ADVOCATING FOR THE INDUSTRY


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among other things. What remains to be seen is how much more progressive of an agenda the Governor will pursue. With a record number of executive


orders issued in a single year, Newsom has already issued a moratorium on executions, closed two prisons, sought the ban of oil extraction by 2045, banned the sale of gas-powered cars after 2035, enacted rent control, and the like. What remains to be done, on the insistence of his supporters and allies, is support new taxes, enact single-payer health care, legislatively end the death penalty, and replace police with mental health professionals, to name just a few proposals. Specific to the construction


industry, Newsom has already attempted to leverage SB 1 funding for his environmental priorities. Having faced opposition from the construction industry in his original iterations, the most recent scheme


to direct this funding is the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infra- structure (CAPTI) policy adopted by the California State Transportation Agency.


For better or worse, the state remains firmly in the hands of Democrats.


Tough adopted as policy prior


to becoming Governor, Newsom’s administration continues to work towards the reduction of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT); VMT reduction is now a significant factor in environ- mental impact reports. Tese efforts, of course, limit resources and funding for significant capital improvement projects in the public and private arena. All of which falls in line with the goals expressed by those who advocate for


zero growth and the environment over expansion of the economy. When California voters passed


Proposition 28 in 2012, they relaxed term limits by allowing legislators to serve up to 12 years in either or both chambers of the legislature. Te intention was to prevent the persistent rigmarole associated with term limits and constant campaigning. While this change has provided more stability in the legislature, it has created an opportunity to bring in a new cohort of legislators. While it does not appear that


Democrats will lose their grip over governing the state, the 2022 and 2024 election cycle will bring new opportunities to serve as a check to the Governor’s office with new policy- makers in the Legislature. Which is to say, AGC members and its advocates continue to have the opportunity to educate and inform these new faces as the voice of the industry. 


Laborers’


 Union of


SKILLED, TRAINED, SAFE


          


 


HOURS OF TRAINING


443,488


3,114 CLASSES PERFORMED


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APPRENTICESHIP GRADUATES


31,679 STUDENTS TAUGHT


Oscar De La Torre


Northern California District Council of Laborers


(925) 469-6800 Jon P. Preciado


Southern California District Council of Laborers


(626) 350-6900 California Constructor North America


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