Independent contractor status at risk as California legislature reviews new rules
If there aren't major amendments, California's legislature is poised to pass a law (AR-5) that will radically restrict individuals whose work would be qualified...
$4 billion government building boom under-way in Sacramento
The California state government has launched a historic building boom in Sacramento, scheduling roughly $3.4 billion worth of new construction and renovations over the...
California bullet train consultant put on suspension for ethics review
The California bullet train's top consultant has been put on suspension after a state watchdog agency began reviewing his approval of a multimillion-dollar contract...
Dodge Momentum Index falls in May
The Dodge Momentum Index fell 1.0% in May to 141.0 (2000=100) from the revised April reading of 142.4, despite two large California projects moving...
One Steuart Lane takes shape in downtown San Francisco with all-union labor
Crews are preparing to pour the foundation slab for a new 20-story, 220-foot-tall tower condominium development at Steuart and Howard, the San Francisco Building...
Environmentalists, building trades not on same page — creating California Democratic Party fractures
Tensions between blue collar unions -- especially representing construction workers -- and environmentalists are creating fractures within the Democratic Party in California, Politico reports.
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Clark Construction starts work on $76.4 million San Francisco animal control center
Clark Construction has started building a new facility for San Francisco Animal Care and Control (SFACC).
The San Francisco Examiner reported last May that the...
Trump administration pulls plug on $925 million high speed rail grant, seeks $2.5 billion...
The Trump administration has told the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) that it is ending its agreement to help fund the bullet train project,...
Related Cos. to start work on $8 billion Santa Clara mixed-use development
Related Cos. will start vertical construction next year on the 240-acre Related Santa Clara project.
The 9.2 million-sq.-ft. mixed-use project is estimated to cost $8...
Chief facilities executive for L.A. Community College district files whistleblower complaint
David Salazar, the chief facilities executive for the Los Angeles Community College District, has filed a whistleblower complaint after the district's chancellor, Francisco Rodriguez,...
Projects and opportunities
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...
