On the early maps and charts used by European seafarers in the Age of Exploration (1419- 1770), there was often an illustration of dragons or other fantastic beasts, indicating the map makers didn't have a clue about what would come next in the new world ahead. Trying to map out the future is always [...]
It's not often you will hear us say this, but we all owe a vote of thanks to Jerry Brown When Brown started his third term as governor in 2011, he complained that no politician should face the type of catastrophic financial crisis he inherited when returning to the state's top office. At the time, [...]
The Engineering Contractors’ Association, ECA, since 1976 has served underground and heavy construction professionals in Southern California providing leadership and education on issues important to our member’s success. Working to enhance continued development ECA promotes a healthy construction environment through education of regulatory bodies from the contractor’s perspective and informing the industry on critical developments. [...]
This year we are especially pleased to present to you our 2021 ECA Membership Directory. You will notice we have made some exciting new changes. This year, along with bringing you all the content you are used to seeing in this, our most comprehensive publication of the year, you will also find our 2020 ECAAnnual [...]
We held our installation of officers and directors last month like we usually do. The one difference was in the ceremony's duration—35 minutes—from start to finish. I want to thank the ECA staff and committee members for putting together a successful installation in a challenging climate . I also thank State Senator Josh Newman [...]
Shut down, update! Until then I remain open and ready to assist. Let’s start with a couple cautionary tales from contractors… All CSLB testing centers and public counters are still currently closed due to COVID-19. They will remain closed through January 15th and possibly longer. I will continue to update readers as the situation continues [...]
State departments of transportation are getting $10 billion in long-awaited emergency aid from a $900 billion COVID-19 relief measure passed by Congress as part of a final year-end legislative package the Rebuild So Cal Partnership is reporting The House of Representatives passed the package that included the COVID-19 rescue bill by a vote of 359 [...]
On July 4-5, 2019, two massive earthquakes struck on the Ridgecrest spur of the ancient Garlock fault roughly 150 miles north of Los Angeles in the middle of the Mohave Desert. The initial big quakes (6.4 and 7.1 consecutively on the modified Richter Scale), were followed by a storm of more than 26,000 aftershocks, some [...]
ECA member firm Akinson , Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo (AALRR) has announced that James Baca has been elected by the partnership to serve as its next Managing Partner, beginning January 1, 2022. Mr. Baca has been with AALRR for over 30 years and has served in many leadership positions, including Chair of the [...]
Just before Christmas, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti vetoed a City Council-approved plan to reallocate some of the $150 million "defunded" from the police department in June following the street demonstrations over the George Floyd death in Minneapolis to infrastructure projects. The Mayor said he'd rather spend the money to generate “lasting change” on racial [...]
