San Diego moving to remove minimum parking requirements for new housing
The San Diego City Council voted to remove minimum parking requirements for new housing developments, reports Times of San Diego.
Current city law requires a...
LINC begins construction of 100 new apartments in Los Angeles County
LINC Housing has started construction of Springhaven, a 100-unit affordable housing community in Los Angeles’s Willowbrook neighbourhood.
The $52-million project is designed for low-income families...
US construction spending drops in December
The US Commerce Department said that U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in December. Both private and public projects saw a drop in investment during...
Coalition calls for “ambitious action” to move California homes, buildings off of fossil fuels
California must rapidly implement a plan to cut pollution from homes and buildings, or risk locking in emissions from natural gas that will threaten...
SLSCO starts work on $101 million San Diego area border wall project
Construction has started on a portion of Pres. Donald Trump's border wall in the San Diego area.
The work is the is associated with a...
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...
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...
Pact between developers and builders could loosen environmental rules and increase residential construction wages
Representatives of California's construction unions and home builders are working on a deal that the Los Angeles Times reports "both sides hope could lead...
Residential construction worker shortage fuelled by poor pay, risky working conditions and shrinking labor...
California needs at least 200,000 new residential construction workers - but the pay is not competitive, working conditions are risky, training is scarce and...
Proposed California budget to allocate $1.75 billion in new funds for affordable housing
New California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed in his state budget that $1.75 billion in new funds would be earmarked to solve the state's...
Projects and opportunities
SANDAG to build trolley underpass at La Jolla Colony Drive
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is starting work to build a trolley underpass at La Jolla Colony Drive.
KUSI reports that construction of...
4LEAF Inc. begins work on $2.9 million Sacramento sewage vault
The city of Sacramento has approved a $2.9 million contract with 4LEAF Inc. to construct a a new sewage vault underneath McKinley Park.
The project'...
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...
