Trying to Cap a “Recurring and Pervasive Problem”

WALNUT CREEK -- It took a huge and fatal pipeline explosion last year to bring a simmering problem to the light of day. Now the state legislature, Cal/OSHA and the construction industry are poised to make changes in the way hazardous underground utility lines are identified and tracked. State Sen. Tom Torlakson, whose district includes Walnut Creek, held a field hearing June 10 not far from the explosion site to glean ideas on what c