Government Relations

Youngsters and families throughout the Bay Area and California got welcome news this week with the announcement by the White House that the Golden ...

Fresh from his election victory, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee spoke enthusiastically at the Council’s Board of Directors meeting on Thursday about ...

In a big win for the Bay Area, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday awarded a $5 million grant to a group of public age...

Sure we are just one region in a big country, but the Bay Area Council justifiably celebrated its contributions pushing the rock up the hill to sec...

A Council delegation traveling to Washington D.C., this week enjoyed access to top White House officials and Congressional and Senate leaders on a ...

Jobs, high speed rail and CEQA reform were among the hot topics during the Bay Area Council’s successful Sacramento Day visit this past Monday. T...

The Bay Area Council heartily applauded Governor Jerry Brown’s appointment this week of Michael Rossi as California jobs czar. “It’s hard to ...

Four little letters, so much headache. CEQA, or the California Environmental Quality Act, has been on the Bay Area Council's wish list for reform ...

This week, despite the mixed results of the state budget, the Council celebrated some big victories when funds for the statewide education data sys...

Senator Mark Leno, Chair of the Senate Budget Committee visited the Bay Area Council on Friday to talk about the current status of budget negotiati...