Avalos’ mandatory local hiring legislation heads to mayor’s desk December 19, 2010 - SF Bay View

Mayor Newsom has until Dec. 24 to sign historic jobs bill to put unemployed residents back to work and millions into the local economy

San Francisco – On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors once again approved Supervisor John Avalos’ landmark local hiring legislation requiring jobs for San Francisco residents on publicly-funded projects, sending the bill to Mayor Gavin Newsom’s desk for signature. Thousands of eyes watch City Hall Room 200 for a hint that Mayor Newsom will sign the law and help give the city’s unemployed a Christmas gift nearly 50 years in the making.

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Avalos to introduce scaled-back local hiring bill - Bay Citizen

Gerry Shih writes:

San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos is expected to introduce on Tuesday a scaled-back version of a mandatory local hiring bill after reaching a tentative agreement with labor unions, Avalos and a union official said Monday.

In its first year, the legislation would require construction firms contracted by San Francisco to hire at least 25 percent local residents for city jobs. The minimum would be raised by 5 percentage points every year thereafter until it is capped at 50 percent in 2016.

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