Bay Area Council

Related Organizations

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Bay Area Council Housing Committee
Bay Area Council [SPONSOR]
the bay area council
Bay Area Council (Co-Sponsor
State Government Relations for the Bay Area Council
Bay Area Council (source)

Past Affiliations

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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
January 14, 2026	Sophia Quach	SB 677	Local Government	Testimony Link
January 12, 2026	Stephanie Jimenez	AB 35	Natural Resources	Testimony Link
January 6, 2026	Sophia Quach	SB 677	Housing	Testimony Link
September 10, 2025	Alex Torres		Budget and Fiscal Review	Testimony Link
September 8, 2025	Alex Torres	SB 63	Transportation	Testimony Link
July 16, 2025	Timothy Burr	SB 371	Communications and Conveyance	Testimony Link
July 16, 2025	Alex Torres	SB 371	Insurance	Testimony Link
July 16, 2025	Alex Torres	SB 53	Privacy and Consumer Protection	Testimony Link
July 14, 2025	Catherine D. Charles	SB 86	Revenue and Taxation	Testimony Link
July 1, 2025	Alicia Priego	SB 601	Judiciary	Testimony Link

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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.

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Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 667: Railroads: safety: wayside detectors.	Self	Against
SB 677: Housing development: transit-oriented development.	Self	Support
AB 1406: Attached residential condominium sales: liquidated damages.	Self	Support
AB 1421: Vehicles: Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee.	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
SB 254: Energy.	Self	Support
SB 63: San Francisco Bay area: local revenue measure: public transit funding.	Self	Support
SB 79: Housing development: transit-oriented development.	Self	Support
SB 304: Public lands: City of Oakland: Port of Oakland: uses of after-acquired lands.	Self	Support
SB 371: Transportation network companies: insurance coverage.	Self	Support

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Financials

Below is a list of financial exchanges between this organization and legislators including campaign donations, gifts, independent expenditures or travel expenses. The data covers 2015-present.

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Total org contributions to legislators from 2015-present

$500

Giver	Given By	Receiver	Transaction Type	Date	Amount
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
Bay Area Council	Bay Area Council	Scott Wiener	Gift	Mar 14, 2023	$100