San Francisco changing laws to fill vacant space, reform taxes, clean up streets
California Construction News staff writer
After six months of work, Mayor London Breed updated San Francisco’s plan to transform downtown.
The Roadmap to San Francisco’s Future has...
California GovOps and WoodWorks to award $500,000 in mass timber building competition
The California Government Operations Agency (GovOps) will award $500,000 in grants as part of the 2019 California Mass Timber Building Competition. The grants will...
New affordable housing opens in Santa Monica
California Construction News staff writer
A building with 37 newly constructed, 100% affordable apartments opened in December in the heart of Santa Monica. Site amenities...
Construction update – LACMA surpasses $750 million goal
California Construction News staff writer
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced last week that the Building LACMA campaign has passed its fundraising goal of...
San Francisco slammed for failure to build housing
California Construction News staff writer
A ‘first-of-its-kind review’ has found San Francisco practices are out of compliance with state housing laws and have created decades...
How to break free from design inefficiency
Architects, engineers and contractors encounter a constant struggle to provide more for less money as clients seek maximum results from constrained budgets.
All too often,...
San Jose opens new fire training center
California Construction News staff writer
The San José Fire Department (SJFD) and the city manager’s office of emergency management (OEM) held a ribbon-cutting for city’s...
San Diego expected to approve Midway Rising to develop sports arena site
California Construction News staff writer
San Diego's land use and housing committee has recommended Midway Rising to develop the Midway District and Sports Arena site....
Clayco building million sq. ft. warehouse, distribution center in Visalia
Clayco has started work on a new warehouse and distribution center for a major hardware retailer in the Visalia Industrial Park (VIP), Seefried Industrial...
Court rules Anaheim violated state housing laws
California Construction News staff writer
The Orange County Superior Court has ruled that the City of Anaheim violated multiple state housing laws when it denied...
Projects and opportunities
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...
