Organized Labor

by Yves Barbero

I mentioned to one of my clients, a businessman (I do some computer consulting), that the new Democratic Congress was likely to pass a minimum wage increase early in its term. He was quite unhappy with the prospect, and said so.

San Francisco – The late Stanley E. Warren, former secretary/treasurer of the San Francisco Building & Construction Trades Council, will be honored with an award bearing his name at the 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Labor and Community Breakfast. Incoming U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be the guest of honor.

Mayor Gavin Newsom won an early endorsement from the San Francisco Building Trades Council in his bid for re-election. Delegates voted Dec 7 to endorse Newsom after a discussion of Newsom’s support for labor and the value of endorsing him at the early stage of the campaign. Delegates were supportive of the Mayor, with some asking that he come before the Council to talk about the issues and answer questions.

Outcome Hinges on Adaptive Re-Use Plan Approval

By Paul Burton
Contributing Writer

San Francisco’s Armory at 14th and Mission may finally be converted to housing if a new adaptive re-use plan is approved. Built in 1914 and used as National Guard facility until 1971, the Armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Developer Richard Dishnica and Andres Grechi, design director for MBH Architects, made a presentation to the SFBCTC’s meeting of Business Agents November 14 and talked about plans to convert the building into residential units. Development consultant Andrew Sun said that Mission Armory Preservation Partners and the Dishnica Company are in the initial stages of gaining City approval for the planned development, with a draft Environmental Impact Report submitted earlier this year. He said the building has been unused for over 30 years. The armory is owned by Bar-K Inc., the lender for a previous developer for the building, who took back the deed in 2003.