Milpitas officials ban natural gas in new buildings
California Construction News staff writer
Milpitas is the latest California city to ban natural gas in all new buildings with two policies approved by city...
Construction materials costs fall steeply in December, but contractors wary of price jumps
California Construction News staff writer
Plunging prices for diesel fuel, lumber, and steel cooled inflation for construction materials and services in December, but relief may...
Hollywood Burbank Airport design-build contract awarded
California Construction News staff writer
The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Commission has awarded a design-build contract for a new terminal to a joint venture group. The...
City of San Bernardino issues record number of building permits in 2022
California Construction News staff writer
The City of San Bernardino issued 6,093 building permits in 2022, more than any other recent year - an increase...
2023-24 state budget ups spending on housing, infrastructure
California Construction News staff writer
Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced a 2023-24 state budget proposal last week that maintains the state’s unprecedented investments in Californians while...
BTF and NSBIF parter to bolster Northern California construction workforce
California Construction News staff writer
The Building Talent Foundation (BTF) and North State Building Industry Foundation (NSBIF) have partnered to create a sustainable homebuilding workforce...
L.A. mayor signs executive order to speed up affordable housing construction
California Construction News staff writer
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass recently signed an executive order to lower the cost and remove roadblocks to building affordable...
Las Vegas mayor wants acgtion on I-15 widening
California Construction News staff writer
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman sent a message to Caltrans on Twitter last week, urging action on the Interstate 15...
In 2023, LA becomes Largest CA city to electrify new building contruction
California Construction News staff writer
Los Angeles City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance requiring all new buildings within city limits be constructed all-electric, making the city...
San Bernadino hosting Jan. 12 public meeting on Airport Gateway plan
California Construction News staff writer
San Bernadino's Inland Valley Development Agency (IVDA) is hosting a public meeting an open house at the Sterling Natural Resource...
Projects and opportunities
Anaheim Council expected to approve DisneylandForward plan on Tuesday
California Construction News staff writer
DisneylandForward, a $1.9 billion expansion plan, is expected to receive an approval from Anaheim City Council tomorrow.
If approved at Tuesday's...
Highway 1 to reopen by May 25; construction continues around the clock
California Construction News staff writer
Highway 1, severely damaged by recent storms, is on track to reopen to unrestricted signal-controlled traffic by May 25, Gov....
San Francisco awarded $37 million for affordable housing in the Mission
California Construction News staff writer
San Francisco has been awarded more than $37.9 million from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to...
