Water Bond Would Authorize $7.5 Billion for California Water Supply Infrastructure Projects
When California voters cast their votes on November 4, 2014 they will decide the fate of a $7.5 billion water bond proposal – Proposition 1 – which would…
Seeing Pink
It’s not often that you see guys in pink hard hats. So I had to take a picture when I saw these guys on my drive…
California’s High Speed Rail Project. Are We Done With the Drama?
Proponents of California’s high-speed rail project cleared a major hurdle this past week when the California Supreme Court declined to review a California Court of Appeals…
Reality TV, Voyeurism and the Thrills of Construction
My wife was watching Project Runway when I ran across an advertisement on Enr.com for ConstructionCamTv which describes itself as “[a] new 24-hour live streaming channel…
The Hardhat of the Future, Today . . . or, Rather, Next Month
Wearable tech seems to be all the rage, from Google Glass to Apple’s just announced Apple Watch. Even Hollywood seems to be jumping on the wearable…
Sacramento’s Commercial Construction Market Heats Up
One reason I changed law firms from the Bay Area to Sacramento was I felt that Sacramento’s construction market, which was one of the areas hardest…
The Future of Rail 2050
California’s High-Speed Rail project is . . . well . . . very California. Mix some forward, independent thinking (it was first proposed by then (and now)…
Geeking Out on the Engineering Marvel That is Iron Man
Back in the carefree days of youth my friends and I would have intense (yes, intense) debates over who was the best superhero, best villain, and why. As…
So, This Engineer Dies and Goes to Hell . . .
Pretty soon, the engineer gets dissatisfied with the level of comfort in hell, and starts designing and building improvements. After a while, they’ve got air conditioning…
DSA Announces New Project Certification Process Which Takes Effect August 1, 2014
If you’re a design professional, project inspector, or public entity involved in the design or construction of K-12 or community college facilities then you’ll be interested…
Lawyers. We’re a Sad Bunch
A few (literally) depressing facts about lawyers: Lawyers rank 4th among professions in the rate of suicide. Number one? Dentists. Go figure. Lawyers are 3.6 times as…
Reminder: California Building Energy Efficiency Standards and New Listing Law Requirements Go Into Effect July 1, 2014
I know . . . you’ve been busy. The kids are out of school, families are taking vacations and Fourth of July is just around the corner,…
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