Port of San Diego, City of Chula Vista approve $1.13B Bayfront development
The Port of San Diego and the City of Chula Vista have approved key agreements to advance a $1 billion makeover of the Chula...
New agency established to manage $17 billion California WaterFix design and construction
The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California and two other water districts funding the California Waterfix tunnel project have announced the formation of...
California approves plan to mandate solar on new home construction
The California Energy Commission has adopted building standards that require solar photovoltaic systems on new homes, starting in 2020.
The building energy efficiency standards, which...
Swinerton selected for $58.8M overhaul of Long Beach Airport
The City Council has selected Swinerton Builders to undertake a $58 million overhaul of the Long Beach Airport’s main terminal building and surrounding structures,...
California to become only U.S. state to require solar panels on new homes
California is set to make solar standard on every new home built in the Golden State, according to a report in The Orange Country...
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...
California transportation agency announces $2.6B funding for rail service improvements
The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) has announced 28 recipients for more than $2.6 billion in Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) grants for...
BART board approves single-bore tunnel project in San Jose
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) says that its board of directors have approved the San Jose tunneling plan, according to Curbed San Francisco.
In a...
City of San Diego secures $5M for community center construction
The City of San Diego has secured funding for construction of the Bay Terraces Community Center.
The $5-million federal grant, awarded by the U.S. Department...
Los Angeles approves new rules for homeless housing development
The Los Angeles City Council passed dual ordinances that will speed up the development of new units of housing for homeless.
The Permanent Supportive Housing...
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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...
