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Local electricians plug into the sun
By Kera Abraham – Eco-energy was electric in Castroville last weekend, when a labor union’s parking lot doubled as a solar tech training lab. During the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ Nov. 7-8 “Solar Power Road Show,” IBEW’s Los Angeles chapter...
Solar installation will offset tons of emissions, but local electricians take a hit
By Robin Urevich – A brand new array of solar panels designed to generate 1.7 million megawatts of power at the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Authority Marina headquarters is getting a less than sunny reception from local union electricians...
GREEN EXAMPLE: Electricians’ union hall gets LEED certification
By LANE WALLACE – Herald Staff Writer The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 234 doesn't just teach electricians about green building practices — the union has made its offices on Merritt Street in Castroville an example. "We're the first IBEW...
Monterey switches street lights to LED
By LARRY PARSONS - Herald Staff Writer - Monterey's nightscape is in the midst of a luminous makeover. A city-hired contractor this week started replacing every street light and tunnel light in the city — about 1,900 lights in all…
Watsonville City Council: Projects over $600,000 to require union agreement
By Donna Jones - Santa Cruz Sentinel WATSONVILLE – Watsonville will be the first city in the Monterey Bay with a union-friendly ordinance governing public works projects. The ordinance, approved on a 5-1 vote Tuesday, will require what's known as a union-negotiated…
Christopher Burditt Memorial Scholarship Essay Contest
IBEW Local 234, in partnership with the Burditt Family, is offering three $1,000 scholarships to high school graduates – one each in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties, who will graduate during the current school year and who meet…
For Daniel Gilbertson, learning a trade opens doors
By Jondi Gumz-Santa Cruz Sentinel SANTA CRUZ -- At a time when college costs are escalating, student debt is burdensome and fewer good-paying jobs are open to young people with a baccalaureate degree, Daniel Gilbertson stands out. A Santa Cruz…
Charged up in San Juan; San Benito gets first electric car charging station
By Kollin Kosmicki - Photograph by Nick Lovejoy - San Juan leaders felt an electrical charge of excitement Friday. That's because they dedicated the county's first electric charging station for vehicles a day after they activated the machine on Muckelemi Street at…
Scotts Valley looks into adding third electric vehicle charging station at library
By KIMBERLY WHITE - Santa Cruz Sentinel SCOTTS VALLEY - The Scotts Valley library may be going even more high-tech. Soon, patrons could be playing a video game on its Wii gaming wall, or scanning community event listings in the…