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Local Organizations Working Together to Get Community Back on Their Feet
LIVERMORE, Calif., December 4, 2020— Associated Builders and Contractors Northern California (ABC NorCal) has joined Goodwill of Silicon Valley to assist with the newly formed Work Experience
Local Organizations Working Together to Get Community Back on Their Feet
LIVERMORE, Calif., December 4, 2020— Associated Builders and Contractors Northern California (ABC NorCal) has joined Goodwill of Silicon Valley to assist with the newly formed Work Experience
What Does a Coronavirus Test Cost? It Depends Where You Go
Covid-19 tests are supposed to be free for anyone who has insurance, but unexpected bills from doctors’ offices and hospitals remain a big concern, researchers say. Employers who want to prevent outbreaks among their employees are increasingly paying for tests, and some say those expenses are only growing.
“Affordable Housing” Could Actually Be Affordable with CEQA Reform
Yet again, California is ranked the #1 most expensive state to live in America for 2020. And while taxes and childcare costs are also in the top five in the nation, it is housing costs that really stand out. Rent and mortgage payments run an average of $3,000 per month, nearly seventy percent higher than the national average, and this covers the entire state. Major cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco come with even higher price tags. Taken together, it is clear to see that California has an affordable housing problem.
Employers Eye COVID-19 Testing to Keep People Working, Safely
Michele Daugherty, president and CEO of the Northern California chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, gets covid19 testing done at a North Highlands site her organization set up to test construction workers.
Governor’s Business & Job Recovery Task Force Should Give an Equal Chance to All Qualified Workers
As the California Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery meets to formulate plans to restore and rebuild the state’s economy, it should remember Gov. Gavin Newsom’s official slogan: “California for All.”
The state recognized construction as an essential business and California needs all hands to help rebuild the state as quickly as possible. When it comes to actual building of hospitals, housing, police and fire stations, transportation and government funded building projects, a thumb should not be put on the scale to favor one trained and educated building group over another.
Capitol Weekly Podcast with Michele Daugherty
As California looks at loosening some restrictions on non-essential businesses, one business has been going about their work as best they can all along: the construction industry.
Updated COVID-19 shelter-in-place guidelines set to shutdown many Contra Costa County construction projects
Many, if not most construction projects in Contra Costa County will come to a halt because of updated shelter-in-place guidelines about what constitutes an essential business amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
ABC NorCal COVID 19 Safety Video
Workforce Development Manager Sergio Cortez discusses safety tips for COVID-19