16 Native American communities to receive homeless housing funding
California Construction News staff writer
California tribal nations will use $47 million in new funding to build affordable housing.
The awards include $20 million in tribal...
Construction company owner pleads guilty to bid rigging and bribery
California Construction News staff writer
A construction company owner is the third person to plead guilty in a bid-rigging and bribery scheme involving California Department...
City of Oakland and BIPOC developers awarded $50+ million for affordable housing
California Construction News staff writer
The State of California has awarded the City of Oakland and its developer partners $50 million to support the construction...
Builders ‘giving away everything but the kitchen sink’ to attract bidders: Redfin report
California Construction News staff writer
Twenty-nine percent of U.S. single-family homes for sale in the third quarter were new construction—up from 25% in the third...
Bay Area pavement quality ‘stuck in doldrums’ despite big improvements in Oakland, Larkspur
California Construction News staff writer
Overall pavement conditions on the Bay Area’s nearly 44,000 lane-miles of local streets and roads landed remained ‘fair’ territory last...
Marin County will enact ‘all-electric building’ rules for new construction
California Construction News staff writer
Officials in Marin County say they support an ordinance that would require that all new residential and commercial construction in...
Construction material costs post double-digit increases in 2022
California Construction News staff writer
The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction projects jumped 12.6 percent in September compared to 2021, according...
West coast leaders sign new climate deal
California Construction News staff writer
California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia governments have signed a new Statement of Cooperation (SOC), recommitting the region to climate action.
The...
San Diego looking at public land for new affordable housing
California Construction News staff writer
San Diego city and county officials say they will work together to build 10,000 subsidized housing units on government-owned land,...
California awards $1 billion to 30 shovel-ready housing projects
California Construction News staff writer
California has awarded $1 billion to 30 shovel-ready projects through the California Housing Accelerator and passed legislation to streamline the...
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San Diego council to ponder $5.65 billion budget prioritizing infrastructure and housing
California Construction News staff writer
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled his proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget last week, a $5.65 billion spending plan focused...
Highway 1 stabilization work continue in Big Sur
California Construction News staff writer
Work continues to stabilize Highway 1 in Big Sur after a section of the southbound lane along the cliff collapsed...
Oceanside launches offshore explorations for beach restoration project
California Construction News staff writer
As part of Oceanside's coastal restoration efforts, offshore explorations are now underway to determine potentially plentiful larger grain sand sources...
