Destination Crenshaw receives funding commitment
An outdoor open-air public art park, cultural experience and museum that will celebrate the Black community in Los Angeles, is closer to being realized.
Curbed...
Cal/OSHA gives warns employers about heat
Cal/OSHA is reminding all businesses that employ outdoor workers that efforts must be undertaken to protect those employees from the heat.
The agency requires that...
High-speed rail clears latest hurdle
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has given the state the go-ahead to take the next step in planning for a high-speed rail project.
The FRA...
Challenges plague $1.6 billion San Francisco Central Subway project
Disputes involving change orders and cost-overruns have threatened the budget for San Francisco's $1.6 billion Central Subway project, the San Francisco Examiner reports.
The newspaper...
$250 million Redlands Passenger Rail breaks ground in San Bernardino County
Construction has started on the $250 million Redlands Passenger Rail project in San Bernardino County.
Granite says it has been awarded a $21 million contract...
Senator Jackson’s bill requiring fire-safe building advances
As California grapples with catastrophic wildfires as well as a housing crisis, legislation by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) that puts in place standards...
Lawyers secure preliminary injunction against the City of San Diego for the Associated General...
Law firm Dykema says it has represented the Associated General Contractors of America (AGCA), San Diego Chapter and AGCA Apprenticeship Program Trust in securing...
San Rafael Highway 101 offramp bridge costs increase by $4.3 million; will be rebid
The cost to replace an aging Highway 101 offramp crossing San Rafael Creek has increased by $4.3 million following issues with construction bidding, according...
Independent contractor status at risk as California legislature reviews new rules
If there aren't major amendments, California's legislature is poised to pass a law (AR-5) that will radically restrict individuals whose work would be qualified...
Proposed shopping center in Anaheim moving forward
Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu wants a long-awaited project to begin construction this year.
The project, dubbed 39 Commons, is a shopping center plus homes planned...
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PCL breaks ground on $80M Santa Barbara City College athletics and physical education facility
California Construction News staff writer
PCL Construction celebrated the groundbreaking of the $80 million Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) physical education and athletics replacement building...
Madera County approves $130M State Route 41 widening project, set to begin construction this...
California Construction News staff writer
The Madera County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a major infrastructure expansion that will widen a key regional corridor,...
Suffolk tops out 17-story Bankers Hill residential tower “The Quince” in San Diego
California Construction News staff writer
Construction has reached a major milestone on a new residential high-rise in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighbourhood, as Suffolk Construction...
