The Education Report “Emerging Oakland businesses” to get a larger piece of school construction funds

The Education Report

“Emerging Oakland businesses” to get a larger piece of school construction funds

By Katy Murphy
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 at 8:41 pm in finances
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The Oakland school board just approved a new (renegotiated) Project Labor Agreement for its Measure A and B-funded construction bond projects, a move that should give more jobs and apprenticeships to Oakland residents and businesses.

Under the old PLA, the school district was only able to earmark $400,000 of bond proceeds for small, local businesses, and contractors were allowed to use 10 of their own employees before hiring locally, General Counsel Jackie Minor said.

The new PLA increases the “carve-out” — bond money the school district can direct