Government Relations

The Bay Area Council and Southern California Leadership Council, which are leading a statewide coalition of employers, affordable housing advocates...

California’s epic housing crisis is threatening to derail landmark greenhouse gas reduction laws that for a decade have made California a global ...

It’s do or die time for legislation the Bay Area Council is championing to help combat California’s epic housing crisis. As legislators returne...

The Presidential race has brought intense focus on U.S. trade agreements and, specifically, the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership to open markets ...

The Bay Area Council Executive Committee has elected Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO Bernard J. Tyson Vice Chair of the organization, positionin...

The Council’s two sponsored bills SB 1069 and AB 1755 were both passed by Legislative Committees this week in Sacramento. SB 1069 authored by Se...

The Northern California megaregion is one of the largest and fastest-growing in the United States, but the rapid speed and scale at which it is tak...

The Northern California megaregion is one of the largest and fastest-growing in the United States, but the rapid speed and scale at which it is tak...

With the Legislature’s summer recess looming, the Bay Area Council is cramming to get strong grades on its legislative agenda. So far, so good.

Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama, met with Bay Area Council members this week (June 20) and briefed them on some of the issues on...