California Bill would Blacklist Contractors Involved in U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Project
SACRAMENTO — Contractors would have to choose between building a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico and doing business with California under a legislative proposal that advanced in the Senate Tuesday. As California continues to fight the Trump administration’s agenda, Senate Bill 30 by Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, would blacklist companies who help to build the controversial border wall that President Donald Trump has promised to build — a project estimated to cost more than $20 billion, funding the president has yet to secure. “It is not enough to simply oppose this wall in theory,” said Lara, calling this a “defining moment” for California. Hundreds of companies have expressed interest in border wall-related construction projects, including a number in the Bay Area, but the government has not released the number of bids it received before the deadline earlier this month.SB 30 is one of two bills taking aim at contractors who choose to work on the border wall. Assem...