Hotel conversion underway in San Jose
California Construction News staff writer
Downtown San Jose’s Pacific Motor Inn is being transformed from a hotel that once used to shelter people from COVID...
Policy reforms will make it easier to build homes in San Diego
California Construction News staff writer
The City of San Diego has approved its second housing action package, to make it easier to build homes.
“All our...
Pop-ups extending leases as program expands to fill downtown San Francisco vacancies
California Construction News staff writer
The second cohort of San Francisco’s ‘Vacant to Vibrant’ program will be announced in a few months, following a successful...
Car teeters above construction site after driver misses warning signs in Fresno
California Construction News staff writer
Police in Fresno say it’s "miraculous" that nobody was injured when a "disoriented senior” drove past caution signs and onto...
Free construction training program opens in Sacramento
California Construction News staff writer
Sacramento has a new trades school offering free training in construction.
BuildStrong Academy, a 12-week HBI initiative in partnership with the...
California reaches settlement with City of Fullerton over housing law violations
California Construction News staff writer
California and the City of Fullerton have reached settlement requiring the city to comply with state housing law and adopt...
Draft environmental impact report released for California College of the Arts (CCA) project
California Construction News staff writer
The City of Oakland has published the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on California College of the Arts (CCA) Oakland...
San Diego requiring housing projects be reviewed within 30 days
California Construction News staff writer
A new executive order on housing announced in San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s State of the City address last week...
Applications open Jan. 22 for new capital grant program in Los Angeles County
California Construction News staff writer
A new grant program will fund capital improvements for licensed adult residential facilities, residential care facilities for the elderly, and...
UC Berkeley walls off People’s Park construction site pending court decision on student housing...
California Construction News staff writer
Police in riot gear removed activists from Berkeley’s People’s Park and crews began placing double-stacked shipping containers to wall off...
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San Diego council to ponder $5.65 billion budget prioritizing infrastructure and housing
California Construction News staff writer
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled his proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget last week, a $5.65 billion spending plan focused...
Highway 1 stabilization work continue in Big Sur
California Construction News staff writer
Work continues to stabilize Highway 1 in Big Sur after a section of the southbound lane along the cliff collapsed...
Oceanside launches offshore explorations for beach restoration project
California Construction News staff writer
As part of Oceanside's coastal restoration efforts, offshore explorations are now underway to determine potentially plentiful larger grain sand sources...
