As more women enter skilled construction trades, they are laying a foundation to succeed in a rough-and-tumble world of labor ...

The child of farmworkers, Jose Lott, came to Sacramento 40 years ago and was mentored by legendary Chicano muralists. Today, ...

"We can take that ugly gray wall and transform it into something that's beautiful," co-designer Ray Mawst said.

They are usually the same width and material as the studs. Carpenters cut the plates to length and mark the position of doors ...