Three arrested, company charged after employee’s steamroller death in San Francisco
Three L C General Engineering and Construction Inc. employees -- including the company president and the business itself -- have been charged with an...
Labor shortage exceptionally severe in North Bay residential construction sector
Residential contractors report an especially severe labor shortage in the North Bay area, KTVU-TV reports.
"The situation is dire. There was a worker shortage before...
Sunnyvale multifamily project secure $41 million construction loan
Lane Partners and Bay Development secured loan for a 75-unit multifamily project in Sunnyvale.
The $40.7-million construction financing and preferred equity will help fund the...
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission awards $939 million water pollution control plant project
MWH Constructors and Webcor Builders, in a construction joint venture, have been awarded a $939 million contract by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission...
Construction begins on Yolo County Jail expansion
Construction has started on the Yolo County Main Monroe Jail expansion and renovation project in Woodland.
Lionakis is the project's architect, while construction management is...
San Jose City Council approves Google’s 80-acre campus
The San Jose City Council has approved Google’s plans to build a multi-billion dollar campus, reports the New York Post.
The company will develop 80...
Union fund finances first San Francisco project in $1 billion initiative
The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) has announced the first project under its $1 billion Bay Area Investment Initiative for jobs and affordable housing...
Chinese-backed developer submits proposal for Oakland’s tallest tower
Pinnacle RED, a San-Jose based realty firm serving as a unit of China-based Hengshan Corp., has submitted the project proposal of Oakland’s tallest tower...
Atwater construction worker arraigned for workers’ compensation insurance fraud
Meliton Hernandez Martinez Jr., 23, was arraigned on Aug. 11 at the Merced County Superior Court on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and...
South San Francisco approves Genenetech’s expansion master plan
M Roche’s Genentech is preparing a major expansion at its South San Francisco home.
In late November, the local city council approved Genentech’s proposal to...
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San Diego council to ponder $5.65 billion budget prioritizing infrastructure and housing
California Construction News staff writer
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled his proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget last week, a $5.65 billion spending plan focused...
Highway 1 stabilization work continue in Big Sur
California Construction News staff writer
Work continues to stabilize Highway 1 in Big Sur after a section of the southbound lane along the cliff collapsed...
Oceanside launches offshore explorations for beach restoration project
California Construction News staff writer
As part of Oceanside's coastal restoration efforts, offshore explorations are now underway to determine potentially plentiful larger grain sand sources...
