Monterey County Funding Scheme by Local Politician Promises PLA in Exchange for $25 Million
California State Assemblymember Luis Alejo is nothing if not persistent. And now that he is termed out of office and in search of more government employment we can add desperate as well. What is he desperate to do? He wants very badly to have a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) placed on a wild idea of a project that is probably never going to get funded let alone built in the first place. The Monterey County Interlake Tunnel idea has a great deal of opposition, no money to pay for it yet, and a myriad of regulatory hurdles to get over before it ever gets going. But that's not stopping Alejo. You can read in detail what exactly is going on here by reading
Kevin Dayton's latest Union Watch article on this now $68 million scheme.
The PLA discussion will take place today at 1:30pm at the Monterey County Board of Supervisors meeting. We would appreciate you contacting the Supervisors to let them know what you think of PLAs. They can be reached here.
National School District in San Diego County Latest Target for PLA Proponents
There may be only $8 million left to spend of the NSD's $26 million
Measure N construction bond but that's not stopping desperate big labor special interests from trying to place it under a PLA.
Tomorrow the school board will
discuss the issue at 6:30 pm.
We are asking area contractors to do two things:
1. Email the school board today and express both your opposition to the PLA and tell them that you won't bid any project with one. The board can be contacted
here.
2. Show up at the meeting to speak publicly about your opposition. (see meeting details below)
Meeting Details
When:
Wednesday, February 10th at 6pm Where: District Administration Building, Board Room
1500 N Avenue, National City
Martinez Unified School District Bids Project PLA-Free
The race to see how much money can be wasted and how many workers can be excluded from working on their projects is now fully underway at the Sweetwater Union High School District.
California High Speed Rail Project Receives Even More Bad News
Behind schedule to even break ground let alone build anything, having only "acquired" about 60% of the land they need to build on, and still not having anywhere near the money they need to build the project, the California High Speed Rail Authority is now back in court. The latest lawsuit brought by Central Valley land owners and farmers is challenging the Authority's promises made to voters back in 2008. You can read more about this fiasco
in this AP story and keep up on all the goings on at our website
www.californiahighspeedrailscam.com.
