Wicks to lead new assembly committee focused on housing construction innovation
California Construction News staff writer
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has appointed Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D–Oakland) to chair a new Select Committee on Housing Construction...
Bridgeview Mosque Foundation breaks ground on landmark $20.1 million community center
California Construction News staff writer
A new chapter has begun for Chicago’s southwest suburbs as construction officially starts on the Mosque Foundation Community Center, a...
Six state-owned properties being converted into 843 affordable homes
California Construction News staff writer
Six underutilized state-owned properties will be converted into at least 843 housing units, a mix of affordable and market-rate homes,...
Santa Rosa breaks ground on Hearn Community Hub in Roseland
California Construction News staff writer
The City of Santa Rosa and Sonoma County Library marked a major milestone last month with a groundbreaking ceremony for...
California moves to accelerate high-speed rail construction with new funding and partnerships
California Construction News staff writer
California plans to expand construction on its high-speed rail line connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles, with new funding and...
Former South Lake Tahoe construction office manager convicted of embezzling $1.4 million
California Construction News staff writer
A former office manager and controller at a family-owned construction company in South Lake Tahoe has been convicted of embezzling...
Coast Aluminum building $42M Fresno manufacturing site
California Construction News staff writer
Coast Aluminum broke ground last week on a new 163,000-sq. ft. manufacturing and distribution facility near Peach and McKinley Avenues,...
Former CAL FIRE property in Riverside being transformed into affordable housing
California Construction News staff writer
Construction has stafted on Mulberry Gardens, a new affordable housing community on a former California Department of Forestry and Fire...
UC Berkeley breaks ground on new energy and materials research facility
California Construction News staff writer
Turner Construction Company joined representatives from Bakar Labs, the University of California-Berkeley, Gensler, and A Squared Solutions to mark the...
WRNS Studio, FABRIC Mass Timber unveil design for California’s first regenerative mass timber facility
California Construction News staff writer
WRNS Studio and FABRIC Mass Timber have begun design work on California’s first regenerative mass timber manufacturing facility, a 200,000-square-foot...
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$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...
Los Angeles housing incentive program spurs 28,500 proposed units in first year
California Construction News staff writer
A progress report released last week shows that nearly 30,000 new homes are moving forward across Los Angeles through the...
Beam-signing ceremony celebrates progress on Sacramento’s first new middle school in 48 years
California Construction News staff writer
A major milestone was celebrated recently at Fern Bacon Middle School in Sacramento as students, educators, construction teams and community...
