Government

Governor-elect has plans to build 3.5 million homes in California by 2025

California's Governor-elect Gavin Newsom wants to build a lot more new homes in the state in the next seven years --…

6 years ago

City of Santee to begin $10M park renovation project

On Dec. 4, 2018, the city of Santee will begin construction of a $10-million renovation of the Mast Park. According…

6 years ago

Golden State Warriors ordered to pay $40M for Oakland arena renos

An arbitrator recently ordered the Golden State Warriors to pay $40 million for a fix up of the Oakland arena…

6 years ago

Construction industry forging ahead to try to defeat Proposition 6

The California construction industry is saying a definitive "no" to Proposition 6. The industry has been joined by labor groups…

6 years ago

Rail authority approves advancing $77 billion bullet train project to Bakersfield

The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced that its board of directors certified the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the…

6 years ago

National construction starts decline again in September following July and August slow-down: Dodge

New construction starts in September fell 5% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $709.6 billion,…

6 years ago

Sterling Construction wins $17 million contract for Valencia water project

The Los Angeles County Sanitation District has awarded a $17 million contract to Sterling Construction’s affiliate Myers & Sons Construction…

6 years ago

Expert panel says San Francisco’s building codes need to be rewritten and tall buildings require inspection, retrofitting

An expert panel says San Francisco’s building codes are inadequate to deal a large earthquake's aftermath and called for both…

6 years ago

Labor groups including SBCTC join fight against Proposition 6

California's State Building and Construction Trades Council (SBCTC) and the California Labor Federation (CLF) say they strongly oppose Proposition 6…

6 years ago

$47 million grant announced for Interstate 5 improvement project

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has received a $47-million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the…

6 years ago