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The city of Los Angeles, according to former Richard Riordan is going to admit it is bankrupt in 2-4 years--by then they will be forced to, since they will no longer be able to pay for the cost of government.
LA will go the way of Camden, New Jersey, firing half the police and firefighters, and still not be able to pay off the pension crisis Some ideas work on a local level. Berkeley works all projects of $1 million or more to have Berkeley, or at least Bay Area workers involved.
Sounds good.
"Under the three-year agreement, signed by the city, the Alameda Building Trades Council and 22 other trade organizations, projects contracted out by the city worth more than $1 million must have 30% of total labor hours prioritized to Berkeley workers first — union or non-union. If Berkeley workers cannot fill the requirement, workers located within the East Bay Green Corridor gain priority; the Green Corridor was established in 2007 and takes in UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the cities of Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, Emeryville, Alameda, Albany, El Cerrito and San Leandro. Finally, if no workers can be found at either of those levels, a search throughout all of Alameda County comes next before a contractor can bring in out-of-county help."
Eventually this will slow down work while workers are located.
Worse, if this policy goes statewide, you can be assured workers will have several "legal" residences in the State, and fraud will flourish liked marijuana.
This is cute by half. Nice in the short run, well meaning, just another silly government response to a problem that does not exist. All Americans should be allowed to compete for jobs--regardless of legal residence., unfunded health liabilities and the interest on bonds.
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LA will go the way of Camden, New Jersey, firing half the police and firefighters, and still not be able to pay off the pension crisis Some ideas work on a local level. Berkeley works all projects of $1 million or more to have Berkeley, or at least Bay Area workers involved.
Sounds good.
"Under the three-year agreement, signed by the city, the Alameda Building Trades Council and 22 other trade organizations, projects contracted out by the city worth more than $1 million must have 30% of total labor hours prioritized to Berkeley workers first — union or non-union. If Berkeley workers cannot fill the requirement, workers located within the East Bay Green Corridor gain priority; the Green Corridor was established in 2007 and takes in UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the cities of Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, Emeryville, Alameda, Albany, El Cerrito and San Leandro. Finally, if no workers can be found at either of those levels, a search throughout all of Alameda County comes next before a contractor can bring in out-of-county help."
Eventually this will slow down work while workers are located.
Worse, if this policy goes statewide, you can be assured workers will have several "legal" residences in the State, and fraud will flourish liked marijuana.
This is cute by half. Nice in the short run, well meaning, just another silly government response to a problem that does not exist. All Americans should be allowed to compete for jobs--regardless of legal residence., unfunded health liabilities and the interest on bonds.
More...