Forum president and CEO Sean
Randolph, published in the San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal on January
9, 2004 (PDF:
24 KB, 1 page)*
Will We Work Together to End the Budget Crisis? January
2004 Op/Ed article by Joint Venture:Silicon Valley Network president
Russell Hancock and Bay Area Economic Forum president Sean Randolph (PDF: 24 KB, 1
page)*
Workers’ Compensation Reform, August 2003 Core
Recommendations for Workers’ Compensation Reform (PDF: 13
KB, 3 pages)*
Homeland Security Technology Research December
2002 Statement on the Creation of a National Program for Homeland
Security Research (PDF: 497 KB, 6 pages)*
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