California reaches settlement with City of Fullerton over housing law violations
California Construction News staff writer
California and the City of Fullerton have reached settlement requiring the city to comply with state housing law and adopt...
Construction employment declines by 7,000 in June as nonresidential firms struggle to find workers...
Construction employment declined by 7,000 between May and June as the industry still employs 238,000 fewer people than before the pandemic, according to a...
San Francisco slammed for failure to build housing
California Construction News staff writer
A ‘first-of-its-kind review’ has found San Francisco practices are out of compliance with state housing laws and have created decades...
Monthly construction input prices inch lower in August, but are still elevated year over...
Construction input prices declined 0.6% in August compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau...
Governor attempting to fast-track $2-billion L.A. development that would create 10,000 construction jobs
California Construction News staff writer
Gov. Gavin Newsom will attempt to speed up construction of a $2-billion mixed use development expected to create 10,000 union...
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...
Producer prices soar as contractors cope with supply hitches, weak demand: AGC
Unprecedented price increases for a wide range of goods and services used in construction pushed up contractors’ costs by a devastating 26.3 percent from...
California construction employment slumps 1.4% in April: AGC
Recent federal construction employment data indicates that California is recovering relatively poorly from the COVID-19 pandemic and there was a sharp drop in employment...
California construction growth varies by community: AGC
Construction employment growth (or loss) in California has proven to be very much a local affair in the 12 months between March 2021 and...
Bay Area Developers of Color fellowship applications open until Sept. 16
California Construction News staff writer
Applications for the 2022-2023 Bay Area Developers of Color Fellowship cohort are now open, the Urban Land Institute San Francisco...
Projects and opportunities
Construction begins on west coast’s largest veterans’ park at San Diego’s Navy Pier
California Construction News staff writer
Construction of Freedom Park, the largest veterans' park on the West Coast, is officially underway. This multi-year joint project, anticipated...
California awards over $100 million for tribal land projects, including ancestral land return and...
California Construction News staff writer
As part of an ongoing truth and healing process, California is supporting the return of more than 38,000 acres of...
California awards $120 million in tax credits to eight companies, fueling $15.5 billion private...
California Construction News staff writer
The State of California is awarding $120 million in tax credits to eight companies, part of the California Jobs First...
