June 2008 Edition |
| Moving Forward by Leslie Moody, Partnership Executive Director Preserving public resources is crucial to the well-being of regional economies and the effective provision of essential public services. Read what the Partnership is doing to ensure that public lands are retained and attach job quality, housing standards, and other accountability mechanisms as a means to shared prosperity and growth. |
| Rebuilding the Base: Lessons from Four California Communities' Efforts to Reuse Closed Military Base Installations by Partnership for Working Families Read about the Partnership's latest report revealing how communities can better harness investment in public land at military bases to create community benefits. |
| Coming Soon to the Oakland Army Base: Good Jobs and Community Benefits by Kate O’Hara, EBASE Community Benefits Program Director Read how EBASE is assuring that the redevelopment of the former Oakland Army Base maximizes the number of quality jobs created and provides the greatest benefit to surrounding communities. |
| Boston Taxi Drivers Demand a Living Wage by Community Labor United Read how Community Labor United is currently supporting Boston taxi drivers make a living wage and the necessary employee benefits to support their families. |
| Planning for the Future in Bayonne, NJ by Garden State Alliance for a New Economy GANE is on the move to assure that redevelopment of the Bayonne Military Ocean Terminal,a huge 437-acre site, guarantees affordable housing, good jobs, and the opportunity for community members to join in the decision-making process. |
