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SF unionized trades back local “labor compliance bond” requirement to overcome construction wage theft

The San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council (SFBCT) is backing a proposed local ordinance to thwart construction wage theft…

2 years ago

Oakland A’s move closer to building waterfront ballpark and mixed-use development

Oakland's planning commission on Jan. 19 signed off on a 3,500-page environmental impact report that moved the Oakland A’s another…

2 years ago

Deborah Maus to be ABC NorCal’s president/CEO

Associated Builders and Contractors, Northern California Chapter (ABC NorCal) says its Board of Directors has selected Deborah Maus as its…

2 years ago

Santa Clara County to loan $21 million to developers for $87 million Palo Alto teachers housing project

Santa Clara County supervisors have agreed to lend the developers $21 million to help cover soaring construction expenses for a…

2 years ago

Mixed picture for California construction employment: Unions in SF area report jobs stress but with optimism for year ahead

The story about California's construction employment environment during the COVID-19 pandemic depends largely on where you are in the state.…

2 years ago

R.D. Olson breaks ground on 142-unit Santa Rosa affordable housing community

General contractor R.D. Olson Construction says construction is underway on Stony Oaks Apartments, a four-story medium high-density community that will…

2 years ago

Granite wins $90 million contract for State Route 70 Binney Junction project

Granite Construction says that that it has been selected by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) as the construction manager/general…

2 years ago

$7,000 in discrepancies found so far in $118 million Palo Alto public safety building project

Palo Alto's city auditor is examining every change order and invoice associated with the construction of new $118 million public…

2 years ago

Agrihood (housing development with working farm at its center) takes shape in Santa Clara

A new housing development with a working farm at its center has broken ground in Santa Clara — another example…

2 years ago

San Francisco sinking under tall building construction weight, but scientists don’t foresee seismic risk

A researcher says earth-based and space-based observations confirm that the entire San Francisco downtown area is sinking under the weight…

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