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This blog examining California construction will ask questions, give you previews of what is to come in ENR California and report on what we are hearing, reading and seeing in the state's construction industry.

'A Bullet Train to Job Creation'

August 13, 2010

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With construction now under way on the new Transbay Transit Center project in San Francisco, officials estimate that 48,000 jobs could be created.

California High-Speed Rail Hits a Speed Bump

August 5, 2010

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A consortium of San Francisco Peninsula city mayors throws a wrench into the state's fast-track plans for getting the project started.

CARB Delays Off-Road Emissions Revisions Until After Election

July 27, 2010

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AGC, CIAQC, SCCA and other groups decry Air Resources Board's amazing lack of "real science" in its proposals.

An Immigration Question and a Few Other Things

July 14, 2010

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A contractor asks David Kalb of Capitol Services: How did an illegal immigrant get a state contractor's license?

It's That 'Don't-Got-A-State-Budget' Time Again

July 2, 2010

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As the California legislature and governor dither over money, the powers-that-be feel it's not the right time for an $11 billion water bond measure.

A November State Ballot to Remember

June 24, 2010

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Two crucial propositions qualify for the election -- one to require transportation taxes to be use in transportation projects and the other to delay AB 32.

Some Musings About the State of the State

June 10, 2010

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The state's election results reveal some good, some not so good and, in another turn, questions about particulate matter.

Teichert Chosen Contractor of the Year

June 4, 2010

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California Construction magazine selects Sacramento-based Teichert as its Contractor of the Year.

The Dangers of ‘Economic Leakage’ and Other Items

May 21, 2010

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AB 32's cost to businesses may result in a major exodus to other states, or an "economic leakage."

CTC Considers a P3 for Doyle Drive's Second Phase

May 12, 2010

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Caltrans engineers up in arms over California Transportation Commission's plan for a Public Private Partnership for the Doyle Drive replacement project.