The Rebuild SoCal Zone

In this episode of The Rebuild SoCal Zone, host Jon Switalski spoke with the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman, Nora Vargas. Chairwoman Vargas was sworn in on January 4, 2021, to represent San Diego …

This time around on our women in construction series, host Jon Switalski spoke with Teresa Stevenson. Stevenson is currently a Public License Works Inspector for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12. …

In this episode of The Rebuild SoCal Zone, host Jon Switalski spoke with Charles Fair, who is a member of the Laborers Union Local 89 in San Diego. Fair has been a member of Local 89 since 2008. We discuss the growth of …

In this episode of The Rebuild SoCal Zone, host Jon Switalski spoke with San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher. Supervisor Fletcher proudly serves the residents of the 4th district. Supervisor Fletcher also served …

"We can't conserve our way out of the problems we have in California. We have to invest in infrastructure."

In this episode of The Rebuild SoCal Zone, host Jon Switalski spoke with San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt …

"We should learn to respect the amount of water we have."

In this episode of The Rebuild SoCal Zone, host Jon Switalski spoke with Los Angeles County …

In this episode, host Jon Switalski spoke with Dr. Ray Wolfe. He is currently the Executive Director of San Bernardino County Transportation …

In this episode, host Jon Switalski spoke with Senator Bob Hertzberg. He is currently running for Los Angeles County Supervisor in District 3, which covers much of the San Fernando Valley and the Westside of LA. …

In this episode, host Jon Switalski spoke with Councilwoman Lindsey Horvath. She is currently running for Los Angeles County Supervisor in District 3, which covers much of the San Fernando Valley and the Westside of LA. …

We're back with another episode focused on the California High-Speed Rail Project. The final state budget negotiations had excellent news for the project since we last touched base in May. In this episode, host Jon …

"I would encourage students to understand this industry is in high demand."

In this episode of The Rebuild SoCal Zone, we spoke with Colin Brooks, …

In the second part of our mini-series focused on California's water crisis, we spoke with Deven Upadhyay, the Chief Operating Officer and Assistant …

"We are not going to conserve our way out of this drought."

In this episode, host Jon Switalski spoke with the Director of the California Department of Water Resources, Karla Nemeth. We discuss how California found …

In this episode, host Jon Switalski spoke with Brian Kelly who is the Chief Executive Officer for the California High-Speed Rail Authority. We …

Talking Planning and Sustainability for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Host Jon Switalski sat down with Michelle Schwartz, Chief External Affairs Officer for LA 28 to discuss the upcoming 2028 Olympic and …

This time around on our women in construction series, host Jon Switalski spoke with Amber Wood. Wood is a Heavy Equipment Operator for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12. Wood has over 20 years in …

New Podcast Episode Explores Drought, Metropolitan Water District’s (MWD) One Water Plan, and The Future of Water in Southern California

In this …

New Podcast Episode Explores Richardson's Accomplishments, The Importance of Infrastructure, and What's Next

This time around we sat down with the Vice Mayor of Long Beach, Rex Richardson. Host Jon Switalski talks to …

This episode is part of our women in construction series! This time around, host Carol Church sat down with Vera Salcedo, a female carpenter from …

New Podcast Episode Explores this ‘Time of Phenomenal Uncertainty’

We sat down once again with Dr. Chris Thornberg, founder of Beacon Economics and Director of the UC Riverside Center for Economic Forecasting. Host Jon …

New Podcast Episode Explores Dunn’s Accomplishments, Career and What’s Next

Host Carol Church sits down with Lucy Dunn, former CEO and President of …

Talking Transit, Affordable Housing, Olympics 2028

In this episode, host Jon Switalski sits down with Move LA’s Executive Director Denny Zane and Director of Development and Programming Eli Lipmen. We discuss public …

In this episode, host Jon Switalski speaks with several of the brightest minds at the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG): Executive …

Local 12 Operating Engineer Apprentice Angelina Valdez-Belete Shares her Experience

On this episode, we are continuing our women in construction series. This time around we spoke with Angelina Valdez-Belete who is a …

Legislators Impact Infrastructure Issues

During this episode, we got the chance to speak with Speaker of the California State Assembly, Anthony Rendon. We discussed transportation and water infrastructure, the housing …

Impact of the Construction General Permit Renewal on Contractors and Public Agencies

On this episode, we discuss the Construction General Permit that …

To finish our story on the city of Needles water crisis in Southern California and what went wrong, we spoke with Rainie Torrance, Assistant Utility Manager for the city of Needles, Bryan Hickstein, Chief Water Operator …

This is the first of our two part episode about the water emergency in Needles, California. On this episode we get to speak with Rick Daniels, city manager of Needles, and the Mayor of Needles, Mr. Jeff Williams.

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We are starting a brand new series all about women in the construction industry. To kick off our series we spoke with Journeywoman Julia Padilla, who …

Surprise!! We are now launching 2 new episodes a month! To kick us off, we brought back Bradley Bearden, Union Carpenter at Martin Brothers, to chat with us more about his background, experience at apprenticeship …

On this month's episode, we spoke with Mr. Paul Erb who is the Executive Vice President and Office Leader for McCarthy's Southern California region, …

How do you get from Vegas to Victor Valley in 85 minutes? This month, we chatted with Greta Seidman, the Director of Public Affairs at Brightline West about this incredible project. Brightline West is a high-speed rail …

In this month's episode, we spoke with former LA Metro CEO, Mr. Phillip Washington. He recently concluded his time at LA Metro at the end of May 2021. We discuss everything from his accomplishments during his time at LA …

On this special edition episode of The Rebuild SoCal Zone Podcast, we are speaking with a panel of bright young minds to discuss what they think about Southern California's construction and infrastructure. We speak with …

The Rebuild SoCal Zone spoke with Los Angeles County Business Federation's Co-Founder and CEO, Tracy Hernandez. We talk about some of the hot topics from BizFed's 3rd annual Sacramento Week, such as Broadband, …

This week we spoke with the wonderful Lieutenant Governor of California, Eleni Kounalakis. Our discussion included the current "state of the state," …

In this episode, we speak with LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner. We discuss everything from Measure RR to how to reopen schools safely. …

On this week's episode, we sat down with Chairwoman of Metropolitan Water District, Gloria Gray. Our discussion on the future of MWD, and what types …

On this week's episode, we will be talking with Kelly Candaele. Mr. Candaele is our videographer for documenting projects throughout Southern California for the Partnership. Kelly has filmed all of our videos for the …

On this episode, we are speaking with several titans of the construction industry. We discuss their life, career, and their vision for the industry's future, as well as the Partnerships. Please enjoy!

This week we will be speaking with nationwide economist Dr. Chris Thornberg, founder of Beacon Economics. During this episode, we discuss economic recovery from COVID-19, what this means for the country and in …

Rebuild SoCal Partnership consists of 2,750 contractors, 90,000+ union workers, along with 3 unions and numerous construction trade associations.  The Partnership is dedicated to working with elected officials and …