Government Relations

TESLA GIGA PLANT IS WORTH THE FIGHT

The Bay Area Council has been advocating over the past several months for California to step up its game in competing for Tesla's proposed Gigafact...

Water Bond Flows to November Ballot

It’s official: Amidst record drought, California voters this November will get a chance to approve a revamped, bipartisan $7.5 billion water bond...

Deadline Approaching for Commuter Benefits Program

With near crisis traffic congestion and compounding commute challenges, the Bay Area Council is getting behind a new program that provides employee...

Bay Area Council Convenes Legislators for Tesla Factory Tour

The Bay Area Council’s 21st Century Infrastructure Task Force today (Aug. 8) convened a group of state legislators and California Energy Commissi...

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE DISCUSSES CA BUSINESS CLIMATE

The Bay Area Council’s Government Relations Committee last week (June 30) focused its attention on California’s often-maligned business climate...

BAY AREA COUNCIL ADVOCATES FOR CYBER SECURITY LEGISLATION

At the request of its Cyber Security Committee, the Bay Area Council endorsed Assembly Bill 2200 authored by Assemblyman John Perez. This bill esta...

Executive Committee, Board Focus on Policy Priorities at July Meeting

The Bay Area Council’s lead policy priorities took center stage at the July 25 meeting of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, chaired...

Giant Step Forward for Council’s Early Childhood Work

The Bay Area Council’s ground-breaking work on early childhood development took a giant step forward last week with the announcement of a new par...

GOOD NEWS IN STATE BUDGET FOR BAY AREA COUNCIL PRIORITIES

Gov. Jerry Brown traveled south on June 20 to sign a state budget that acknowledges several of the Bay Area Council’s top policy priorities. The ...

Program Council Backed Awards First Round of Job-Creating Tax Credits

The first round of a series of job-creating tax credits the Bay Area Council advocated for last year were awarded on June 19 to 29 companies around...
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