California sets the standards for lot of norms and trends, but where do they stand with a uniform code system? Greg explores the topic in this month's column.
In the realm of cultural trends, it’s often said that as California goes, so goes the nation—eventually. While this view is considered a source of pride for residents of the Golden State, for most of the rest of us, it’s perceived as a great annoyance. After all, this is the state that originated drive-by shootings, Valley speak and wave after wave of unsatisfying haute cuisine. Progress can be positive, but not all innovation should be considered a step forward.
There is one area, however, where California lags behind a growing number of states, and that is its failure to adopt a progressive statewide building code to replace its current code, based upon the 1997—and final—edition of the Uniform Building Code, which is no longer maintained.