the Blueprint<\/a>\u00a0outlines key initiatives to support regional growth, invest in 21st-century job training, create an attractive environment for job creators and strengthen California\u2019s innovation economy \u2013 all to help increase access to good-paying jobs for Californians.<\/p>\n\u201cCalifornia Jobs First is about turning regional priorities into real projects that create opportunity where it matters most,\u201d\u00a0said Dee Dee Myers, Senior Advisor to the Governor, Director of GO-Biz and Jobs First Council co-chair.\u00a0\u201cInvestments like the renovation of the Yreka Carnegie building help communities build on their unique strengths, support local businesses and create the foundation for sustainable economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Yreka Carnegie project will increase access to training and career pathways that help working people and families in Siskiyou County and California\u2019s North State thrive,\u201d\u00a0said Stewart Knox, Secretary of the California Labor & Workforce Development Agency and Jobs First Council co-chair.\u00a0\u201cThis investment gives workers a place to connect with good-paying jobs and develop new skills, reflecting the talent and resilience rooted in this region, and building the kind of economic stability that lifts whole communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAcross California, the state is investing in creating opportunity and resilience where it\u2019s needed most,\u201d\u00a0said Samuel Assefa, Director of the Governor\u2019s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, Jobs First Council member, and Chair of the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC).\u201cThe SGC\u2019s Regional Climate Collaboratives Program awarded a grant to the Siskiyou Climate Collaborative, which was then leveraged to secure additional funding to bring the Yreka Carnegie project to fruition. The Yreka Carnegie building has served as a local landmark for more than a century, and now it can serve as a catalyst for job creation, innovation, tourism and climate resilience efforts \u2013 not to mention neighborhood revitalization.\u201d<\/p>\n
The historic Carnegie building, built in 1915, has been a pillar of the Yreka community for over 100 years. The Yreka Carnegie will also serve as the headquarters for the Siskiyou Economic Development Council (SEDC), which led a multi-year, community-supported process to plan the building\u2019s future, and house the Shasta-Cascade Small Business Development Center. The revitalized building now features ADA accessibility, a new solar array and backup battery system powering the innovation campus, multi-purpose spaces, and programming designed to attract pedestrians and serve Siskiyou County\u2019s diverse business and community needs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Carnegie is proof that rural communities can innovate, compete, and lead when local vision is matched by strong partnerships,\u201d\u00a0said Tonya Dowse, Executive Director of Siskiyou Economic Development.\u00a0\u201cAs one of California\u2019s early Jobs First pilot investments, it demonstrates what is possible when state, local, philanthropic, and private-sector partners come together to create opportunity in rural communities. We are grateful to the State of California for recognizing Siskiyou County as a place of innovation, possibility, and long-term investment.\u201d<\/p>\n
About the Regional Climate Collaboratives Program<\/p>\n
The Regional Climate Collaboratives Program funds coalitions of community-serving partners in under-resourced communities to establish community priorities, develop a pipeline of projects, and align projects with state, federal, and philanthropic funding opportunities.<\/p>\n
About the California Strategic Growth Council<\/p>\n
The 10 distinguished members of the\u00a0SGC<\/a>\u00a0include state-agency heads and three appointed public members. The council works collaboratively with public agencies, communities, and stakeholders to achieve sustainability, equity, economic prosperity, and quality of life for all Californians. SGC\u2019s collaborative structure helps state agencies prioritize and uplift community voices into decision-making around the types of projects and resources that receive state climate resilience funds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new economic vision for California\u2019s future Governor Newsom is accelerating economic growth and investing in regional strategies,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":366947,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8],"class_list":["post-366946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}