{"id":2361,"date":"2020-04-07T09:17:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T13:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/newsroom_details_pag\/newsom-declines-strict-orders\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:50:38","slug":"newsom-declines-strict-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/reports\/newsom-declines-strict-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom declines strict orders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Newsom declines to introduce strict state-wide COVID-19 construction shutdown rules<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height:588px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/47998168401_08993bb5ba_c.webp\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nGovernor Gavin Newsom speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. Photo by Gage Skidmore.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom says that that California will not follow the lead of states like New York or regions like the Bay Area that have banned most construction projects during the Covid-19 pandemic, saying on April 2 he is satisfied the state has \u201cstrict workforce efforts\u201d in place to protect its army of construction workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not New York \u2026 and we\u2019re going to do everything we can to bend our curve,\u2019\u2019 Newsom said. He said there are \u201cvery different conditions in the state of California\u201d than in other states and cities, including New York Boston, that have shut down construction except for the most urgent projects<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been working very closely with the building construction trades\u201d to ensure public safety, he said.<\/p>\n<p>While Newsom isn\u2019t imposing severe state-wide restrictions, the San Francisco Bay area has imposed much stricter stay-at-home regulations, which prohibit most commercial and residential construction.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom said Bay Area leaders \u201chave a legal right \u2026 to go even further\u201d than the state\u2019s order. \u201cWe\u2019re not naive about the magnitude of our challenge ahead of us. But currently, I\u2019m satisfied with those state directives.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Robbie Hunter, leader of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cabuildingtrades.org\/\">Building and Construction Trades Council of California<\/a> \u2014 with a membership of 460,000 workers and 60,000 apprentices \u2014 told Politico that industry leaders were alarmed when the Bay Area shutdown order went into place without any outreach to the construction industry.<\/p>\n<p>He told the news site that the Bay area order ignored tough standards the union has instituted since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak to protect its workers \u2014 including taking temperatures at work sites, sterilizing tools and equipment, banning food trucks, implementing strict measures to discourage gatherings and mandating strict social distancing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve trained our people to work in the Borax mines, in tunnels underneath the Bay \u2026 and we build 80-story skyscrapers without losing a worker \u2014 or even a serious injury,\u2019\u2019 Hunter said. \u201cWe are used to serious training for different scenarios \u2014 and we have applied everything we\u2019ve got on this.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have our union reps out on job sites \u2026 making sure and the developers contractors themselves are absolutely leading the charge. They all understand that they cannot afford to have a problem on a job site.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Santa Clara County Public Health Department\u2019s March 31 order mandated construction \u201cmust cease through May 3.\u201d There are some exceptions: For residential construction, \u201conly projects with an on-site affordable housing component may continue, along with homeless shelters.\u201d  Exceptions also are allowed for \u201cessential health care and public works projects.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said he witnessed \u201cstrict protocols\u201d in place. \u201cWe have to do whatever we can to keep the economy going, while never jeopardizing public health and safety,\u201d he said, adding that sites that are too crowded or close to the public will be shut.<\/p>\n<p>The governor affirmed he has also consulted at length with Hunter, and applauded union leaders \u201cfor their strict workforce efforts \u2026 making sure their members are protecting their community, and those that they serve,\u201d Politico has reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newsom declines to introduce strict state-wide COVID-19 construction shutdown rules Governor Gavin Newsom speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. 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