Government

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…

4 years ago

$1.6 billion in California High-Speed Rail contracts deferred to December: Is this a funds diversion capitulation or simply a COVID-19 delay?

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA) is delaying$1.6 billion of construction contract signing from September until December, San Francisco Streetsblog…

4 years ago

“Multiple cases” of COVID-19 discovered at Santa Clara County construction sites

Santa Clara County is calling for greater adherence to social distancing and safety protocols at construction sites after "multiple cases"…

4 years ago

Metro seeking public input on $400 billion transportation plan

The Metro’s board of directors authorized the release of the updated draft 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan, a $400-billion, 30-year…

4 years ago

Former SF building commissioner charged with federal bank fraud charges for allegedly diverting checks to personal accounts

Former San Francisco building commissioner Rodrigo Santos has been federally charged with bank fraud in connection with a scheme to…

4 years ago

Construction union/management group joins LA Economic Resiliency Task Force

The Southern California Partnership for Jobs (SCPFJ) says it it has been invited to join the Los Angeles County Infrastructure…

4 years ago

Labor unions in San Francisco celebrate PLA introduction; $628.5 million in infrastructure allocations

Organized labor in San Francisco is celebrating success in the implementation of a citywide Project Labor Agreement (PLA). The implementation…

4 years ago

BFBC gets $569 million for border wall construction

BFBC LLC, which is part of Barnard Construction, won a $569 million for design-build construction of 17.17 miles of border…

4 years ago

LAX projects among largest permitted by LADBS in first quarter

Here are the top five construction projects, as reported by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). Notably…

4 years ago

San Jose approves mixed-use affordable project

The San Jose City Council has approved the construction of a six-story, mixed-use affordable housing development in the Willow Glen…

4 years ago