Eddie Pells and Michael R. Blood - Tue May 09, 2017
NFL Stadium Under Construction Could be Future Olympic Site
Leaders in Los Angeles will guide their International Olympic Committee guests from the Hollywood Hills to Santa Monica Beach to a construction site that will someday be a $2.6 billion NFL stadium that can also host soccer games....
CBS SF Bay Area - Thu April 27, 2017
Workers Injured After Building Collapses at Facebook Office Under Construction
Two iron workers at the construction site of a new Facebook building in Menlo Park were injured Wednesday after part of the building collapsed, causing them to fall, fire officials said. According to Menlo Park Fire Protection District officials, at 5:21 p.m....
Mon April 17, 2017
3 Bids Received to Fix Oroville Dam's Damaged Spillways
Three construction contractors have submitted bids to fix Oroville Dam's two damaged spillways, California water officials said Saturday. The Department of Water Resources said in a statement that the bids are higher than its estimate of $220 million....
Mon April 17, 2017
Demoing Helps Prevent Future Forest Fires in California
In 2015, more than 6,000 fires occurred in California, which saw just over 300,000 acres burned, according to the California government. Between that same time period the previous year, there were 2,000 fewer wildfires and over 100,000 fewer acres burned....
Mon April 17, 2017
Hundreds of New Jobs Coming to Port of Oakland
Industrial development will soon create hundreds of new jobs at the Port of Oakland. The challenge: finding enough skilled workers to fill them. That was the message Port officials delivered to a visiting delegation from the philanthropic Kellogg Foundation....
Jonathan J. Cooper - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon April 17, 2017
Governor Expects Tax Hike Will Yield $52B for Projects
California Gov. Jerry Brown employed all the tricks he's accumulated over a lifetime in politics to pass one of the largest state tax increases in recent memory in one frenzied week. Using a mix of public pressure, private arm-twisting, a late-night meeting at the governor's mansion and nearly $1 billion of pork, Brown showed the political acumen that's made him California's longest-serving chief executive....
Don Thompson - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon April 17, 2017
Judge: $64B Rail Funding Can Continue
A judge rejected opponents' latest attempt to stall California's $64 billion high-speed rail project, but will consider their arguments before the state issues voter-approved bonds this month. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Raymond Cadei ruled against a temporary restraining order sought by Kings County and other opponents....
Chuck Harvey - Mon April 17, 2017
San Fran's $5B Treasure Island Makeover
Once the site of a World's Fair and then a U.S. Naval station, San Francisco's Treasure Island is taking on a new look as a large, but ecologically-focused and sustainable new residential and retail development....
Ben Margot and Julie Watson - Tue April 11, 2017
Jet Zips Through 'Star Wars Valley', Park Service Considers Paving Job For Growing Fan Base
Silence and stillness settled over the deep, sunbaked gorge as a pair of photographers sat on a cliff, waiting. Then the rumbling started. As it grew louder, they scrambled into position. Within seconds, a thunderous roar reverberated from the steep, narrow canyon as an F-18 fighter jet streaked through it, passing beneath their feet....
Tue April 04, 2017
Concrete Wall Crushes One Construction Worker, Injures Another
Authorities say a construction worker digging a trench at a San Diego County auto dealership was crushed by a collapsing concrete wall and killed. Heartland Fire & Rescue says in a statement that the 51-year-old man was digging a trench for a new wall in El Cajon Monday when an existing cinderblock wall fell on him....
