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San Francisco wins court ruling allowing it to remove subcontractor from $13.7 million project

San Francisco has won a state appeals court ruling to remove a subcontractor the city blamed for a series of gas leaks in 2015...
Rendering of the Los Angeles International Airport's Automated People Mover (Photo: Business Wire)

Ground broken for $4.9 billion LAX Automated People Mover project

Work has started on the Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) Automated People Mover project for Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). The LAX Integrated Express...
333 South Figueroa.

77 story tower planned for downtown LA site will be California’s tallest structure

DiMarzio Kato Architecture is designing what will become California's tallest structure, a 77 story tower at 333 South Figueroa in downtown Los Angeles. The 1,107...
Golden Gate bridge

Contractors work on $211 million Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier steel net

AECOM-owned Shimmick Construction Co. and Danny's Construction Co. are working on a $211 million steel net suicide barrier at the Golden Gate Bridge. The 380,000 sq....

$1 billion downtown LA Oceanwide Plaza project stalled with millions of dollars in liens...

Construction on the massive $1 billion Oceanwide Plaza in downtown Los Angeles has ground to a halt, with at least six subcontractors filing mechanic's...
high speed rail construction update

High Speed Rail project not dead; but work will focus in Central Valley: Newsom

Despite some suggestions in published reports, California Gov. Gavin Newsom hasn't killed the California High Speed Rail project. However, he has made it clear...
Sonnenblick Development

Skyrocketing California building costs drive Sonnenblick developer to Florida

 Sonnenblick Development chairman Bob Sonnenblick says he has had enough with the high cost of doing business in Los Angeles, Orange County and California in...
mansfield mile

Labor Commissioner’s Office cites City of Industry contractor for $12 million in wage theft...

California's Labor Commissioner's Office (LCO) has cited a Southern California subcontractor for nearly $12 million in wage theft violations that left more than a...
los angeles construction

ENR California: LA construction growth to slow after “large construction start volume for the...

ENR California says construction growth rates will begin slowing "and remain flat in the coming years" after a "large construction start volume for the...
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AISC awards six of 13 national steel construction awards for California projects

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has awarded six of 13 national awards to California projects -- including two of the three in...

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Long Beach Airport breaks ground on $37M concourse upgrade, creating 190 construction jobs

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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

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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

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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...