Oakland grand jury indicts construction business owner for alleged payroll tax violations
A federal grand jury in Oakland has returned an indictment charging a construction business owner with failing to pay over employment taxes to the...
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 on non-union sites.
"If passed,...
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 base closer to building...
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 next president/CEO after a...
Santa Clara County to loan $21 million to developers for $87 million Palo Alto...
Santa Clara County supervisors have agreed to lend the developers $21 million to help cover soaring construction expenses for a Palo Alto teachers apartment...
Mixed picture for California construction employment: Unions in SF area report jobs stress but...
The story about California's construction employment environment during the COVID-19 pandemic depends largely on where you are in the state. As well, there are...
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 provide 142 units of...
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 contractor for the approximately...
$7,000 in discrepancies found so far in $118 million Palo Alto public safety building...
Palo Alto's city auditor is examining every change order and invoice associated with the construction of new $118 million public safety building, but so...
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 of the “agrihood” trend...
