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The regional planning board responsible for the infrastructure needs of San Diego County voted Friday to open negotiations with local labor leaders for an agreement that would ensure construction workers on future projects are paid union wages.
By a vote of 11-7, the board of directors of the San Diego Association of Governments, or SANDAG, agreed to enter into exclusive talks with the San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council to adopt a “community benefits agreement.”
If adopted later this year, the community benefits agreement could affect billions of dollars in future transportation and other projects proposed by SANDAG, the regional board representing San Diego County and its 18 cities.
Vietnam War veteran from Hilo who died of COVID-19 to be honored | Event Link
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Last year, 27 lives were claimed by a COVID-19 outbreak at the Yukio Okutsu State Veteran’s Home in Hilo. Among them was Melvin “Mike” Tomita, the sixth resident to die of the virus. Tomita s family remembers him as a generous cook, who loved talking story and playing music. The decorated Vietnam War veteran s story will be part of a National Day of Remembrance event tomorrow, honoring nursing home lives lost during this pandemic.
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The Honolulu rail, planned to stretch from Kapolei to Ala Moana, is projected to cost $12.4 billion more than triple the 2008 projection of $4 billion. While the project faces funding shortfalls and numerous delays, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation has been trying to reach the literal and figurative finish line.
The Conversation spoke to a number of government officials, critics and organizations about the state of the rail.
HART rail document reveals 27 alternative plans to complete project - May 10, 2021 | Full Article
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A public records request from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii uncovered a rail report that the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit tried to keep confidential. In it was an analysis of 27 alternatives to the original plan including an underground tunnel and shifting the line to Nimitz Highway.
Indigenous solutions to climate change | Event Link
Scientists are calling for the need to cut our global emissions by 2030 in order to avoid climate catastrophe. They say we’re running out of time to come up with new ways to live sustainably. The U.S. National Science Foundation sponsored a 3-day virtual workshop that kicks off Thursday to come up with solutions. Kelsey Amos, Chief Operating Officer of educational nonprofit Purple Maiʻa, spoke with The Conversation’s Savannah Harriman-Pote about biocultural solutions.
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