Governor Gavin Newson was proud to announce that in just 18 months the California State Building Trades Affiliates working with experts from around the world designed and built the San Quentin Learning Center as the first in a series of updates to implement a new model of criminal justice focused on accountability, education, rehabilitation, and reentry. Once home to California’s death chamber and a symbol of an outdated, cruel system, the three buildings at the learning center are the physical embodiment of the new California Learning & Rehabilitation Model.

This new construction is first in a series of updates to implement a new model of criminal justice focused on accountability, education, rehabilitation, and reentry. Once home to California’s death chamber and a symbol of an outdated, cruel system, the three buildings at the learning center are the physical embodiment of the California Model.

The North Bay Building Trades will be building the San Geronimo headquarters facility that will become the heart of Marin firefighting resources. The project will be replacing most of the functions currently based at the aging Woodacre site. It will support everything from emergency response to firefighter training and Special Operations. With about 25,000 square feet of planned space, the new station will give us room to include modern safety features, space for the firefighting fleet of vehicles and equipment & also living quarters for our firefighters. This 80 million Dollar project will provide apprenticeship and training opportunities for the North Bay Build Crafts as we build for the 21^st century.

 

The North Bay Trades Introduction Program, which prepares people for construction apprenticeships, celebrated its 29th graduating class December 20, 2024. This class was the largest cohort yet of nearly 10 years of operation for NB TIP, a state registered pre-apprenticeship program.

The event, with about 80 in attendance (including 24 of 28 graduates) was hosted at the UA Local 38 Plumbers and Steamfitters facility in Santa Rosa, and featured speakers including NB TIP staff, Santa Rosa’s inspirational incoming Vice Mayor Eddie Alvarez, and elected student speaker Brian Sears, who may very well become a paid Boilermaker apprentice by the time this story is published.

More than just a class, NB TIP is a non-profit affiliated with the North Bay Building and Construction Trades Council, working to serve communities in six North Bay counties, conducting its trainings around the area to do so.

Our next class will start in late January in Novato. Anyone Interested can register online at www.learnaconstructionjob.org by January 15, 2025, to learn more through an orientation meeting and decide if this may be for you.

With the passage of the Petaluma School Bond Measures there will be a major upgrade for new and existing facilities.

This is a huge Victory for Petaluma students, their families, and our community!

The North Bay Building and Construction Trades Council’s 2024 Holiday Party was a wonderful event and celebration. Thank you Delegates and Elected Officials for attending!