Government Relations

The Bay Area Council marked Climate Diplomacy Day on June 17 by hosting a discussion with top European Union leaders on the role of international n...

On Friday, June 5, Bay Area Council member Siemens treated Council President and CEO Jim Wunderman and senior staff to a informative tour of the ra...

With the Bay Area confronting a major housing crisis, giving local communities a reason not to build housing would seem to be ill-advised. But a pr...

The Bay Area Council’s advocacy this week (June 1) helped kill a bill that had been identified as a job killer and win Assembly approval of anoth...

California’s growing economy is pouring billions of new tax revenue into state budget coffers, but it may also be obscuring attention from seriou...

Following testimony this week (May 25) by the Bay Area Council in support of important child care legislation, the Senate Appropriations Committee ...

A packed room of Bay Area Council Water Committee members were treated to a lengthy discussion today (May 28) on the politics and policy driving fe...

With Sacramento awash in tax revenue, Gov. Jerry Brown told a full house of 600 Bay Area business leaders at the 2015 Outlook Conference on Thursda...

Creating more housing, alleviating our region’s dreadful traffic congestion, ensuring that we establish robust 21st century infrastructure networ...

Education scored big in the May Budget Revise unveiled Thursday (May 15) by Gov. Jerry Brown. Here’s a quick look at a few specific budget areas ...