Government Relations

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...

COUNCIL RESPONDS TO GOVERNOR’S NEW GHG TARGETS

Bay Area Council President and CEO Jim Wunderman made the following statement in response to Gov. Jerry Brown's announcement of an Executive Order ...

CONTINUING PROGRESS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ISSUES

The Bay Area Council is continuing its strong leadership on early childhood education, developing new partnerships and advocating for increased res...

Bay Area Council Statement on Gov. Brown’s New Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

The Bay Area Council today (April 29) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Jerry Brown’s announcement of an Executive Order setting...

ECONOMIC INSTITUTE’S TRACEY GROSE TO CHAIR STATE CONTROLLER’S NEW COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS

Bay Area Council Economic Institute Vice President Tracey Grose has been appointed by state Controller Betty T. Yee to chair her new Council of Eco...

COUNCIL’S ADVOCACY HELPS MOVE HEALTHCARE COST REDUCTION BILL

Important healthcare legislation the Bay Area Council has worked for the past year to pass cleared an important hurdle this week (April 20) in the ...
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