San Francisco to ban natural gas in new building construction
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors have approved a ban on natural gas in newly-constructed buildings in the city, reports CBS Local.
San Francisco is...
City of Oakland launches new app to schedule building inspections
The City of Oakland’s Planning and Building Department has launched a new application, Oakland Building Inspection Request, to make it easier for customers to...
San Francisco to speed up affordable housing construction
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced what are described as new process improvements to speed up the approval of affordable housing.
The improvements are...
Preservationists seek court order to stall demolition of “brutalist” 1973 San Jose building, possibly...
A preservationist group has gone to court to undo the city of San Jose’s approval of a vast redevelopment of a key block in...
Metrolink awards $50 million task order contract to five engineering firms
The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) has awarded a $50 million task-order contract to HDR Engineering Inc., AECOM Technical Services Inc., RailPros, Hill...
CHSRA releases 2020 sustainability report
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has released its 2020 Sustainability Report: Building Resilience. The annual report details ongoing efforts to advance the...
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. secures $17 million Caltrans construction project
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. says it has been awarded a $17 million construction award from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The contract...
LADBS introduces new Virtual Inspection program
The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) says it has implemented the Virtual Inspection (VI) Program to "provide LADBS customers and inspection...
Air Systems Inc. to pay $1.25 million to settle EEOC racial harassment suit after...
A San Jose-based electrical subcontractor at the Apple Park construction project, Air Systems Inc. (ASI), will pay $1.25 million to eight African American former...
City of San Diego launches new ADA program to assist construction industry and homeowners
In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law, the City of San Diego’s Development...
Projects and opportunities
NAVFAC Southwest awards $750 million contract for waterfront facilities construction, renovation, repair
The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southwest awarded a $750 million maximum contract for new construction, repair, and renovation of waterfront facilities at...
Construction begins on “best municipal skatepark in California”
Spohn Ranch has started construction on La Quinta’s X Park that would be "the best municipal skatepark in the State of California."
The 40,000-sq.-ft. facility...
San Diego residential project secures $20.7 million construction loan
ACRES has originated a $20.7 million loan to fund the construction and stabilization of the North Park Community Center, a multifamily project featuring multifamily...
