Wendel Rosen’s Fall 2015 Breakfast Forum With Will Kempton
This past month, Wendel Rosen held its Fall 2015 Breakfast Forum. Our featured speaker was Will Kempton, Executive Director of the California Transportation Commission (“CTC”), the state…
Really, Sort of, Scary. Depending on Your Design Sensibilities . . .
And you thought architects don’t know how to have fun. New York architects dressed up as the buildings they designed. Beaux-Arts Costume Ball circa 1931. From…
Forget Duct Tape. Go for the Glue
As every construction professional knows you can fix anything . . . N-E-THING . . . with duct tape. But what do you do when you’re out…
State Board of Equalization Webinar on the Manufacturing and Research & Development Sales Tax Exemption
From the Contractors State License Board . . . in the event you’re interested. Are you a Manufacturer? R&D Company? Construction Contractor? Retailer of Construction…
CSLB Reminds California Public Works Contractors to Renew Their Public Works Registration
A friendly reminder from the Contractors State License Board . . . CSLB Urges Public Works Contractors to Renew Dept. of Industrial Relations Registration before…
Flag on the Play! Expired Contractor’s License!
It’s football season again. Which means, of course, that in addition to touch downs and field goals, you’ll also see hooting and hollering when the ref…
Commercial Construction in the Golden State is Looking Pretty Golden
If the estimated $2.1 trillion erased from the U.S. stock market over the past week has you white knuckled, you might consider commercial construction in the Golden…
Why Federal and State Agencies are Considering Converting from a “Gallons Consumed” to a “Road Usage” Tax – And What are the Risks to the Consumer?
“‘We’re going to have to find another way to finance the upkeep of the roads,’ Gov. Jerry Brown said earlier this year in rolling out his…
Between Scylla and Charybids: The Mediation Privilege and Legal Malpractice Claims
I attended a mediation earlier this month in a real estate case. I won’t say more through because . . . well . . . it’s confidential.…
Forget Uber for a Moment. The Real Danger on the Road (and Elsewhere) May Be Remote Hijacking
Technology only imagined a decade ago is everywhere. It’s in our hands, on our laps, and on our desks. But it can also be found in our buildings…
California Construction Law Blog Goes to Japan
So, I’m in Japan – and not thinking much about construction law – although I have been thinking a bit about construction (It’s a hazard of…
East Meets West in San Fransokyo
City building used to be the exclusive province of land use planners and architects, but not any more. Increasingly, cities and even worlds, are being designed…
