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…

You Can Take This Job and Shove It!

That’s it. You’ve had it. They can take their job and shove it! But can you really tell an owner on a construction project to proverbially…

Did the Court of Appeals Just Raise the Bar for California Contractors to Self-Report Construction-Related Judgments?

An interesting construction case just came out from the California Court of Appeals for the Second District this past month – Pacific Caisson & Shoring, Inc. v.…

The 411 on the New 415 Location of the Golden State Warriors

You can feel the buzz here in the Bay Area as the Golden State Warriors enter Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs following a 35 point upset…

Punchlist: The News We Didn’t Quite Get To – May 2015

The California Contractors State License Board issues its one-millionth licenses, the intersection between contractors and pot growers, and more news (we didn’t quite get to) .…

Construction is the Fastest Growing Industry in California

We wrote earlier about why construction workers are the happiest employees on Earth, and pointed to one possible factor: That construction, which was one of the hardest hit…

Forget the Apple Watch. Apple’s Next Big Thing Isn’t for Sale

Apple released its much anticipated Apple Watch this past month. The Apple Watch is significant for Apple, not only because its profit and loss statement has a lot riding…

It Ain’t Over Till it’s Over. Why Project Completion in California Isn’t as Straightforward as You Might Think

Baseball legend Yogi Berra was famous for his pithy quotes such as “the future ain’t what it used to be,” “half the lies they tell about me…

Wendel Rosen Rebuilding Together Oakland 2015

Each April, friends, family and colleagues of Wendel Rosen come together to give back to the community through Rebuilding Together Oakland, which brings together volunteers and communities to help…

Security on Large Construction Projects. The Payment Remedy You Probably Never Heard of

California has a number of statutory payment remedies available on construction projects. Some, such as the mechanics lien, are relatively well known and often utilized. Others,…

The “Up” House is “Up” for Sale

You might remember the 2009 Pixar/Disney 3-D animated movie “Up,” about an aging widower, Carl Frederickson, who learns to let go of his past and live his dream…

As California Faces Mandatory Water Use Reductions How Will the Construction Industry be Impacted?

Earlier this month, Governor Jerry Brown issued Executive Order B-29-15, which imposes mandatory water use reductions for the first time in the history of California. The Executive…