Officials tallying storm damage expected to top $1 billion
California Construction News staff writer
Officials are adding up the damage to the state’s infrastructure and assess the impacts of recent winter storms that caused...
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...
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Long Beach Airport breaks ground on $37M concourse upgrade, creating 190 construction jobs
California Construction News staff writer
Construction has started on a $37-million passenger concourse modernization project at Long Beach Airport, aimed at improving infrastructure ahead of...
Nibbi receives Notice to Proceed on St. Paul Terrace affordable housing project in Berkeley
California Construction News staff writer
Nibbi has received Notice to Proceed on a new affordable housing community for St. Paul AME Berkeley, with Lowney Architecture...
Santa Rosa breaks ground on Hopper Avenue fire recovery corridor project
California Construction News staff writer
The City of Santa Rosa broke ground April 14 on the Hopper Avenue Corridor Fire Recovery Improvements Project, beginning a...
