Los Angeles Green Building Retrofit Ordinance Slated for 2009 Retrofit of Municipal Buildings

The Green building retrofit policy being considered by the Los Angeles City Council includes votech worker training that will be provided by the local community colleges and the City of Los Angeles.

Green For All and their alliances have produced a number of useful resources to help people understand and apply the federal recovery and stimulus funding. These resources include a User's Guide to the Recovery Package and a Green Recovery For All Action Toolkit.

California Resources for Green Jobs Training and Creation

Green Collar Blog: Apollo Alliance www.greencollarblog.org/apollo_alliance

The Green College Initiative @ Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. www.lattc.edu

Green Jobs in California. UC Berkeley Labor Center, 2008. laborcenter.berkeley.edu

Support Green Jobs Investment in California. www.ellabakercenter.org

OC to Offer ‘Green Collar’ Job Training for New Veterans. www.kitsapsun.com

California’s Edge: Keeping California Competitive and Creating Opportunity – 2006

EDGE Perspective on Green Collar Jobs – Short Article, 2008 California's EDGE (Education, Diversity, Growth in the www.californiaedgecampaign.org

Greater Sacramento Region Solar Industry & Workforce Study – Key Findings California Community College Centers of Excellence www.coeccc.net

Emerging Industry & Occupations Report – Solar Study, 2008 California Community College Center of Excellence www.sdicregionalconsortium.org

Green Affordable Housing Green California Summit and Exposition www.green-technology.org

Water Efficiency Technology in the Plumbing Sector California Community College Center of Excellence www.coeccc.net