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...
Los Angeles gets first chief design officer
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has appointed Christopher Hawthorne as the city’s first chief design officer to improve the city’s quality of civic architecture...
Cal/OSHA gives warns employers about heat
Cal/OSHA is reminding all businesses that employ outdoor workers that efforts must be undertaken to protect those employees from the heat.
The agency requires that...
AGC of California CEO urges Congress to approve Trump’s infrastructure proposal
The Associated General Contractors of California’s chief executive Peter Tateishi has urged the Congress to pass SB 1, an infrastructure investment package providing consistent...
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...
California construction employment booms with largest number of newly employed workers in the nation
California's construction growth continues to be among the fastest in the nation, with the state adding more construction jobs than any other part of...
City of San Diego offering virtual inspections for permitted construction projects
The City of San Diego Development Services (DSD) Department says it is expanding its residential and commercial inspection processes by offering optional virtual inspections...
San Francisco considers more than doubling office development fees: Associations object
The San Francisco Board of Supervisor’s Land Use Committee has voted 2-1 to more than double fees on new office development, potentially scaring away...
$7 billion higher education bond measure reintroduced
Assemblywoman Susan Eggman and two co-sponsors have reintroduced legislation seeking to place a $7 billion bond measure before voters that the Stockton...
Central Valley bullet train costs anticipated to increase by $1.8 billion to $12.4 billion
California's Central Valley bullet train cost projections have increased to $12.4 billion, state rail authority staff say in an internal report, according to the...