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issues, including cannabis. These benefits do not require speculation or hypothesis, we have seen it first-hand. 1815 Carnegie Santa Ana Corp., like its parent company and all subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. 1815 Carnegie Santa Ana Corp. is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at 1815 Carnegie Santa Ana Corp. are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. 1815 Carnegie Santa Ana.Corp. will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Additionally, the local positions offered will provide livable wages for employees, enhancing the economic boosting effects'of local hiring as more disposable income is offered. The lowest wage we will offer is $35,000, which is 150% of the annual salary a California minimum wage worker makes. Additionally, we have already entered into a Labor Peace Agreement with the United Food and Commercial Workers union (the association the represents cannabis workers) demonstrating our commitment to decent livelihoods for local Santa Ana residents. Local hiring is easily obtainable for our industry as a significant portion of the positions we will need to fill will not require specialized or previous industry experience. This means that we can easily take the previous experience and skills of our hires and apply them to our needs as they may arise. A common questiontothis practice is how to communicate with this pool of candidates when most hiring programs target state or nationwide groups. The solution to this is to engage with the infrastructure that is already in place, as is the case with Santa Ana. The City of Santa Ana already funds and promotes organizations solely for the purpose of local hiring. These organizations work with local potentials and the government, acting as a guide to finding the best employment fit from applicants that already exists nearby. One such program is the Santa Ana WORK Center, which we intended to utilize to reach an array of local applicants. Additional opportunities arise from work with students who are over 21 in local colleges. Students often have a compounding effect as they not only encourage others to continue their education but because they are often from the same community they serve. This effect acts as an echo, reverberating throughout the community. Santa Ana College will most definitely be a resource in this endeavor. With the entry-level status of most jobs and the 12