Friday, March 29, 2024

San Francisco to ease affordable housing requirements to kickstart construction

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California Construction News staff writer San Francisco is planning to temporarily ease affordable housing requirements in an effort to kickstart dozens of construction projects and...

Biden announces $600 million for climate change while touring Northern California

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California Construction News staff writer President Joe Biden announced $600 million in federal funding to fight the effects of climate change after touring a Northern...

California awards $200 million to move 7,300 people out of encampments

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California Construction News staff writer Governor Gavin Newsom visited MacArthur Park, a former encampment site in Long Beach to announce an additional $199 million to...

New public works director plans to innovate San Jose infrastructure

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California Construction News staff writer After a nationwide recruitment, Matt Loesch has been hired as San Jose’s new director of public works. “Although not typically thought...

California announces $288 million for drought and flood projects

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California Construction News staff writer A total of 44 projects will receive $217 million to increase water supply reliability, expand new water storage and conservation,...

California’s proposals to build more, faster gaining support

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California Construction News staff writer Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the permitting and project review reforms in a that he says will build California’s...

$1.3 billion budgeted to combat homelessness in Los Angeles

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California Construction News staff writer Los Angeles is committing $1.3 billion to confront the homelessness crisis, including $250 million for Inside Safe - the new...

San Francisco mayor looking at reduced capital spending in 2024

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California Construction News staff writer San Francisco’s $14.6 billion for FY 2023-24 and $14.6 billion for FY 2024-25 will focus on clean streets, restoring the...

LA County launches ‘equity in infrastructure’ initiative

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California Construction News staff writer Los Angeles County has launched the ‘equity in infrastructure’ initiative to highlight equity in all processes, programming, and services as...

Communities get state funds to build ‘industries of the future’

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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...

Projects and opportunities

Six construction workers presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse

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California Construction News staff writer The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday after being struck by a container ship...

$1.6 billion America’s Green Gateway project to kick off construction this summer in Long...

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California Construction News staff writer Port of Long Beach is planning to break ground this summer on the first segment of the $1.6 billion Pier...

Santa Clara VTA awards $437-million contract for light rail extension

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California Construction News staff writer The Eastridge to BART Regional Connector light rail extension is on its way to construction, after the board of the...