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Brightline Succeeds In "Putting Local Hire To Work"
Supervisors Avalos and Kim Join Community Advocates, Labor Leaders, City Officials, Social Justice Activists, and Workers in Celebrating Historic Achievement; Mayor Lee Declares "Brightline Defense Project Day"...
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City's Landmark Solar Program on Life Support
Mon, Feb 25, 2013 | Renewable Energy
Clean Energy And Local Job Advocates Urged To Call The SFPUC At (415) 554-3155 And Say "I Support GoSolarSF"
Since 2008, San Francisco’s successful GoSolarSF program has enabled over 2,000 homeowners, tenants, businesses, and nonprofits to put solar panels on their roof, dramatically increasing the supply...
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Warriors, SF Agree to Local Hire on New Arena
Mon, Nov 19, 2012 | Local Hiring
Community Groups And Labor Unions Join Mayor Lee In Signing Historic Letter Of Commitment
(photos by Solomon So, APRI)
San Francisco's successful Local Hiring Policy for Construction applies to billions of d...
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Brightline Joins LiUNA for Yes on 30, No on 32, and Yes on 39!
Mon, Nov 05, 2012 | Local Hiring
Workers Rally And Mobilize To Support Schools, Protect Working Families, And Promote Clean Energy JobsOAKLAND, CA, November 5, 2012--This past weekend, over five hundred men and women from Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA) locals across the Bay Area came together in support ...
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Community Groups Rally to Support Warriors Arena
Wed, Oct 17, 2012 | Local Hiring
Workers and Advocates Highlight Opportunity to Bring Basketball and Thousands of Good-Paying Jobs to San Francisco by 2017
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 17, 2012--After several months of discussions about plans to build a
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Glimmer Of Sunlight Enters Gloomy SF Solar Debate
Mon, Jul 16, 2012 | Renewable Energy
Mayor Lee Instructs SFPUC To Find Additional GoSolarSF Funding, Environmental And Cleantech Leaders Hopeful For Positive News
Mayor Ed Lee has joined efforts to restore devastating budget cuts to San Francisco's successful GoSolarSF program.
After hearing from hundreds of members of the Bay Area S...
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Popular SF Solar Program Faces Uncertain Future
Fri, Jul 06, 2012 | Renewable Energy
City Leaders Have Short Window To Restore Devastating Budget Cuts
By any measurement, San Francisco’s GoSolarSF program has been an incredible success.
Since 2008, the City’s solar rebate has leveraged state and federal incentives to as...
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'Local Hire' Doing Its Job
Wed, Mar 28, 2012 | Local Hiring
Local Participation On Taxpayer-Funded Construction Up 70% Since City Abandoned "Good Faith Efforts" In Favor Of Community Hiring Requirements
Yesterday, Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor John Avalos released
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Brightline Publishes "Putting Local Hire To Work"
Mon, Mar 05, 2012 | Local Hiring
Brightline has published a report on the hard work that led to the creation and passage of San Francisco's landmark Local Hiring Policy for Construction. "Putting Local Hire To Work" documents three years of policy advocacy and co...
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America's Cup "Good Faith" Jobs Plan Debate at SF City Hall
Thu, Feb 02, 2012 | Local Hiring
Community Groups and Building Trade Unions Secure Prevailing Wage Requirements, Press For Local Hiring Commitment
Those in search of further evidence of the death of “good faith efforts” local hiring in San Francisco need look no further than
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2011 YEAR IN REVIEW
Tue, Jan 03, 2012 | Local Hiring
As the year 2011 comes to a close, we find ourselves reflecting on Brightline's efforts this year to protect and empower vulnerable communities.
Just one year ago, we successfully concluded two campaigns that have been core Brightline efforts since our founding in 2006:
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SF Community Jobs Campaign
Reforming San Francisco's "good faith" local hiring policies in order to guarantee community access to good-paying, high quality blue-collar and green-collar jobs.
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Solar Power Is For Everyone
Advocating programs and policies that advance solar power and expand support for solar to underrepresented communities that stand to benefit most from renewable energy.
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Green Jobs For Communities
Working to create green employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged residents, particularly in communities historically burdened by dirty power plants.
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How To Stop A Power Plant
Shutting down Southeast San Francisco's Potrero Power Plant without building new dirty power plants to replace it.
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