San Diego focuses on housing construction despite budget deficit
California Construction News staff writer
Despite a looming $258 million budget deficit, San Diego is doubling down on efforts to tackle its housing crisis, with...
SF city report: European-style social housing in San Francisco could be financially sustainable with...
California Construction News staff writer
Building and operating European-style social-housing projects in San Francisco “could be financially sustainable,” according to a city report.
However, construction would...
Oakland awards $80.5 million to affordable housing developments
California Construction News staff writer
The City of Oakland’s Housing and Community Development Department (Oakland HCD) has awarded $80.5 million to five affordable housing projects...
Newsom signs $2.5 billion bipartisan relief package to help Los Angeles recover and rebuild
California Construction News staff writer
With recovery efforts already underway, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation providing $2.5 billion in disaster relief, a move...
Sacramento County breaks ground on mixed-use campus with shelter
California Construction News staff writer
Sacramento County and its partners have broken ground on a large-scale campus to serve the local unhoused population.
The 13-acre property...
U.S. Department of Transportation allocates $229 million for road and bridge repairs following natural...
California Construction News staff writer
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced the allocation of $229.9 million in Emergency Relief funds...
Legal challenge strikes down Biden’s Project Labor Agreement mandate for federal construction projects
California Construction News staff writer
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has ruled in favor of a bid protest filed by the Associated General Contractors...
CSLB urges property owners to hire licenced contractors following wildfires
California Construction News staff writer
As wildfires continue, the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) is urging property owners to hire licensed contractors for any repair or...
L.A. Mayor appoints former Police Commissioner Steve Soboroff to lead wildfire rebuilding efforts
California Construction News staff writer
Steve Soboroff has been appointed as Los Angeles' chief recovery officer to lead the massive rebuilding and recovery efforts following...
Oakland awards $80.5 million to five affordable housing projects
California Construction News staff writer
The City of Oakland’s housing and community development department has awarded $80.5 million in funding to five new affordable housing...
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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...
