ACEC California in the News
Below are some of the articles that have been written regarding ACEC California and issues of importance to our industry.

2008-2009 Media Coverage

"Bids for Road Projects Come in Below What Caltrans Expects" - Riverside Press-Enterprise - April 11, 2009

"What a Stimulating Week" - Daily Pilot - March 22, 2009 (RBF's Ruddins Introduces President Obama)

"Engineering Coalition Chooses Roger Niello as Legislator of the Year" - Rocklin & Roseville Today - Feb. 13, 2009

"Infrastructure Spending: A New Deal for Real Estate?" Urban Land - Feb. 2009

"Vertically Speaking in Northern California" - California Construction - Feb. 10, 2009

"California Budget Woes Whipsaw Highway Contractors" - Sacramento Bee - Dec. 10

"A Solution to Highway Woes" (Letter to the Editor by Paul Meyer) - Sacramento Bee - Nov. 1

"Self-Help Counties' Road Work Done Faster, Study Says" - Modesto Bee - Oct. 1

"ACEC California Applauds Governor's Signing of Design-Build Measure AB 642" - Sept. 29

"The Fight to Be Cheaper: Public vs. Private" - Sacramento Bee (blog entry) - Aug. 20

"The War Over PPPs in California Rages On" - California Construction (blog entry) - Aug. 15

"CalPERS Cave In? (The State Worker - blog entry) - Aug. 18

"CalPERS Changing PPP Language" - GlobeSt.com - Aug. 15

"ACEC Urges Use of P3s to Fix California's Aging Infrastructure" -California Construction- July 10

"ACEC California Releases Paper Examining State's Need for Public-Private Partnerships" - California Chronicle - July 2

"ACEC California Releases Paper Examining State's Need for Public-Private Partnerships" - Reuters - July 1

"CELSOC Changes Name to American Council of Engineering Cos." - California Construction - June 2008

"A Conversation With Paul Meyer" - Institutional Investing in Infrastructure - Summer 2008

San Diego Daily Transcript about CELSOC's transition to ACEC California - June 13 (subscription needed to view)

"New Name for Statewide Engineering Advocacy Organization" - Sacramento Business Journal - June 9

"Engineers, Surveyors Group Changes Name" - Sacramento Bee - June 9

"Pro-Union Vote Slows Down OC Projects" - Orange County Register - May 30

"CELSOC Becomes ACEC California" - Central Valley Business Times - May 8

"California's Engineering and Land Surveying Organization Adopts Nationally Recognized Name" - GIS News - May 8

"CELSOC Becomes ACEC California" - The American Surveyor Magazine - May 7

"Engineers-Surveyors Group Changes its Name" - Sacramento Bee - May 7

"P. Meyer: Public-Private Partnerships Need for Infrastructure" - California Infrastructure Brief - May 1

"Public Private Partnership Measure Dies in Calif. Committee" - ENR - April 24

"California Dreaming?" - PPP Bulletin - April 2008 - www.pppbulletin.com

"Let Private Firms Do the Work" - Los Angeles Daily News - March 10

"The View - State, Economy Depend on Public-Private Partnerships, Infrastructure Investment" - March 10 - (unavailable online)

"Put Us In Coach, We're Ready to Play" - Masstransit Magazine - March

"Public, Private Eyes on Schwarzenegger" - California Real Estate Journal - Jan. 7 (unavailable online)

 2007 Media Coverage

Restrictions on State of California's ability to contract with private engineering firms struck down by California Supreme Court (11/11/2007)
Blog by Greg Korbel, Infrastructure Law Blog

S.C. Invalidates State's Agreement With Engineering Union (11/6/2007)
By Kenneth Ofgang, Metropolitan News-Enterprise

State high court clears way for private firms on public works jobs (11/5/2007)
By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle

Private engineers win again (11/5/2007)
Blog by Daniel Weintraub, California Insider

California Supreme Court Thwarts Union Plan to Block Private
Contractors (11/5/2007)
San Francisco Sentinel

Private partnerships vs. expanding the state work force (09/13/2007)
Op-Ed by Senator Runner, Capitol Weekly

Governor Urges Caltrans To Use More Outside Consultants (08/29/2007)
ENR Magazine

Will the Governor take advantage of court ruling? (July, 2007)
Op-Ed by Senator Runner

Reject state engineers' bid to thwart private-sector help (06/03/2007)
Op-Ed, Riverside Press-Enterprise

Hired by the job or hired forever - Lawmakers prefer adding about 600 engineers to Caltrans' staff rather than going outside (05/30/2007)
Editorial, OC Register

Panel advocates engineer hiring (05/23/2007)
By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee

Union rips Caltrans budget (05/20/2007)
By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee

Buy design? The fight over engineers at Caltrans (04/26/2007)
By Daniel Weintraub, Sacramento Bee

Private engineers offer expertise to local projects (04/21/2007)
Letter to Editor by Redwood Chapter President Leonard Osborn, Eurkea Reporter

Roadblock Relief (04/19/2007)
Editorial, Press Enterprise

California needs private engineers to deliver transportation projects (04/19/2007)
Op-Ed by Paul Meyer, Capitol Weekly

Outsource at home: Private engineers should get a bite of 1B (04/18/2007)
Editorial, Sacramento Bee

Good ruling: High court decision could mean road projects are built faster (04/15/2007)
Editorial, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat

Caltrans can still hire private engineer firms, state high court rules (04/13/2007)
By Ed Mendel, San Diego Union-Tribune

Decision a blow to unions - State's top court upholds initiative, allowing companies a bigger slice of public works jobs (04/13/2007)
By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee

State's highest court says Caltrans can use private contractors (04/13/2007)
By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle

State Supreme Court Upholds Proposition - Union reps say the ruling could cost the state double compared to using state (04/12/2007)
By Jenny O'Mara, Capitol Public Radio

Court upholds measure intended to speed up government contracts (04/12/2007)
Associated Press, Fresno Bee

The Truth About Toll Roads (04/05/2007)
Letter to the Editor, Capitol Weekly

Road Risk (03/08/2007)
Editorial, Riverside Press Enterprise

Private firms gear up for large transportation role (03/08/2007)
By Daniel Macht, Capitol Weekly

Highway windfall revives debate - U.S. government or private engineers? (02/20/2007)
By Ed Mendel, San Diego Union-Tribune

State bonds drive up demand for environmental engineers - Shortage of trained engineers and glut of projects has firms feeling pressure (02/02/2007)
By Robert Celaschi, Sacramento Business Journal

CELSOC Legislative Day A Huge Success (01/25/2007)
ACEC Last Word (p.2)

Assemblywoman honored by engineers (01/23/2007)
The Daily Democrat

Report: State may not have enough employees to spend bond money (01/23/2007)
Central Valley Business Times