Proposed California budget to allocate $1.75 billion in new funds for affordable housing
New California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed in his state budget that $1.75 billion in new funds would be earmarked to solve the state's...
California GovOps and WoodWorks to award $500,000 in mass timber building competition
The California Government Operations Agency (GovOps) will award $500,000 in grants as part of the 2019 California Mass Timber Building Competition. The grants will...
SLSCO Ltd. awarded $287 million California/Mexico border wall contract
SLSCO Ltd. has been awarded an approximately $287 million contract to build part of President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico.
The contract with US...
New California construction laws for 2019
Lawyer Daniel McLennon from Smith Currie & Hancock has written an extensive article describing new laws affecting contractors, most of which go...
$7 billion higher education bond measure reintroduced
Assemblywoman Susan Eggman and two co-sponsors have reintroduced legislation seeking to place a $7 billion bond measure before voters that the Stockton...
San Diego’s Mission Bay Park to undergo more than $40 million in upgrades
San Diego plans to spend more than $40 million over the next few years for to upgrade the Mission Bay Park.
Plans include environmental protection...
Los Angeles Housing Authority, Primestor break ground on retail shopping center
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HALA)and Primestor Development have broken ground on 115,000 sq.-ft. retail shopping center called the Jordan...
Governor-elect has plans to build 3.5 million homes in California by 2025
California's Governor-elect Gavin Newsom wants to build a lot more new homes in the state in the next seven years -- a lot more.
Newsom said,...
City of Santee to begin $10M park renovation project
On Dec. 4, 2018, the city of Santee will begin construction of a $10-million renovation of the Mast Park. According to the city, the...
Golden State Warriors ordered to pay $40M for Oakland arena renos
An arbitrator recently ordered the Golden State Warriors to pay $40 million for a fix up of the Oakland arena despite the fact they're...
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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...
