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Council Cheers Veto of Bill to Extend Unemployment Benefits to Striking Workers

Oct 6 2023

California’s unemployment insurance program was established to assist workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own, but a misguided ...

Wunderman Named Chair of New California Coalition; Tracy Hernandez to Serve as CEO

Sep 29 2023

The New California Coalition (NCC), one of the state’s fastest growing business civic groups uniting tens of thousands of change-hungry Californi...

Curtain Rises on Shutdown Theater

Sep 22 2023

With House Republicans locked in an increasingly ugly intra-party battle and unable to even begin debate on the most noncontroversial of its spendi...

Leg Tracker: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Sep 22 2023

It was a banner year for Bay Area Council legislation on a range of issues, but the overall picture from Sacramento was far less sanguine when it c...

Council Hosts Discussion with Congresswoman Barbara Lee

Aug 4 2023

The Bay Area Council was honored to welcome Congresswoman and U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Lee aboard the Klamath for a discussion with our member...

Oakland Mayor Thao, Oakland Port Welcomes Council Executive Committee

Jun 16 2023

New Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao welcomed the Bay Area Council Executive Committee to her city on Thursday, hosted by executive committee member Danny ...

Shoe Leather Sacrificed In Push For Newsom Infrastructure Package

Jun 9 2023

The Bay Area Council wore out a lot of shoe leather this week in Sacramento in our continuing advocacy for Gov. Newsom’s infrastructure package t...

NCC Rallies Support for Governor’s Infrastructure Proposal

Jun 2 2023

The New California Coalition – co-lead by Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman and CEO of LA BizFed Tracy Hernandez – this week (June 2) released...

Council CEO Shares Ideas with Governor on Addressing San Francisco’s Many Issues

May 26 2023

Gov. Newsom on Wednesday (March 24) focused his attention on the city he once led, convening top San Francisco business leaders for a discussion on...

Senate Appropriations Committee Results Announce Future of Council-Sponsored Bills

May 19 2023

The much-anticipated, but often obscure Suspense File process in the California Legislature for the Appropriations Committees culminated this week ...

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