Museum dedicated to eye health planned in San Francisco
The American Academy of Ophthalmology announced plans to construct the world's first public museum dedicated to vision and eye health in San Francisco.
The academy...
Retrofitting California buildings for earthquakes is on the horizon
Seismic retrofit ordinances are becoming the norm in many California municipalities. Builders and building owners are busy trying to meet compliance deadlines.
California is home...
Amazon proposing second Go Store building in San Francisco
The first Amazon Go Store recently opened in San Francisco and there is already talk about building another.
The cashier-free facility, at 300 California St.,...
Construction industry forging ahead to try to defeat Proposition 6
The California construction industry is saying a definitive "no" to Proposition 6. The industry has been joined by labor groups who want the bill...
New details on Disney California’s Marvel Land construction
Marvel Land may soon be the happiest construction site in California. New building details have come to light about Disney California's newest addition to the...
CCSI begins construction on new school in Los Angeles
Consolidated Contracting Services (CCSI) has partnered with Pacific Charter School Development to build a new 125,000-sq.-ft. Bright Star Schools campus in Los Angeles.
The school,...
LA Gateway wins $2 billion contract for rental car facility at LAX
The Los Angeles World Airports said that the board of airport commissioners (BOAC) approved the around $2-billion contract for LA Gateway Partners to design,...
Los Angeles issues permits for apartment building and seven-story hotel
The city of Los Angeles recently issued construction permits for two projects: a 204-unit apartment building and a seven-story hotel.
Uncommon and MGA Entertainment were...
Rail authority approves advancing $77 billion bullet train project to Bakersfield
The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced that its board of directors certified the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the Fresno to Bakersfield Project...
Co-living startup Starcity to build 1,000 apartments in Bay Area
Co-living startup Starcity plans to build more than 1,000 new small homes in San Francisco and San Jose, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The company...
Projects and opportunities
$70M Harbor Island West Marina Redevelopment underway in San Diego
California Construction News staff writer
Construction is underway on a $70-million redevelopment of Harbor Island West Marina in San Diego, a project that will transform...
Los Angeles housing incentive program spurs 28,500 proposed units in first year
California Construction News staff writer
A progress report released last week shows that nearly 30,000 new homes are moving forward across Los Angeles through the...
Beam-signing ceremony celebrates progress on Sacramento’s first new middle school in 48 years
California Construction News staff writer
A major milestone was celebrated recently at Fern Bacon Middle School in Sacramento as students, educators, construction teams and community...
