Tag: San Francisco construction

Workforce

Freeing trapped raccoon costs carpenter his job in San Francisco

“I’m going to do what is necessary for this raccoon.” According to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle, those were among carpenter Todd Sutton’s last words while still employed by RFJ Meiswinkel Co., and he has no regrets. Sutton was recently fired by the company after he freed a raccoon that had been causing trouble at the […]

March 12, 2015

Business

At groundbreaking, California trades union head calls high-speed rail construction “greatest infrastructure project” in U.S. history

Despite years of controversy and wondering where the money to fund its construction would come from, ground was officially broken Tuesday on California’s first high-speed rail line in Fresno. Expected to be completed by 2029, trains on the $68 billion railroad will travel at speeds up to 200 miles per hour, spanning 520 miles from San Francisco […]

January 7, 2015

Construction Equipment

Time-lapse captures 2-year construction of new San Francisco 49ers football stadium in 2 minutes

The folks at EarthCam have done it again, capturing yet another huge construction project from start to finish this time with the new home of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers. Levi’s Stadium is the first new NFL stadium to be built in California in 50 years and cost about $1.2 billion. The stadium seats about […]

September 24, 2014

Home

California dam construction unearths collection of 20 million-year-old fossils

Since construction began in 2011 on the new dam for the Calaveras Reservoir near Malpitas, California, construction crews and paleontologists have unearthed an impressive collection of fossils dating as far back as 20 million years. Paleontologist Jim Walker tells the San Jose Mercury News that the collection of fossils give scientists an idea of what […]

July 8, 2014

Construction Equipment

5-alarm fire engulfs San Francisco construction site, burns through the night

A six-story apartment complex under construction in San Francisco was engulfed in flames Tuesday afternoon and burned throughout the night, according to a report from the San Francsico Chronicle. Fire Chief Joanne Hayes White said it was the largest fire the city has seen in several years. Huge plumes of smoke could be seen towering […]

March 12, 2014

Business

San Francisco subway construction causes a rat invasion

It’s not uncommon for a city to receive complaints about construction. Despite the knowledge that improvements are being made to infrastructure or a new building is join up, traffic backups and noise due to construction can quickly become annoyances after even a short period of time. But for San Francisco residents, it’s the rats. According […]

November 17, 2013

Safety

Construction of new 49ers stadium has claimed the lives of 2 workers

Since breaking ground in April of 2012, construction on the new home of the San Francisco 49ers has claimed the lives of two workers, according to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle. The $1.2 billion stadium, named Levi’s Stadium, is slated to open in time for the 2014 NFL season. The first worker, 63-year-old […]

October 15, 2013