Senate bill to overide local zoning rules to allow higher density housing passes committee
Legislation compelling California cities to allow more construction of higher-density housing near transit hubs and job centers has passed the Senate Housing Committee.
Senate Bill...
First building permits issued for Paradise November wildfire reconstruction
Paradise has issued its first building permits to rebuild some of the 11,000 homes destroyed by wildfires that killed 85 people last November.
Published reports...
Cal/OSHA cites Bay Area contractor following accident that crushed worker
Cal/OSHA has cited a Bay Area contractor for serious safety violations after a worker was fatally crushed at a San Rafael construction site on...
San Francisco wins court ruling allowing it to remove subcontractor from $13.7 million project
San Francisco has won a state appeals court ruling to remove a subcontractor the city blamed for a series of gas leaks in 2015...
4LEAF Inc. begins work on $2.9 million Sacramento sewage vault
The city of Sacramento has approved a $2.9 million contract with 4LEAF Inc. to construct a a new sewage vault underneath McKinley Park.
The project'...
San Diego moving to remove minimum parking requirements for new housing
The San Diego City Council voted to remove minimum parking requirements for new housing developments, reports Times of San Diego.
Current city law requires a...
LINC begins construction of 100 new apartments in Los Angeles County
LINC Housing has started construction of Springhaven, a 100-unit affordable housing community in Los Angeles’s Willowbrook neighbourhood.
The $52-million project is designed for low-income families...
US construction spending drops in December
The US Commerce Department said that U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in December. Both private and public projects saw a drop in investment during...
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...
SLSCO starts work on $101 million San Diego area border wall project
Construction has started on a portion of Pres. Donald Trump's border wall in the San Diego area.
The work is the is associated with a...
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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...
