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...
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...
Granny flat construction is rising in California
New statistics show construction of “granny flats” is increasing throughout California, according to a report by 10News.
Last year, a state law took effect to...
Trump administration pushing for $1.3-billion Shasta Dam expansion
The Trump administration is pushing for a $1.3 billion expansion of the 602-foot Shasta Dam in Northern California, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The...
Turner selected to build $520M office tower in Sacramento
Turner Construction Company has announced that the California Department of General Services selected a design-build partnership of Turner and AC Martin to deliver a...
Housing will be big challenge for California’s next governor
In his recent article in Calmatters, Dan Walters discussed how the next governor of California is going to deal with the state’s housing shortage...
New information on Bullet train construction
The California High Speed Rail Authority says that the California High-Speed Rail Project will cost at least $77.3 billion — roughly $13 billion more...
