Los Osos taxpayers to pay $10M in pre-trial settlement to sewer contractor
San Francisco-based contractor ARB Underground is receiving $10 million as pre-trial settlement after it has alleged San Luis Obispo County with short-changing it for...
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...
Foothill Gold Line video: Connecting with contracting opportunities
The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority says it has released a new and informative video: "Building the Foothill Gold Line from Glendora to Montclair"...
Clean transit projects share $192 million
California Construction News staff writer
Caltrans has approved $192 million in California Climate Investment funds for 136 public transportation projects designed to cut pollution and...
San Diego waives fees to accelerate granny flats construction
With the goal of increasing San Diego’s housing supply for low- and middle-income San Diegans, the city council voted unanimously to waive development impact...
Communities get state funds to build ‘industries of the future’
California Construction News staff writer
Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced $39 million in state funding for economic development projects that support California’s transition to a...
$103 million new funding secured for Tijuana River sewage crisis
California Construction News staff writer
An additional $103 million in funding to address the Tijuana River sewage crisis is included in California's FY 2024 appropriations...
Coronado agrees to build more housing
California Construction News staff writer
The City of Coronado has reached a settlement with California after violating the state’s Housing Element Law, agreeing to update...
San Francisco to speed up affordable housing construction
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced what are described as new process improvements to speed up the approval of affordable housing.
The improvements are...
Revised state budget includes key investments in housing and homelessness, climate action
California Construction News staff writer
Governor Gavin Newsom’s new budget proposal, is a balanced plan that identifies the state’s biggest challenges - housing and homelessness,...
Projects and opportunities
California unveils ambitious $180 billion infrastructure overhaul plan
California Construction News staff writer
California’s infrastructure is getting a significant makeover with a $180 billion in state, local, and federal funds over the next...
World’s largest wildlife crossing on track to open in 2026
California Construction News staff writer
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing being built outside Los Angeles will be completed by early 2026, providing a safe and...
$900 million Caltrans project will replace aging Stockton Channel bridges
California Construction News staff writer
A $900-million project to replace the pair of aging bridges that take Interstate 5 traffic across the Stockton Channel is...
