Government Relations Archives : Bay Area Council

Legislation Addresses UC Berkeley Enrollment Freeze

Feb 25 2022

New legislation (SB 866) introduced this week (Feb. 21) by state Sen. Scott Weiner (San Francisco) would shield student and faculty residential pro...

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks Appointed Housing Committee Chair

Dec 10 2021

California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon this week (Dec. 7) appointed East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks Chair of the Assembly Housing Committee...

Statement on Gov. Newsom’s Recall Victory

Sep 15 2021

The Bay Area Council today (Sept. 15) issued the following statement on the resounding defeat of an effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom. “Than...

Big Win for Housing

Aug 27 2021

Breaking the stranglehold of single-family zoning on California’s housing landscape has long been seen as a critical part of addressing the state...

Council CEO Jim Wunderman Again Named to Capitol Weekly Top 100

Aug 27 2021

We’ve frankly lost count of the number of times Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman has been named to the state’s most-watched list of top polit...

California Clean Air Day 2021: Microgrants Program

Jul 16 2021

On Wednesday, October 6, the Bay Area Council and 250 businesses and organizations across the state will unite to take part in California Clean Air...

Council’s D.C. Week Comes at Key Time, Helps Deepen Important Relationships

Mar 26 2021

With the recent passage of the federal COVID relief package and ahead of an expected federal infrastructure bill, the Bay Area Council’s virtual ...

Prop. 15 Will Add to California’s Economic Hardship

Oct 29 2020

Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman co-authored the following OpEd with Greater Sacramento Economic Council CEO Barry Broome to highlight how Propos...

2020 Bay Area Council Voter Guide

Oct 9 2020

As the Bay Area struggles to emerge from one of the worst economic downturns in generations, a raft of general tax measures threatens to hamper wha...

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