San Diego County airports get over $12M for infrastructure projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced infrastructure grants totaling about $12.3 million for three San Diego County airports.
Gillespie Field will receive just over $6.5...
Gov. Newsom presents $100 billion California Comeback Plan
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has presented his $100 billion California Comeback Plan, the biggest economic recovery package in California history.
The plan outlines comprehensive strategies...
Homebuilders release study about prevailing wage laws, construction costs and impact on housing prices
The California Homebuilding Foundation (CHF), a nonprofit organization supporting the construction industry though scholarships, research and education, has funded a study conducted by the...
Corps of Engineers releases final documents for Martis Valley Trail Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, has released its Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)...
Oroville Dam failure blamed on bad design and inadequate state and federal oversight: Experts’...
Bad design and construction of the tallest U.S. dam a half-century ago and inadequate state and federal oversight since then led to a disastrous...
Construction wage liability bill passes legislature despite business opposition
A contentious proposal that would put California builders on the hook for wage theft violations by their subcontractors has advanced to Gov. Jerry Brown...
Construction to begin on post office in Foster City
Construction is expected to begin on a renovations project at the U.S. Post Office at 750 Alma Lane in Foster City, Patch reports, citing...
Multifamily development in Los Angeles secures $22.3M
George Smith Partners has secured $22.3 million in financing for the ground-up development of a workforce multifamily property located in Los Angeles’ Koreatown district,...
Monthly and yearly construction input prices drop in August, says ABC
Construction input prices fell 0.6% in August and are down 0.9% year over year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of...
San Jose breaks ground for 135-unit affordable housing project
The city of San Jose has started construction on an affordable housing project offering 135 units.
The project called the North San Pedro Studios is...
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Oakland A’s move closer to building waterfront ballpark and mixed-use development
Oakland's planning commission on Jan. 19 signed off on a 3,500-page environmental impact report that moved the Oakland A’s another base closer to building...
Santa Monica starts work on $72 million water treatment plant, Olympic Well Field
The City of Santa Monica has taken a significant step toward a self-reliant water future as expansions to the Arcadia Water Treatment Plant (WTP)...
Skanska selected to oversee construction advisory services of Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center
Skanska says that its program management and consulting group, Skanska Integrated Solutions (SIS), has been selected as the construction management advisor for the Southeast...
