Government Relations Archives : Bay Area Council

Proposed Statewide Wealth Tax Could Have Ruinous Consequences

Jan 7 2026

There’s an old (and true) adage about taxes: the more you tax something, the less of it you get. And there’s another, equally true, that when y...

Council Shares Insights with Latino Caucus of County Government Group on California’s Affordability Challenge

Dec 10 2025

Affordability—or lack thereof–was the hot topic for the Latino Caucus of the California State Association of Counties, which held its annua...

Bay Area Council Statement on the November 2024 Election

Nov 6 2024

The Bay Area Council today (Nov. 6) issued the following statement on the results of the 2024 General Election. “Voters across California and...

Council Names Assemblymember Buffy Wicks Regionalist of the Year

Mar 20 2024

The Bay Area Council this week (March 19) announced Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) the recipient of our Regionalist of the Year award. Each...

Prop. F Offers New Tool to Address San Francisco Drug Overdose Crisis

Feb 28 2024

Drug overdose deaths in San Francisco this year are on track to exceed last year’s record total of 813, which was up from the previous record of ...

Bay Area Council Voter Guide

Feb 21 2024

The Bay Area Council this week (Feb. 21) announced its positions on key state and local measures appearing on the March 5 primary ballot. The Counc...

Bay Area Council Endorses Prop. 1 on March Ballot; Announces Positions on Other Key Local Measures

Jan 24 2024

The Bay Area Council this week announced our endorsement of Proposition 1, the Behavioral Health Services Act on the March 5 primary election ballo...

Assembly Leadership Changes Could Bode Well for Bay Area

Nov 29 2023

If you believe that whoever controls the levers of power conveys any political advantage, then the leadership and legislative committee changes ann...

Council Welcomes Speaker Rivas for Discussion on Key Issues

Oct 13 2023

New Speaker of the California State Assembly, Robert Rivas, today met with members of the Bay Area Council Executive Committee and Board of Directo...

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