Getting to the Bottom of a Pervasive Problem

OAKLAND -- If California hopes to avoid another disaster like the Nov. 9, 2004 pipeline explosion in Walnut Creek, all parties involved in complex, hazardous construction projects will have to communicate and cooperate better. If nothing else emerged from a July 26 meeting to start discussions of possible reforms to state law and Title 8, that much was clear. Although one school of thought is that existing laws and regulations