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Supervisor Avalos introduces local-hiring ordinance to phase in citywide construction hiring goals
Summary
Supervisor David Avalos introduced an ordinance to establish mandatory local-hiring targets for public works construction, proposing a phased approach starting at 30% and moving toward a 50% goal. Avalos said the measure will go through committee and that he plans an informational hearing in mid-November.
Supervisor Avalos introduced legislation to create mandatory local-hiring requirements for public-construction projects in San Francisco, proposing phased targets that would move toward a 50 percent local-hire level over time.
Avalos said the ordinance departs from the city’s current First Source hiring program, under which contractors must show good-faith efforts to meet an aspirational 50 percent local-hire goal; the new measure would create a firm, phased mandate with a proposed starting floor of 30 percent as written at…
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