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HDR moves to new office in LA’s Bunker Hill District

Nearly 150 HDR professionals live and work in Los Angeles County. In fact, the firm’s architecture and engineering staff recently took over an entire...

CSLB statewide stings result in 119 actions against unlicensed contractors

California Construction News staff writer The California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) has completed a two-week series of coordinated stings and jobsite sweeps across the...

Kohn Pedersen Fox opens new office in San Francisco

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) has opened three new offices, one of which is in San Francisco. The other offices are in Berlin and Singapore...

Warner Bros. breaks ground on $1 billion development

Warner Bros. broke ground recently on two office buildings designed by Frank Gehry. The development is adjacent to its main lot in the Burbank...
hucla medical center

Design-build team selected for $1.695 billion Harbor-UCLA Medical Center replacement design and construction

Hensel Phelps, HMC Architects and CO Architects have been selected to lead the design and construction of the $1.695 billion Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Replacement...

Report finds building in California costs 2.5 times more than Texas, sparking calls for...

California Construction News staff writer A recent RAND Corporation report reveals that building multifamily housing in California is far more expensive than in other states,...
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New California law allows state to revoke contractors’ licenses for wage theft violations

California Construction News staff writer A new California law will give the state attorney general authority to seek suspension or revocation of contractors’ licenses for...
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Woodbury University names Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter as dean of its architecture school

Woodbury University in Burbank says it has named Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter as Dean of the School of Architecture. Her appointment is effective June 1 “As an...
17 central sacramento

D&S to develop $35 million mid-rise apartment and retail building in midtown Sacramento

Construction could start by year’s end on 17 Central, a $35 million mid-rise apartment and retail structure in midtown Sacramento. The existing building at 1631...
Capitol Annex

Replace State Capitol Annex with new $543 million building: CSHQA

CSHQA in Sacramento has recommended that the California's government demolish the 66-year-old Capitol Annex in Sacramento, and replace the building with a new $543...

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Snyder Langston tops out CareMar Recovery Center, expanding Hoag’s addiction recovery services

California Construction News staff writer Snyder Langston recently celebrated the topping out of the CareMar Recovery Center, a two-story, 28,000-square-foot design-build facility under construction in...

Affordable housing development starts construction near BART station in San Jose

California Construction News staff writer A major affordable housing community is moving forward in North San José after developers, transit officials and community leaders gathered...

$70M Harbor Island West Marina Redevelopment underway in San Diego

California Construction News staff writer Construction is underway on a $70-million redevelopment of Harbor Island West Marina in San Diego, a project that will transform...