JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
IN EVERY ISSUE
2 MOVING MOUNTAINS Moving Forward Together in a Year of Opportunity
12 6 INSPIRING PROJECT Southern California Fire Cleanup
Effort Unites Contractors Over 100 contractors and subcontractors and more than 4,000 construction workers took part in the fastest wildfire cleanup response in USACE history, demonstrating what can be accomplished by working together towards a common good.
BY CAROL EATON 12 INSPIRING PROGRAM
Laborers’ Program at Santa Rita Jail Offers Inmates a Second Chance
for Success Since 2024, more than 120 inmates at the Alameda County Santa Rita jail have gained hands-on construction skills thanks to a groundbreaking preapprenticeship program by the Laborers Training & Retraining Trust Fund for Northern California.
BY CAROL EATON 20 REVIEW AND FORECAST
California Construction in 2026: Navigating a Slower, Uneven
Recovery Te state’s construction industry faces another year of uneven growth, as impacts from tariffs, the overall economy, and labor availability pose formidable challenges for California and the nation in the year ahead.
BY MACRINA WILKINS, AGC OF AMERICA
4 ADVOCATING FOR THE INDUSTRY California Faces Challenging 2026-27 Budget
SHORT SUBJECTS 23 MAKING MOVES 24 BUILDING YOUR NETWORK 25 LEARN, ENGAGE & GROW
16 INSPIRING INDIVIDUAL & COMPANY
Accurate Firestop Exec Helping Lead Legacy Family Subcontracting
Company into the Future Gabrielle Divers, Accurate Firestop’s general manager, is on track to succeed her father as president when he retires in a few years. She shares her vision for the company and her journey in the construction industry.
BY CAROL EATON
CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTOR JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026
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