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...

San Diego continues negotiations for 1,000-bed shelter

California Construction News staff writer San Diego City Council is continuing negotiations to bring a 1,000-bed shelter to Middletown after concerns raised by the city’s...

High interest rates, tight credit conditions stall construction projects

California Construction News staff writer The construction industry added 25,000 jobs in July, according to an analysis by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of...

Groundbreaking held for Irvine Animal Care Center expansion and renovation

California Construction News staff writer The City of Irvine held a groundbreaking ceremony Aug. 5, for the Irvine Animal Care Center expansion and renovation project. “Today,...

Oceanside awarded $15 million for water projects

California Construction News staff writer The City of Oceanside was recently awarded $15 million for potable reuse water projects to further develop local, reliable and...

L.A. County Board of Supervisors approve first countywide labor agreement

California Construction News staff writer The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a project labor agreement that includes a first-of-its-kind agreement with trade and...

Nonresidential construction spending drops 0.4% in October – largest decline since December 2021

California Construction News staff writer National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.4% in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published recently...

Hospitals question earthquake construction standards

Despite being built with earthquakes in mind, recent tremors left their mark on Ridgecrest Regional Hospital. The CEO of the healthcare facility, Jim Suver, issued...

California housing department closes 2025 by announcing $281M for affordable housing and community projects

California Construction News staff writer The California Department of Housing and Community Development on Friday announced $281 million in year-end awards to support affordable housing,...

San Diego Unified moves forward on plan to build 1,500 affordable workforce housing units

California Construction News staff writer San Diego Unified School District is preparing to negotiate development agreements that could add more than 1,500 units of affordable...

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California Assembly Select Committee releases report on industrialized construction to boost housing production

California Construction News staff writer The Assembly Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation has released a new report from UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing...

Construction begins on first phase of Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza redevelopment in LA

California Construction News staff writer Construction has begun on the first phase of the redevelopment of Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles, marking the...

C.W. Driver Companies marks milestone for College of the Desert’s Palm Springs campus

California Construction News staff writer Construction of the new Palm Springs campus for College of the Desert has reached a key milestone with the topping...