Government Relations

Governor, Speaker Join Bay Area Council to Reopen State’s Trade Offices

The Bay Area Council delivered for our members and California when Governor Jerry Brown and Assembly Speaker John Perez joined our All Members meet...

Momentum Building to Save Hetch Hetchy

Senator Dianne Feinstein generously opened her home last Friday for a gathering convened by the Bay Area Council to raise support for the campaign ...

Governor Announces Action on Pension Reform

The Bay Area Council and Silicon Valley Leadership Group welcomed Governor Jerry Brown’s announcement today (Aug. 28) of a plan that takes a firs...

BAY AREA COUNCIL MAKES HISTORIC EXPANSION TO SACRAMENTO OFFICE

Highlighting the need for bold action on the many urgent and serious issues confronting California’s economic future, the Bay Area Council is ope...

KEEPING VIGILANT AGAINST WATERED DOWN PENSION REFORM

As the state Legislature enters the final weeks of the 2012 session, the eyes of the state’s leading business associations are firmly on Sacramen...

WINNING A WAR OF WORDS ON HETCH HETCHY BALLOT MEASURE

The Bay Area Council and other opponents of a costly and dangerous plan to dismantle the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power System scored a significant v...

High Speed Rail Decision a Big Win For California, the Bay Area and the Bay Area Council

California and the Bay Area took a gigantic leap forward with the state Senate's approval of funding to begin construction on the initial phase of ...

Sacramento Here We Come

The Bay Area Council is excited to announce it will be opening a Sacramento office just a stone’s throw from the capitol building, providing us a...

NEW STUDY ASSESSES THE BAY AREA’S POWERFUL INNOVATION SYSTEM AND THE CHALLENGES IT FACES

Stagnating federal investment in basic research, declining state funding for higher education and immigration policies that limit access to global ...

SUPREME COURT RULING RETURNS FOCUS TO CONTROLLING COSTS AND IMPROVING HEALTH

“Today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court frees us to focus on the state-based details of fixing our broken healthcare system,” said Jim Wund...
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