GOP tax plan will endanger California’s affordable housing, Democrats assert in letter to Congress
A day after Republican leaders unveiled their tax proposal on Oct. 30, California Democrats penned a letter to the United States House of Representatives...
Construction starts on border wall prototypes in California
Contractors have broken ground on eight prototypes for President Trump’s long-promised border wall. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) announced that the companies would...
Electric is the only way to go for renovated and new public buildings in...
New or renovated government buildings in San Francisco - including libraries, community centers and office space will have to go all electric under a...
SFPUC and partner agencies earmark $150 million for coastal erosion and to protect sewage...
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and partner agencies have earmarked $150 million to address coastal erosion at Ocean Beach and protect a...
Sacramento County approves $450 million construction plan to modify jail facilities
California Construction News staff writer
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has approved a plan aimed at addressing inadequate jail facilities with hundreds of millions...
San Diego sets record for fixing underground pipes
California Construction News staff writer
San Diego’s mayor says 2022 is a record-breaking year for in-house pipe replacements.
“We need major infrastructure upgrades across San Diego...
$1.6 billion in California High-Speed Rail contracts deferred to December: Is this...
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA) is delaying$1.6 billion of construction contract signing from September until December, San Francisco Streetsblog reports.
The work is for...
Major water storage project streamlined
California Construction News staff writer
A new infrastructure streamlining law could speed up the Sites Reservoir project and prevent months or years of CEQA litigation...
Newsom signs housing affordability laws, but critics say they overreach and won’t solve the...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation allowing the construction of duplexes on most properties with one home but an analysis indicates that only...
California approves $2B-plus in funding for local transportation projects
The California Transportation Commission has approved hundreds of transportation projects under a state Senate bill that was signed into law in 2017, the Times...
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San Diego council to ponder $5.65 billion budget prioritizing infrastructure and housing
California Construction News staff writer
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled his proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget last week, a $5.65 billion spending plan focused...
Highway 1 stabilization work continue in Big Sur
California Construction News staff writer
Work continues to stabilize Highway 1 in Big Sur after a section of the southbound lane along the cliff collapsed...
Oceanside launches offshore explorations for beach restoration project
California Construction News staff writer
As part of Oceanside's coastal restoration efforts, offshore explorations are now underway to determine potentially plentiful larger grain sand sources...
