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New California Budget Deal Prioritizes Infrastructure
On June 26th, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins, and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced that they have reached an agreement on the infrastructure package

Have you listened to The Rebuild SoCal Zone Podcast this year?
Here are the top 3 most listened-to podcast episodes of The Rebuild SoCal Zone so far in 2023! #1: Our Conversation with San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman “We can’t

Governor Newsom Unveiled New Proposals for $180 Billion Infrastructure Plan
We can’t keep stalling out on critical infrastructure projects! On May 19th, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom presented an infrastructure package to a group of state legislators and signed an executive

#InfrastructureWorks: Celebrating National Infrastructure Week (May 15-19)
This week, RSCP is celebrating National Infrastructure Week (May 15-19), which promotes and celebrates our nation’s roads, rails, pipes, ports, and more. From organized labor to business sector leaders, policymakers,

Recent Weather Trends and Our Existing Infrastructure
In recognition of Earth Day, we thought it pertinent to take a deeper look into the critical relationship between weather and infrastructure. After an extremely wet winter, record amounts of

Women in Construction: Denise Cooper on Female Leadership within the Field
Denise Cooper, Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Cooper Engineering, joined us on this week’s episode of the Rebuild So Cal Podcast to discuss her decades-long career in the construction industry.

Embracing a Community with San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas
This week on the Rebuild SoCal Podcast, we were joined by San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas. Chairwoman Vargas is a first-generation immigrant and the first Latina,

Celebrating Women in Construction
March 5-11, 2023, was the 25th Annual Women in Construction (WIC) Week! RSCP celebrated over a million women who pursued impactful careers in construction and who work daily to build

Women in Construction: Teresa Stevenson Discusses how Joining the Operating Engineers was the Best Thing She Has Ever Done
Today on the Rebuild SoCal Podcast, we are joined by Teresa Stevenson, an Operating Engineer for Local 12 in San Diego. Teresa’s journey to the construction field is unique: she

Many Paths, One Mission: 2023 Women in Construction Week (WIC)
March 5-11, 2023, is the 25th Annual Women in Construction (WIC) Week! RSCP is celebrating over a million women who pursued impactful careers in construction and who work daily to

The Value of Sweat Equity in Construction with Union Laborer Charles Fair
This week on the Rebuild SoCal Podcast, we were joined by Charles Fair, a member of Laborers Local 89 in San Diego. Charles sat down with Host Jon Switalski to

Infrastructure Investments are Critical to the Health and Well-being of Our Communities
Whether it’s a natural disaster or a catastrophe stemming from human error, the communities most at risk from the negative long-term impacts are ones without robust, updated infrastructure. Interruptions to