Policy & Press

Bay Area Council Economic Institute Policy Statements and Articles

  • Bay Area Must Work Hard to Maintain Economic Edge
    Sunday Insight op/ed article by Bay Area Council Economic Institute president Sean Randolph, published in the San Francisco Chronicle on March 18, 2012.
    (PDF: 47 KB, 2 pages)
  • Bay Area Cleantech Adds Good Jobs
    Guest Opinion by Bay Area Council Economic Institute president Sean Randolph, published in the San Francisco Business Times on July 29, 2011.
    (PDF: 10 KB, 1 page)
  • Open the Door to Chinese Investment
    Guest Opinion by Bay Area Council Economic Institute president Sean Randolph, published in the San Francisco Business Times on May 20, 2011.
    (PDF: 59 KB, 1 page)
  • SF Bay Area Needs Regional Plan for Big Quakes
    Sunday Insight op/ed article by Ezra Rapport and Bay Area Council Economic Institute president Sean Randolph, published in the San Francisco Chronicle on April 3, 2011.
    (PDF: 19 KB, 2 pages)
  • The Cup: It’s a Good Deal for the Port
    Letter to the Editor by Bay Area Council Economic Institute president Sean Randolph, published in the San Francisco Chronicle on Sept. 9, 2010.
    (PDF: 9 KB, 1 page)
  • Silicon Valley Expats Spur Innovation in India
    Article by Bay Area Council Economic Institute president Sean Randolph, published in the Yale Global Online Magazine (www.yaleglobal.yale.edu) on Sept. 2, 2010
    (PDF: 80 KB, 2 pages)
  • Shanghai Expo Shows a Can-Do China
    Op/Ed article by Bay Area Council Economic Institute president Sean Randolph, published in the San Francisco Chronicle on July 23, 2010.
    (PDF: 67 KB, 2 pages)
  • Dollars and Sense: China After Google
    Full text of Op/Ed article by Bay Area Council Economic Institute president Sean Randolph, published in condensed form in the San Francisco Business Times on April 23, 2010.
    (PDF: 24 KB, 2 pages)
  • As China Surges, Hong Kong Holds Its Own
    A March 2010 opinion column on Hong Kong’s role as a regional business center.
    (PDF: 26 KB, 3 pages)
  • After Copenhagen: Climate Action Goes Local
    Article by Bay Area Council Economic Institute president Sean Randolph, published in the Yale Global Online Magazine (www.yaleglobal.yale.edu) on Jan. 29, 2010 and in condensed form in The Mercury News (San Jose) (www.mercurynews.com) on Jan. 14, 2010. (PDF: 75 KB, 2 pages)
  • State to Build Public-Private Partnerships
    Op/Ed article by Bay Area Council Economic Institute president Sean Randolph, published in the San Francisco Business Times on March 20, 2009.
    (PDF: 157 KB, 1 page)
  • California’s Budget – One Hand Clapping
    Op/Ed article by Bay Area Council Economic Institute president Sean Randolph, published in the San Francisco Chronicle on February 20, 2009.
    (PDF: 33 KB, 2 pages)
  • Buy America in stimulus will be a job-killer for Silicon Valley
    Op/Ed article by Bay Area Council Economic Institute president Sean Randolph, published in The Mercury News on February 9, 2009.
    (PDF: 522 KB, 1 page)
  • Resolution on State Infrastructure and Public-Private Partnerships, August 2008
    Recommendation that state leaders in the executive and legislative branches work together to design and implement policies that significantly expand the scope and opportuity for the application of public private partnerships to meet the infrastructure needs of California. (PDF: 49 KB, 1 page)
  • Resolution on State Budget Reform, July 2008
    Resolution urging that the Governor and the Legislature engage in a sustained and focused process aimed at achieving the systematic reform of California’s fiscal processes. (PDF: 52 KB, 1 page)
  • Bay Area Needs to Invest to Retain Top-Tier Economy
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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)