LAX launches $5 billion contracting initiative to accelerate capital projects, prioritize local construction firms

California Construction News staff writer Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has awarded a new round of contracts under its $5 billion Multiple Award Task Order...

San Francisco opens two Sunnydale housing buildings, breaks ground on two more

California Construction News staff writer City officials celebrated a major milestone in the Sunnydale HOPE SF redevelopment effort Friday, opening two new affordable housing buildings...

San Jose affordable housing complex secures construction funding

California Construction News staff writer An all-affordable housing complex in San Jose has secured construction financing. The Charles includes 99 residential units at a cost...

Construction to begin on $1B project in Los Angeles

Related Companies has broken ground on a mixed-use development project in downtown Los Angeles. The company secured a $630-million construction loan for the development dubbed...

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...

Foothill Gold Line plans 2026 contract awards for Pomona-Claremont extension

California Construction News staff writer The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority is set to move forward in 2026 with the next segment of its light...

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,...

City of West Hollywood launches new permitting system

California Construction News staff writer The City of West Hollywood has launched a new permitting and licensing management system to make permitting, planning, regulatory licensing,...

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,...

Construction underway on $3 million tiny home complex for homeless in Modesto

California Construction News staff writer Construction is underway on a tiny home complex designed to house 42 homeless individuals in ModestoDignity Village Modesto Interim Housing...

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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...