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Tapping LA’s Rooftop Solar Potential Could Benefit City’s Most Disadvantaged Communities

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The report finds that expanding the program to 600 megawatts will help Los Angeles achieve a state mandate to generate a third of its energy from renewable resources by 2020. Areas identified as “hot spots” include the San Fernando Valley, Downtown Los Angeles and the region surrounding the Port ofLos Angeles.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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Jerry Brown fired the two state regulators who had overseen a 70 percent decline in state drilling permits since 2008, a notable turnaround for a state leader who in his first stint as governor in the 1970s pioneered many of California’s landmark environmental protection statutes. Last year, CA Gov. Barstow Casino & Resort Project.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

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He did return every summer to work on a permit as a union carpenter with his father. On a flight to Los Angeles to meet their Pan Am Industries partners for the project, Dennis had a breakthrough. . The design partners in Los Angeles loved the idea. Jenny had commissioned a well-known St.

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Job Order Contracting – Audit Results

Building Information Management

JOC permits the issuance of job orders without competition because the tasks ordered were competed as part of the original award. SFPUC also inappropriately approved 5 task orders for federally funded projects, which occurred because federal regulations contradict the expectations of the SFPUC’s commission for JOCs. OBSERVATIONS.

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Job Order Contracting – Audit Results

Building Information Management

JOC permits the issuance of job orders without competition because the tasks ordered were competed as part of the original award. SFPUC also inappropriately approved 5 task orders for federally funded projects, which occurred because federal regulations contradict the expectations of the SFPUC’s commission for JOCs. OBSERVATIONS.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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Major maritime shipping hubs including Los Angeles/Long Beach, Seattle/Tacoma and Oakland are ready to service the huge post-Panamax containers. Rail freight facilities in Los Angeles are being upgraded to make the turnaround times even faster. THE BAYONNE BRIDGE IS RISING. Photo: NJ.com.).

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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The Sunset Route, the 760-mile Union Pacific corridor between the ports of Los Angeles and El Paso, is an important transcontinental route for goods and business. The new facility will increase capacity for lifts, parking and containers as volume in this area continues to grow.