Massive $6.7 billion mixed use development on Santa Clara landfill clears environmental, regulatory hurdles
The Related Companies’ have proposed building a $6.7 billion mixed-use complex with as many as 1,680 housing units on a former Santa Clara landfill.
The...
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...
California landowners cannot litigate building permit restrictions after construction: Supreme Court
California's Coastal Commission, cities and counties have won a legal victory in a decision by the California Supreme Court which determines that property owners...
$16 billion water tunnel receives first regulatory approval — but many more to go...
U.S. wildlife officials have given crucial first approval Monday to California Gov. Jerry Brown’s decades-old ambitions to build two massive tunnels that would re-engineer...
Long Beach PLA analysis anticipated
A new analysis of Long Beach city government’s project labor agreement (PLA) — including the degree to which the policy has promoted local hiring...
Construction union group calls for single-payer advocates to “tone down” attacks on Rendon
California construction union leader Robbie Hunter has called for the toning down of attacks against assembly speaker Anthony Rendon following his decision to shelve...
Inmate construction training program shut down following reports of safety concerns, shoddy work
A program to train and employ Mendocino County inmates for construction projects, contracted by Northern California Construction Training Inc. (NCCT), has been shut down...
Lighting Controls Association partners with California Community College System for controls curriculum
The Lighting Controls Association (LCA), a council of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), has announced a new partnership with the California Community College...
Cal/OSHA cites two employers for fatal drainage shaft accident
California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) says it has cited two companies $352,570 for multiple workplace safety and health violations, including 10 serious and three...
38,000 employee gain leads nation in construction industry jobs growth: AGCA
Employment in California's industry has thrived in the past year, increasing by 15 per cent (year to date in April) from 2016 to 803,600...
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LAX celebrates topping out of Tom Bradley International Terminal
California Construction News staff writer
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has reached a construction milestone with the topping out of the Tom Bradley International Terminal...
State launches largest mobilization of small homes
California Construction News staff writer
Additional funding has been released to help reduce homelessness and for the largest mobilization of small homes across the state....
‘Housing for All’ legislation to unlock San Francisco housing pipeline
California Construction News staff writer
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has approved legislation they say will unlock the city’s housing pipeline - more than 52,000...
