Golf courses could suit new, affordable land for new construction to a tee
With California's housing shortage problem, developers may be approaching golf courses for useable land.
Golf courses are often sold at a discount to development land sites for...
Hines buys land for industrial project in San Diego
Hines has closed on 16.4 acres of land for the development of Raceway Industrial, an industrial logistics site near San Diego.
Current development plans for...
Malkin gets loan to build two oceanfront hotels in Oceanside
S.D. Malkin Properties has secured a $155 million construction loan for the development of two oceanfront hotels in Oceanside, Calif., in metro San Diego,...
Contractors, unions, civic organizations raise $3.7 million (so far) to fight Proposition 6
Campaign records show that construction companies, civic organizations and labor groups have contributed $3.7 million in the two weeks since Proposition 6 cleared to...
Construction industry seriously concerned over skilled labor shortage
The USG + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index, a quarterly economic index designed to gauge the outlook for the commercial construction industry,...
San Jose approves million-square-foot office development near Diridon Station
San Francisco-based TMG Partners and San Jose-based Valley Oak Partners have gotten approval from city of San Jose for a three-building development near the...
San Diego moving to remove minimum parking requirements for new housing
The San Diego City Council voted to remove minimum parking requirements for new housing developments, reports Times of San Diego.
Current city law requires a...
San Diego County approves guardrails construction contract
The San Diego County’s board of supervisors authorized a construction contract to replace at least two guardrails along Sunrise Highway.
The board authorized the advertisement...
Strong growth in California say top contractors
A recent ENR survey of 400 of the nation's top contractors shows strong growth in the California building sector.
ENR says those top 400 contractors generated a...
Paramount construction company owners plead guilty to $6 million workers compensation fraud, labor theft
A brother and sister who run a construction company in Paramount have admitted to their roles in a $6 million workers’ compensation fraud and...
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...
