CHSRA releases final environmental studies to connect Silicon Valley and Central Valley
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) says it has released the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the approximately 90-mile San Jose to...
Former Sacramento arena could become 183-acre medical campus after upcoming city council vote.
Sacramento leaders are preparing for a vote that could transform the former home of the Sacramento Kings basketball team, including a new California Northstate...
Oceanside TOD development likely to move forward despite neighbourhood objections
Oceanside City Council is likely to approve a new five-building development with 295 apartments and 3,000 sq. ft. of retail space in the four...
Oakland grand jury indicts construction business owner for alleged payroll tax violations
A federal grand jury in Oakland has returned an indictment charging a construction business owner with failing to pay over employment taxes to the...
California Housing Accelerator Program grants $22 million for West Sacramento affordable housing project
A West Sacramento affordable housing project will move forward after the city received a $22 million award out of $953 million of California state...
Biden signs construction PLA executive order; associations push back in objection
President Joe Biden on Feb. 3 signed an executive order requiring the use of project labor agreements (PLA)s on federal construction projects of $35...
MTA gives go-ahead for $4.9 billion LRT serving southeast Los Angeles County
Southern California transportation officials have given the go-ahead for a 19.3-mile light rail line that would serve largely working-class Latino communities in southeast Los...
LETF sets enforcement measures for public works construction sites, including ‘prevailing wage’ requirements
The California state Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR’s) Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF) says it is leading a new initiative to inspect publicly funded...
Construction starts on $13.4 million bikeway in San Diego area
Construction has started on the $13.4 million Pershing Bikeway in the San Diego area.
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is overseeing the 2.3...
LADBS issues $1.3 billion of building permits in FY quarter ending Dec. 31
The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) says the city issued $1.3 billion in building permits between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31,...
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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...
