Bay Area Council

Related Organizations

Data about an organization is collected from a variety of government sources and there is no standardized name or common identifier across data sources. Digital Democracy experts make judgments about which entries are related, such as an organization that has various spellings or a corporation and its affiliates. Those relationships are used to determine financial contributions and advocacy on legislation. Below are the entities that Digital Democracy has linked to the organization above:

Bay Area Council Housing Committee
Bay Area Council [SPONSOR]
the bay area council
Barnabas Charity Outreach, Inc. Bay Area Council
Bay Area Council (Co-Sponsor
State Government Relations for the Bay Area Council
BAY AREA COUNCIL CANDIDATES
BAY AREA COUNCIL CANDIDATE
Bay Area Council (source)
Bay Area Council, unless amended
BAY AREA COUNCIL CANDIDATE PAC
BAY AREA COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
BAY AREA COUNCIL CANDIDATES PAC
BAY AREA COUNCIL PAC
BAY AREA COUNCIL, INC.

Past Affiliations

Year:

Known Affiliations

Lobbying Representations

This list shows when this lobbyist testified in a hearing, who they were representing and which bill was involved. The data covers 2015-18 and 2023-present.

Date	Lobbyist	Bill	Hearing	Testimony
June 3, 2026	Monica Salas	AB 402	Education	Testimony Link
April 29, 2026	Sophia Quach	SB 1361	Local Government	Testimony Link
April 22, 2026	Steven Stenzler	SB 417	Housing and Community Development	Testimony Link
April 22, 2026	Steven Stenzler	AB 2748	Housing and Community Development	Testimony Link
April 22, 2026	Steven Stenzler	AB 1732	Housing and Community Development	Testimony Link
April 22, 2026	Steven Stenzler	AB 2252	Housing and Community Development	Testimony Link
April 22, 2026	Catherine D. Charles	AB 2576	Local Government	Testimony Link
April 21, 2026	Steven Stenzler	SB 1361	Housing	Testimony Link
April 21, 2026	Sophia Quach	SB 887	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
April 21, 2026	Monica Salas	SB 1246	Judiciary	Testimony Link

Showing 1-10 of 121 rows

Bill Alignment

Bill Alignments represents this person's position on legislation and, where it applies, the organization they were representing. These positions are captured from in-person testimony and written positions that have been submitted to committees. The data covers 2015-18 and 2023-present.

Year:

Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 947: Employment: automated decision systems.	Self	Against
SB 1306: Controlled substances: gamma-butyrolactone.	Self	Support
SB 457: Housing element compliance: committed assistance: in-kind services: realistic capacity formula.	Self	Support
AB 1621: Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.	Self	Support
AB 2005: Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy.	Self	Support
AB 35: Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria.	Self	Support
AB 412: Generative artificial intelligence: training data: copyrighted materials.	Self	Against
SB 899: Fire prevention: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: wildfire smoke.	Self	Support
SB 963: California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development permits: appeal: de novo review.	Self	Support
AB 939: Housing development: density bonuses: affordability of for-sale units.	Self	Support

Showing 1-10 of 112 rows

Financials

Below is a list of financial exchanges between this organization and legislators including campaign donations, gifts, independent expenditures or travel expenses.

Current Legislator:

Transaction Type:

Time Period:

Total org contributions to legislators from All

$20,865.19

Giver	Given By	Receiver	Transaction Type	Date	Amount
Bay Area Council	BAY AREA COUNCIL CANDIDATE PAC	Josh Becker	Candidate Donations	Nov 13, 2025	$2,000
Bay Area Council	BAY AREA COUNCIL CANDIDATE PAC	Timothy Grayson	Candidate Donations	Oct 7, 2025	$2,000
Bay Area Council	BAY AREA COUNCIL CANDIDATE PAC	Timothy Grayson	Candidate Donations	Oct 24, 2024	$2,000
Bay Area Council	BAY AREA COUNCIL CANDIDATE PAC	Josh Newman	Candidate Donations	Oct 15, 2024	$2,500
Bay Area Council	BAY AREA COUNCIL CANDIDATE PAC	Catherine Stefani	Candidate Donations	Oct 10, 2024	$2,500
Bay Area Council	BAY AREA COUNCIL CANDIDATES PAC	Anamarie Farias	Candidate Donations	Oct 9, 2024	$1,000
Bay Area Council	BAY AREA COUNCIL CANDIDATE PAC	Jesse Arreguin	Candidate Donations	Oct 8, 2024	$3,000
Bay Area Council	BAY AREA COUNCIL CANDIDATE PAC	Christopher Cabaldon	Candidate Donations	Oct 7, 2024	$2,000
Bay Area Council	Bay Area Council	Timothy Grayson	Gift	Dec 5, 2023	$150
Bay Area Council	Bay Area Council	Scott Wiener	Gift	Dec 5, 2023	$250