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C REATING G REEN J OBS IN L OS A NGELES Connecting Inner-City Communities & Incumbent Workers to the Green Economy Joanna Lee, SCOPE CA WIB Green Collar Jobs Council – April 27, 2009

Grassroots Organization (AGENDA) Regional Alliances (Los Angeles Metropolitan Alliance) Strategic Research and Analysis Training and Capacity Building Civic Participation State and National Alliances and Networks Ending Structural Barriers to social and economic opportunities for poor and working communities

LOS ANGELES APOLLO ALLIANCE MISSION The mission of the Los Angeles Apollo Alliance is to build a broad-based constituency in support of a sustainable, equitable and clean energy economy that will: • Create quality jobs for low-income people of color • Create healthier and safer communities, and • Promote community-based land use planning and economic development. Through policy alternatives, organizing, and on the ground results , we are demonstrating that a socially-just, environmentally-sustainable and economically-prosperous future is attainable. CURRENT LOS ANGELES APOLLO ALLIANCE SUPPORTERS COMMUNITY LABOR ENVIRONMENT ADVISORS AGENDA Denise Fairchild AFSCME District Audubon Center at Debs Dan Flaming Communities for a Better Council 36 Park Environment Andy Lipkis IBEW Local 11 Center for Energy Efficiency Mary Luevano Community Coalition and Renewable IBEW Local 18-LADWP Technologies Jerilyn Lopez-Mendoza Joint Training Institute East LA Community Corporation Victor Narro Coalition for Clean Air Korean Resource Center Laborers Local 300 Manuel Pastor Environmental Defense – LA Legal Aid Foundation of Los LA County Federation Bharat Patel Office Angeles of Labor Alex Paxton Physicians for Social Los Angeles Alliance for a New Painters District Teresa Sanchez Responsibility - LA Economy Council 36 David Sickler Sierra Club – Angeles Silverlake-Hollywood-Echo Park P.I.P.E. Trust Fund Bruce Stenslie Chapter Metro Alliance SEIU Local 721 Anthony Thigpenn Trust for Public Land – LA Strategic Action for a Just Jennifer Wolch UCLA Labor Center Economy Goetz Wolff

AUGUST 16, 2006 LA APOLLO LAUNCH

LOS ANGELES APOLLO ALLIANCE MISSION The mission of the Los Angeles Apollo Alliance is to build a broad-based constituency in support of a sustainable, equitable and clean energy economy that will: • Create quality jobs for low-income people of color • Create healthier and safer communities, and • Promote community-based land use planning and economic development. Through policy alternatives, organizing, and on the ground results , we are demonstrating that a socially-just, environmentally-sustainable and economically-prosperous future is attainable. CURRENT LOS ANGELES APOLLO ALLIANCE SUPPORTERS COMMUNITY LABOR ENVIRONMENT ADVISORS AGENDA Denise Fairchild AFSCME District Audubon Center at Debs Dan Flaming Communities for a Better Council 36 Park Environment Andy Lipkis IBEW Local 11 Center for Energy Efficiency Mary Luevano Community Coalition and Renewable IBEW Local 18-LADWP Technologies Jerilyn Lopez-Mendoza Joint Training Institute East LA Community Corporation Victor Narro Coalition for Clean Air Korean Resource Center Laborers Local 300 Manuel Pastor Environmental Defense – LA Legal Aid Foundation of Los LA County Federation Bharat Patel Office Angeles of Labor Alex Paxton Physicians for Social Los Angeles Alliance for a New Painters District Teresa Sanchez Responsibility - LA Economy Council 36 David Sickler Sierra Club – Angeles Silverlake-Hollywood-Echo Park P.I.P.E. Trust Fund Bruce Stenslie Chapter Metro Alliance SEIU Local 721 Anthony Thigpenn Trust for Public Land – LA Strategic Action for a Just Jennifer Wolch UCLA Labor Center Economy Goetz Wolff

SHAPING AN EQUITABLE GREEN ECONOMY IN LOS ANGELES RENEW LA LA RIVER LEED MILLION TREES LAX 20% EXPANSION RENEWABLE $4 billion TRUCK 710 ORGANIZIN EXPANSION G LA PORT EXPANSION

CITY GREEN RETROFIT & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Green City Buildings: Ensure holistic greening of Policy Objectives existing buildings An LA City Strategy to Invest in the Inner city: Prioritize greening in revitalize public historically disinvested inner city communities & buildings, parks & provide employment opportunities for hiring inner city open space to address communities for jobs poverty in inner city communities Training Pipeline: Ensure pathways to jobs through training and placement & pathways toward career ladders Green purchasing: Ensure quality green products are being used & purchased locally Sustainable funding: Creating a funding mechanism and sources Broad governance: Ensure diverse stakeholders from city & community maintain accountability & oversight

WHY GREEN BUILDING? Green Building is gaining momentum in Los Angeles and Training Time Required for Occupations in Building the nation through standards and Retrofitting incentives Operations Managers Civil Engeneers Architects Green Building stimulates local Construction & Building Inspectors manufacturing of green Construction Managers First-Line Supervisors building-related materials Drafters Sheet Metal Workers Plumers & Pipefitters Electricians Creates career jobs in a broad Carpenters range of occupations and Roofers Insulation Workers industries with entry-level union Glaziers Plasterers & Stucco Masons occupation opportunities Construction Laborers Helpers-Electricians Office Clerks, General Buildings are the largest energy Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Operating Engineers and Other users in the US, accounting for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Refuse Collectors $280 billion in energy costs Helpers-Roofers Helpers-Plumers & Pipefitters Helpers-Carpenters 15% reduction in City building 0 1 2 3 4 5 annual energy use = 6,670 tons Years of Training Required reduction in carbon emissions Source: Economic Roundtable LA APOLLO ALLIANCE PROPOSAL APRIL 2006

GREEN INDUSTRY SECTORS OPERATORS TECHNICIANS BUILDING SUPERVISORS MANAGERS , FRONT LINE OPERATORS, SUPERVISOR SUPERVISORS MACHINISTS PRODUCT CONTROL RESOURCE EFFICIENT MAINTENANCE JOURNEYMEN LANDSCAPERS ASSEMBLERS JANITORS APPRENTICE GARDENERS

The need for improvements in municipal infrastructure is at a critical level The City of Los Angeles owns & manages 1,100+ properties totaling over 1m ft 2

CITY RETROFIT & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Green City Buildings: Ensure holistic greening of Policy Objectives existing buildings An LA City Strategy to Invest in the Inner city: Prioritize greening in revitalize public historically disinvested inner city communities & buildings, parks & provide employment opportunities for hiring inner city open space to address communities for jobs poverty in inner city communities Training Pipeline: Ensure pathways to jobs through training and placement & pathways toward career ladders Green purchasing: Ensure quality green products are being used & purchased locally Sustainable funding: Creating a funding mechanism and sources Broad governance: Ensure diverse stakeholders from city & community maintain accountability & oversight

Partnering to build an Equitable Green Economy In LA How Engaging diverse partners from the beginning to bring expertise & support Supportive, engaged community participation: Forums, council meetings, community teach-ins Education & interaction with City Leadership interest in green job policy Proactive comprehensive policy that addresses multiple interests

C REATING G REEN J OBS IN L OS A NGELES Connecting Inner-City Communities & Incumbent Workers to the Green Economy Joanna Lee, SCOPE CA WIB Green Collar Jobs Council – April 27, 2009