Government Relations

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Interest Growing in Economic Recovery Bond

California cities, counties and school districts could avoid drastic cuts to vital public services under a proposal by Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wun...
Council Engaging National Effort to Save Thousands of Nonprofits Excluded from CARES Act image

Council Engaging National Effort to Save Thousands of Nonprofits Excluded from CARES Act

Thousands of civic and community benefit organizations across the country employing almost 1.4 million people were wrongly excluded from the first ...
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Four Straight: Council’s Wunderman Named to Capitol Top 100

Reflecting the Bay Area Council’s continuing strong influence in Sacramento, CEO Jim Wunderman was again named to the prestigious Capitol Weekly ...
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Heavy Hitters Convene in Sacramento to Talk Housing Solutions

On Wednesday, the Bay Area Council’s Housing Committee convened in Sacramento to hear from the housing champions of the legislature, as well as s...
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Council Advocates for Higher Education Funding in State Budget

Education is critical in preparing California’s workforce for current and future jobs. That’s why the Bay Area Council is sounding the alarm on...
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Council to D.C.: Release $1.25 Billion BART Funding

A deadly accident this week that shut down the upper deck of the Bay Bridge, wreaking havoc during peak commute hours, highlighted the importance o...
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Council Advocates for Key Issues in D.C.

Restoring funding for high speed rail, easing U.S.-China trade tensions and reversing elements of recent tax reform that punish California were amo...
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Senate Clean Drinking Water Proposal Gets Councils Nod

The Bay Area Council Water and Climate Resilience Committee met on Tuesday to vet competing proposals in the state Assembly and Senate to solve Cal...

Bay Area Council Names Its 2019 Regionalist of the Year

The Bay Area Council applauds Bay Area legislators for their hard work in advancing policies in the Capital to improve our region. Each year at its...
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Top Elected, Government Leaders Hear from Council Members during Sacramento Advocacy Day

More than 60 Bay Area Council members led by Board Chairman Bernard J. Tyson, Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, traveled to Sacramento on Mond...
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