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New $400 Million Federal Courthouse Planned For Downtown L.A.
Comments (3) | Barbara Boxer, construction, Downtown LA, Federal Courthouse, General Services Administration, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Los Angeles federal courthouse (photo courtesy of Creative Commons).
New courthouse will create more than 10,000 jobs.
Read more...Despite Construction Industry's Nosedive, Trades Promoted As Career Option
Comments (1) | a.b. miller high school, amy vasquez-webb, center for policy initiatives, construction, corrine wilson, Emmanuel De La Rosa, fontana, hands-on training, inland empire, lattc, Los Angeles, los angeles jobs, los angeles trade jobs, masonry industry training association, occupational training, real estate, Southern California, vocational education
Bricklaying is a career option few hear of today. One teacher's quest to change that.
Read more...Where Did Los Angeles' Day Laborers Come From?
Comments (1) | art zepeda, carcen day labor program, carlos vareli, city of los angeles, construction, day labor research institute, downtown community jobs center, economic downturn, Faces of L.A.’s Jobless: A Neon Tommy Special Report, home dept, LA, Los Angeles, los angeles day labor, los angeles day laborers, los angeles economy, los angeles jobs, los angeles recovery, lynn svensson, michael kembe, mike kembe, oscar chavez, real estate, recession
Michael Kembe can't even find a job washing dishes. Oscar Chavez has too much pride to return home to Mexico.
Read more...Illusions Of The American Dream Remain For Day Laborers
Comments (1) | art zepeda, carcen day labor program, carlos vareli, city of los angeles, construction, day labor research institute, downtown community jobs center, economic downturn, Faces of L.A.’s Jobless: A Neon Tommy Special Report, home dept, LA, Los Angeles, los angeles day labor, los angeles day laborers, los angeles economy, los angeles jobs, los angeles recovery, lynn svensson, real estate, recession
Experts say L.A.'s thousands of day laborers will be the last to feel recovery.
Read more...USC Construction Plans Tap Into Issues Of Gentrification, Ousting Of Low-Income Community Residents
Comments (0) | afforable housing, community, construction, Development, displacement, enterprise study, evictions, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, master plan, South L.A., Southern California, student, unidad, USC
USC argues that the Master Plan would deter, not encourage, gentrification. (Photo from University Village Website)
USC development has caused displacement in the past.
Read more...L.A. Construction Jobs Hiring Treated As Social Obligation
Comments (0) | California, community, construction, district 2, Los Angeles, Nathan covington, PVJOBS, supervisor mark ridley-thomas, unemployment
Amidst a construction slump, PVJOBS continues to employ. (Creative Commons)
PVJOBS puts "at risk" adults to work.
Read more...LACCD Defends Construction Contracting Methods
Comments (0) | construction, cost, LACCD, Los Angeles and Region, multiplier system, times accusations
The Los Angeles Community College District defends itself against accusations made by a Times article.
Read more...Transit Center Renovation Disrupts Downtown Compton
Delays in construction cause headaches, but authorities expect the new center to help revitalize the neighborhood.Read more...
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