Sweeping reforms announced to accelerate construction, reduce costs

California Construction News staff writer Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a sweeping package of housing and infrastructure reforms aimed at accelerating construction, reducing...

Palmdale Water District breaks ground on major pipeline project to modernize 140-year-old ditch

California Construction News staff writer The Palmdale Water District broke ground Monday on a multimillion-dollar infrastructure project to convert the 140-year-old Palmdale Ditch into a...

Tutor Perini awarded $220-million Eagle Mountain Casino expansion contract

California Construction News staff writer Tutor Perini Building Corporation, a subsidiary of Tutor Perini Corporation, has been awarded a $220 million contract by the Tule...

Alameda County awards $18-million contract for Lorenzo Theater rehabilitation

California Construction News staff writer The Alameda County Board of Supervisors has awarded a $17.8 million construction contract to Plant Construction Company, L.P. of San...

California lawmakers push back on Trump administration cuts to Army Corps construction projects

California Construction News staff writer A group of a dozen California congressional Democrats is pushing back against the Trump Administration’s steep proposed cuts to the...

Turner Construction tapped to lead work on One Beverly Hills megaproject

California Construction News staff writer Turner Construction Company has been selected as the overall site manager and first-phase contractor for One Beverly Hills, a multi-billion-dollar...

State breaks ground on affordable housing on former government property in Stockton

California Construction News staff writer An affordable housing development under construction in downtown Stockton is a milestone in the state’s plan to convert surplus government...

AGC opens nominations for Construction Safety Excellence Awards

California Construction News staff writer AGC of California’s 38th Annual Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA), in partnership with HammerTech, is accepting submissions. “Celebrate your commitment to...

UC Riverside building SoCal OASIS Innovation Park on 3.4-acre site

California Construction News staff writer A groundbreaking ceremony will take place today, Monday, June 23, for UC Riverside's SoCal OASIS Park, a 39,000-sq. ft. structure...

Groundbreaking marks start of two affordable housing projects in San Francisco’s Fillmore District

California Construction News staff writer Construction is underway on two affordable housing developments in San Francisco’s Fillmore District that will transform former state-owned parking lots...

Projects and opportunities

Final steel beam placed on SDSU Life Sciences building in topping-out ceremony

California Construction News staff writer Construction of San Diego State University’s new Life Sciences building reached a key milestone Tuesday, April 28, as crews lifted...

Glendale Hyperion Bridge project breaks ground after two decades of planning

California Construction News staff writer Los Angeles marked a major milestone last week with the groundbreaking of the $208 million Glendale Hyperion Bridge Improvement Project,...

Los Angeles to issue RFI May 7 for expanded “Small Lots, Big Impacts” missing...

California Construction News staff writer Los Angeles is broadening its effort to increase starter-home supply with a new phase of the “Small Lots, Big Impacts”...