Trump administration pulls plug on $925 million high speed rail grant, seeks $2.5 billion...
The Trump administration has told the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) that it is ending its agreement to help fund the bullet train project,...
Contractor negotiates savings to win Lakeport City Hall renovation contract
Lakeport City Council is expected to award a contract for upgrades to its city hall this week.
Bridges Construction of Lakeport will likely win the...
L.A. faces massive rezoning challenge to accommodate 250,000 new homes by mid October, state...
Los Angeles has been delivered a daunting challenge: It must rezone to accommodate an additional quarter-million new homes by mid-October after state housing regulators...
Gov. Newsom signs legislation to fast-track housing, development projects
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation to extend expedited California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review for key developments and expand the streamlining process to...
Shelter expansion includes cabin hybrid site in San Francisco
California Construction News staff writer
Legislation has been introduced to open a new safe parking and cabin site in San Francisco to create safe and...
La Cañada Flintridge ordered to process affordable housing project application
California Construction News staff writer
La Cañada Flintridge violated California’s Housing Accountability Act when it denied an application for an affordable-housing project last year, a...
California construction employment still struggles during COVID-19 pandemic economic recovery
California's construction employment market is still struggling from the COVID-19 disruption, even as pandemic restrictions are lifted.
Overall, the state lost 1,600 construction jobs between...
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...
University, Caltrans introduce $1.3 million construction quality control training program.
Caltrans and California State University Long Beach (CSULB) are introducing a Joint Training and Certification Program (JTCP) to give participants the tools to increase...
Governor Newsom requests presidential emergency declaration in response to deadly storms
California Construction News staff writer
As winter storms continue to pummel California, Gov. Gavin Newsom submitted a request to the White House on Jan. 8...
Projects and opportunities
Construction begins on west coast’s largest veterans’ park at San Diego’s Navy Pier
California Construction News staff writer
Construction of Freedom Park, the largest veterans' park on the West Coast, is officially underway. This multi-year joint project, anticipated...
California awards over $100 million for tribal land projects, including ancestral land return and...
California Construction News staff writer
As part of an ongoing truth and healing process, California is supporting the return of more than 38,000 acres of...
California awards $120 million in tax credits to eight companies, fueling $15.5 billion private...
California Construction News staff writer
The State of California is awarding $120 million in tax credits to eight companies, part of the California Jobs First...
