LAX projects among largest permitted by LADBS in first quarter
Here are the top five construction projects, as reported by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). Notably four of the five...
Kaiser Permanente builds $14 million COVID-19 testing lab with accelerated construction schedule
Kaiser Permanente (KP) Northern California is building its own state-of-the-art lab in Berkeley capable of performing 10,000 COVID-19 tests a day.
The $14 million, 7,700...
Newsom declines to introduce strict state-wide COVID-19 construction shutdown rules
Gov. Gavin Newsom says that that California will not follow the lead of states like New York or regions like the Bay Area that...
Union leader says construction workers preparing to mobilize for COVID-19 surge response
Robbie Hunter, president of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, says plans are in the works to deploy tens of thousands...
Shutdown not: California builders win COVID-19 “essential” exemption
Construction executives and contractors have successfully lobbied to win an exemption to Gov. Gavin Newsom's "stay at home" mandate for work during the COVID-19...
Boston mayor orders halt to all construction projects; Associated General Contractors of America opposed
Vice President Mike Pence is asking construction companies to donate their inventory of N95 face masks to local hospitals - and to stop ordering...
Homeless Action Plan in motion: Interagency Leadership Council meets
Continuing efforts to carry out San Diego’s vision for reducing homelessness, an interagency Leadership Council convened last week for the first time to discuss...
California promotes architectural innovation through mass timber competition
The Governor’s Forest Management Task Force and the Office of Planning and
Research has announced winners of a first-ever competition highlighting mass timber projects.
“Mass timber...
State-owned properties available for emergency homeless housing, cities and counties invited to partner
A few days after highlighting the 286 state-owned properties available to local governments to use for homelessness solutions, Governor Gavin Newsom concluded a statewide...
CAHSRA releases draft environmental document for first segment into Los Angeles County
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA) is continuing to plan for modernizing rail service throughout California. A new report released Feb. 28 details how...
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Metro seeking public input on $400 billion transportation plan
The Metro’s board of directors authorized the release of the updated draft 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan, a $400-billion, 30-year transportation blueprint for Los...
Granite wins $16 million contract related to Cosumnes Bridge Replacement Project
Granite says it has been awarded the Child Project 4 (CP4) portion of the construction contract of the Cosumnes Bridge Replacement Project by the...
Domos buys 410 North Rossmore in Los Angeles; announces upgrade plans
Atlanta-based residential developer Domos Rossmore has formed a joint venture with Beverly Hills-based ESI Ventures with the purchase of 410 North Rossmore in Hancock...
