Wed May 10, 2017
RDO Equipment Co. Names Adam Spade as Lakeside GM
Adam Spade has been named general manager of the RDO Equipment Co. — Lakeside, Calif., store. Effective immediately, Spade is responsible for leadership in all areas of store operations, working with departments to ensure satisfaction of customers, and upholding the core values, vision, and mission of RDO Equipment Co....
Wed May 10, 2017
Fossils Unearthed During Metro Purple Line Construction
Excavation crews working on the Purple Line subway extension at Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles have unearthed a pair of fossils from the Ice Age, marking the second time the project has led to the discovery of ancient remains, Metro officials said....
Jonathan J. Cooper and Sophia Bollag - Wed May 10, 2017
Gas Tax to Raise $52B for Road Repairs
California drivers will see gas prices jump in November and will pay more to register their vehicles come January after Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a tax hike of $5 billion per year to fix the state's crumbling highways....
Chuck Harvey - Wed May 10, 2017
Southwest Updates Terminal at LAX
A $509 million construction project is under way to improve and modernize Southwest Airlines' Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The airline is undertaking a renovation program for Terminal 1 to improve the terminal interior, the outdoor aircraft parking ramp area and the traffic flow around the Central Terminal Area....
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....
