California Forever, unions sign 40-year labor agreement for Solano County city project
California Construction News staff writer
California Forever has signed a 40-year construction labor agreement with the Napa/Solano Building Trades Council and the Northern California Carpenters...
Factory-built housing could slash California’s sky-high building costs, expert tells lawmakers
California Construction News staff writer
California is short roughly 2.5 million homes, and the cost to build a single apartment now routinely exceeds $500,000. To...
California housing department closes 2025 by announcing $281M for affordable housing and community projects
California Construction News staff writer
The California Department of Housing and Community Development on Friday announced $281 million in year-end awards to support affordable housing,...
California seeks private partners to speed high-speed rail project
California Construction News staff writer
California officials are again turning to the private sector as they look for ways to speed up construction of the...
ABC applauds House passage of two permitting reform bills
California Construction News staff writer
Associated Builders and Contractors has applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing two comprehensive, ABC-supported permitting reform bills: H.R....
Developers selected for affordable housing on surplus state land in Inland Empire
California Construction News staff writer
Three nonprofit housing developers have been selected to build more than 300 affordable homes in Fontana and San Bernardino as...
California Treasurer, experts push SB 769 to tackle ‘C-Minus’ infrastructure grade and housing crisis
California Construction News staff writer
California State Treasurer Fiona Ma and state infrastructure experts on Tuesday (Dec. 16) outlined a new strategy to modernize the...
California Transportation Commission approves $1.1B for zero-emission transit, bridge repairs and highway upgrades
California Construction News staff writer
The California Transportation Commission on Friday approved $1.1 billion in funding for new zero-emission buses, electric vehicle charging stations, bridge...
Wicks to lead new assembly committee focused on housing construction innovation
California Construction News staff writer
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has appointed Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D–Oakland) to chair a new Select Committee on Housing Construction...
California High-Speed Rail Authority issues $3.5B contract to build Nation’s first true high-speed rail...
California Construction News staff writer
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has launched one of the largest rail infrastructure procurements in U.S. history, issuing a...
Projects and opportunities
$70M Harbor Island West Marina Redevelopment underway in San Diego
California Construction News staff writer
Construction is underway on a $70-million redevelopment of Harbor Island West Marina in San Diego, a project that will transform...
Los Angeles housing incentive program spurs 28,500 proposed units in first year
California Construction News staff writer
A progress report released last week shows that nearly 30,000 new homes are moving forward across Los Angeles through the...
Beam-signing ceremony celebrates progress on Sacramento’s first new middle school in 48 years
California Construction News staff writer
A major milestone was celebrated recently at Fern Bacon Middle School in Sacramento as students, educators, construction teams and community...
