Government Relations Archives : Page 3 of 55 : Bay Area Council

May Budget Revise Offers Narrow Opening for More Transit Funding to Ward Off Fiscal Cliff

May 12 2023

Gov. Newsom today (May 12) unveiled his May budget revision and the overall picture has worsened since he first proposed his spending plan in Janua...

Council-Sponsored Legislation Advancing

May 5 2023

The Bay Area Council’s biggest package of legislation in recent memory crossed an important milestone last week when 10 of our 11 sponsored bills...

Opinion: Would Government Reform Lead to Better Outcomes on Key Issues?

Feb 3 2023

Money—and more accurately, taxpayer money–often seems to be the solution to many of the problems that ail us, from homelessness, to educati...

Renewed Push for SALT Relief in DC

Feb 3 2023

When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 passed in November of that year, many Americans and U.S. businesses hailed its lower rates and simplified pr...

Not Again: Zombie Wealth Tax Bill Returns

Jan 20 2023

Like a zombie from a B-grade horror movie, it appears legislation to chase away jobs and investment by raising taxes on high-income earners is pois...

Governor’s Proposed Budget Sees Big Deficit, and It Could Get Worse

Jan 13 2023

The state’s reservoirs may be filling from historic rainfall, but the budget coffers are not enjoying a similar downpour. Gov. Newsom this week (...

Big Bay Area Wins in Omnibus Package

Jan 6 2023

The Bay Area’s global innovation and technological dominance was on full display this week when Bay Area Council member Lawrence Livermore Nation...

Rivas Emerges as New Assembly Speaker

May 27 2022

Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) today released a statement announcing he has secured enough votes within the Democratic Caucus to become th...