Season’s greetings and Happy New Year
It's time to take a break from work for a few days as the Christmas holiday season approaches.
This is time for family, rest, and...
Lenders stop mortgage financing for houses at former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
Three major banks have stopped offering mortgages for homes at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, The San Francisco Chronicle reports, describing the measure...
Google outlines vision for major new Mountain View residential development
Alphabet/Google has outlined a framework, master plan and automobile-reduction strategy for a new development to the City of Mountain View, where planned office space...
Los Angeles County approves massive housing development in fire-prone mountains
The conflict between the need for more housing in California and the danger of building in fire-prone mountains was decided in favor of homes...
Musk drops Sepulveda Hyperloop but moves forward with Dodger Stadium test project
Entrepreneur Elon Musk has scrapped plans for a high-speed passenger tunnel (Hyperloop) under the West side of Los Angeles but is moving...
New California construction laws for 2019
Lawyer Daniel McLennon from Smith Currie & Hancock has written an extensive article describing new laws affecting contractors, most of which go...
Bird’s eye view shows construction progress on Google’s new $5 billion complex
Here's a bird's eye video showing construction progress of Google's new California headquarters, designed by Bjarke Ingels and Thomas Heatherwick.
Photography company The 111th shot the...
Autodesk acquires PlanGrid for $875 million — the company’s largest-ever purchase
Autodesk, Inc. based in San Rafael says it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PlanGrid, a provider of construction productivity software, for $875...
California adds 3,000 new construction jobs in as fall season starts: Report
California added 3,000 new construction jobs in September, according to US Labor Department data. Over the 12 month period ending in October, the state...
Rarely used building construction material could have saved California homes from wildfires
Fires continue to ravage parts of California.
Northern California fires have destroyed more than 8,000 homes and burned 140,000 acres. At the same time, the Woolsey...
Projects and opportunities
San Diego council to ponder $5.65 billion budget prioritizing infrastructure and housing
California Construction News staff writer
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled his proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget last week, a $5.65 billion spending plan focused...
Highway 1 stabilization work continue in Big Sur
California Construction News staff writer
Work continues to stabilize Highway 1 in Big Sur after a section of the southbound lane along the cliff collapsed...
Oceanside launches offshore explorations for beach restoration project
California Construction News staff writer
As part of Oceanside's coastal restoration efforts, offshore explorations are now underway to determine potentially plentiful larger grain sand sources...
