California needs more construction workers & granny units: Building the North Bay 2021

While hospitality and restaurant businesses are casting about for workers as government pandemic restrictions ease, local construction employers have been calling for qualified job candidates for years. And the want for workers is getting more dire for North Bay builders, said Catherine Williams, Ph.D., who leads Santa Rosa Junior College $8.1 million construction center project
She was one of the speakers at North Bay Business Journal's Building the North Bay industry conference May 12, 2021. Read a report on this conference: nbbj.news/construction2021
Accessory dwelling units, commonly called “granny units,” are enjoying a surge in popularity in California as state and local governments have cut red tape and fees to encourage homeowners to get them built, according to conference speaker Scott Johnson.
California contractors and other employers have to be aware what federal and state law has to say about requirements that workers be vaccinated, according to conference speaker Dan McLennon, a partner in Atlanta-based construction law firm Smith Currie & Hancock and a former president of Marin Builders Association.