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KAISER PERMANENTE’S GEORGE HALVORSON NAMED TO FIRST 5 COMMISSION

California’s youngest learners got some good news with Governor Jerry Brown’s appointment on May 30 of Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO Georg...

Leon Panetta, Gov. Brown & Execs Wow Outlook Audience

Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta seemed to confirm during discussion yesterday at the 2013 Outlook Conference that mysterious Area 51 in th...

Promising News on Immigration Reform

Immigration reform that the Bay Area Council has been pressing for several years took a promising step forward this week when a bipartisan bill cle...

Big Legislative Wins on Healthcare

California this week took a big leap forward in advancing healthcare reform and creating a high-value health system, among the Bay Area Council’s...

Supporting Governor’s School Funding Plan

The Bay Area Council on May 22 announced that it is supporting the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) proposed by Governor Jerry Brown in his May...

Progress on Bills Related to CEQA, Taxes and Healthcare

The Bay Area Council scored several legislative victories this week related to our focus policy work.

Member Spotlight: The Clorox Company Celebrates 100th

Today (May 3) The Clorox Company – a founding member of the Bay Area Council – celebrates its 100th anniversary. It all began on May 3, 1913, w...

Members Engage with Governor, Legislative Leaders at Sacramento Day

More than 40 Bay Area Council members participated in a productive and informative Sacramento Day this week, with candid discussions with Gov. Jerr...

HEALTHCARE WEBSITE LAUNCHES, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN AS DEADLINES APPROACH

California’s new health insurance marketplace -- Covered California -- last Wednesday took a big step forward when it launched the website where ...

NATURAL RESOURCES SEC. LAIRD BRIEFS MEMBERS ON KEY WATER ISSUES

Members of the Bay Area Council Water Committee were briefed last week by state Natural Resources Secretary John Laird on the latest details of the...
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