Shutdown not: California builders win COVID-19 “essential” exemption
Construction executives and contractors have successfully lobbied to win an exemption to Gov. Gavin Newsom's "stay at home" mandate for work during the COVID-19...
Boston mayor orders halt to all construction projects; Associated General Contractors of America opposed
Vice President Mike Pence is asking construction companies to donate their inventory of N95 face masks to local hospitals - and to stop ordering...
California Association of Realtors urging “cautious response” to COVID-19
The California Association of Realtors is urging the housing industry “take a cautious response” to the coronavirus outbreak.
“The rapid growth of COVID-19 cases continues to...
Homeless Action Plan in motion: Interagency Leadership Council meets
Continuing efforts to carry out San Diego’s vision for reducing homelessness, an interagency Leadership Council convened last week for the first time to discuss...
California promotes architectural innovation through mass timber competition
The Governor’s Forest Management Task Force and the Office of Planning and
Research has announced winners of a first-ever competition highlighting mass timber projects.
“Mass timber...
$8.5 million will transform industrial lot into waterfront park in India Basin
Cash from a voter-approved bond measure to create new parks and recreation opportunities in underserved communities will contribute to the creation of a new...
State-owned properties available for emergency homeless housing, cities and counties invited to partner
A few days after highlighting the 286 state-owned properties available to local governments to use for homelessness solutions, Governor Gavin Newsom concluded a statewide...
Los Angeles Department of Transportation places largest single order for electric buses in U.S....
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has placed the largest single order for electric buses in U.S. history.
“The clean transportation revolution is not...
SpaceX revives plan to develop launch vehicle manufacturing facility at the Port of Los...
SpaceX has revived plans to develop a launch vehicle manufacturing facility at the Port of Los Angeles, a little more than a year after...
Costa unveils legislation to fund completion of California’s High-Speed Rail, other National rail projects
After leading the fight in Congress for investment in America’s national rail infrastructure, Congressman Jim Costa unveiled the High-Speed Rail Corridor Development Act, legislation that...
Projects and opportunities
$320 million Elk Grove Hospital project referenced in Dodge Momentum Index
The $320 million Dignity Health Hospital in Elk Grove is the leading institutional project for July listed by Dodge Data & Analytics in its...
Brightline LA-Las Vegas rail project clears $200 million in private equity bonds from Nevada
The planned Brightline high-speed rail line to connect Southern California to Las Vegas been awarded $200 million of private activity bonds from the Nevada...
Ketter Group proposes 30-unit apartment building for Picfair Village
Ketter Group has proposed a new apartment building proposed for Picfair Village, a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles.
The proposed development could bring...
