How union rule crimps California housing development
A builder in a wealthy Bay Area community agreed to a strict union-hiring standard to take advantage of a new housing law. Then it tried to change the deal
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A builder in a wealthy Bay Area community agreed to a strict union-hiring standard to take advantage of a new housing law. Then it tried to change the deal
The union Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council has endorsed Becker for mayor over incumbent Gillmor.
The Santa Clara mayor's property management company and a local school district might have violated labor laws by failing to pay prevailing wages to contractors at an affordable housing site for teachers.
Are robot-made ‘printed’ buildings a solution to Bay Area housing crisis? By Ethan Baron, The Mercury News Published: January 18, 2021, 6:00am Share: 3 Photos Mighty Buildings Chief Operating Officer Alexey Dubov poses for a photograph at their facility in Oakland, California, on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. The venture capital-funded startup is making 3D printed home components from plastic polymer and minerals. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group/TNS) Photo Gallery In a cavernous warehouse near the Oakland Coliseum, a 3D printer extrudes a secret blend of minerals and plas...
One startup is hoping that its 3D-printed dwellings will play a part in the battle for affordable housing by making shelter quicker and more affordably than other options on the market.