Government Relations

NEW STATEWIDE PUSH FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION REFORM

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

COUNCIL’S ADVOCACY HELPS MOVE CHILD CARE LEGISLATION

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

SEN. FEINSTEIN’S LEG DIRECTOR SHARES INSIGHTS ON FEDERAL WATER POLICY

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...

A GOVERNOR, THREE MAYORS AND A SECRETARY OF STATE WALKED INTO A CONFERENCE…

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...

SACRAMENTO “GRINDS TO HALT” AS COUNCIL DELEGATION TAKES OVER

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

DISSECTING THE MAY BUDGET REVISE: NOT OUT OF THE WOODS, YET

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 ...

COUNCIL’S WUNDERMAN APPOINTED TO STATE TRADE ADVISORY BOARD

Bay Area Council President and CEO Jim Wunderman was honored to be appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to serve on the California International Trade and...

COUNCIL BRIEFS LEGISLATIVE STAFF ON ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS REPORT

Today (May 8), at the Council’s Sacramento office, researchers from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute briefed Bay Area Caucus legislative s...

COUNCIL-BACKED HEALTHCARE BILL PASSES CALIFORNIA SENATE

This week (May 4), a bill the Bay Area Council supports that would give nurse practitioners the ability to serve the California healthcare system t...

COUNCIL WORKING ON SOLUTIONS TO REGIONAL HOUSING CRISIS

The Bay Area must create more workforce housing if we are to sustain healthy economic growth, continue to attract and retain top talent and address...
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