Legislature passes bill to help Oakland A’s speed construction of Howard Terminal station
California's state legislature has approved a bill to help streamline construction of an Oakland Athletics ballpark at the Port of Oakland's Howard Terminal site.
AB734 requires...
$291 million LA downtown streetcar planning moves forward with funding plan
Los Angeles City Council has approved a funding plan to build a $291 million streetcar line for the city's downtown area.
The proposed project would...
Labor shortage: 80 percent of California’s contractors are having trouble finding qualified workers
There's a widespread labor shortage that is pushing up construction costs in California and through most of the country, the Associated General Contractors (AGC)...
The California bullet train project: Spending $27 million a day may not be enough...
The California bullet train project has cost taxpayers an average $3.1 million a day over the last year — a construction spending rate higher...
Adobe to build 18-story glassy office tower in San Jose
Adobe, which makes computer software for web and graphic designers, is planning to add an 18-story office tower to its San Jose headquarters, The...
CSLB appoints African American woman Marlo N. Richardson as its board chair
The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) has unanimously elected businesswoman Marlo N. Richardson to chair its 15-member board, the Los Angeles Sentinel reports.
The South L.A....
New mini-documentary highlights how SkillsUSA is building a talent pipeline for American trade professions
“Building a Strong Foundation: SkillsUSA Prepares the American Workforce” is a new mini-documentary from WorkingNation that follows 20-year-old Logan Thomas and others as they...
South San Francisco Civic Centre project budget climbs with increasing construction costs
Rising construction costs are raising concerns in South San Francisco as it plans a new Civic Center Campus.
Coun. Mark Addiego said the most recent project...
Northern California wildfires putting even more stress on already-short construction labor supply
A construction worker shortage could cause delays and increase costs for hundreds of families displaced by Northern California's wildfires, according to published reports.
Buildzoom reported...
Southern California drywall contractor cited for nearly $2 million overtime, rest period wage theft.
The Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) has issued wage theft citations of $1.9 million to Fullerton Pacific Interiors Inc. for failing to properly compensate 472...
