State launches lawsuit accusing Elk Grove of violating fair housing laws
California Construction News
Governor Gavin Newsom, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), have launched a lawsuit...
Sacramento Valley Station gets funding to build bus hub
California Construction News staff writer
The Sacramento region has been awarded two grants totalling $42 million from the state’s transit project program for the redevelopment...
Construction starts on Cottonwood Creek project
California Construction News staff writer
Construction is underway to replace three aging bridges on State Route 99 in Madera County.
The $36.8 million project received $26...
San Francisco considers removing barriers to new housing projects
California Construction News staff writer
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has introduced legislation that he says will remove barriers in the city’s planning code and...
Five-year San Francisco plan tackles homelessness
California Construction News staff writer
San Francisco’s new five-year strategic plan will increase access to shelter and housing.
The plan’s implementation, which includes increasing capacity, begins...
Encampment closure to enable construction of 170 units of affordable housing in Oakland
California Construction News staff writer
The City of Oakland has assembled a team to clear an encampment on Wood Street, transitioning residents, their pets and...
Yurok Tribe awarded $4 million from California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
California Construction News staff writer
The Yurok Tribe recently received a $4 million grant from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for an urgently...
Appeals court upholds decision on Oakland A’s $1 billion Howard Terminal ballpark project
California Construction News staff writer
A California appeals court has upheld a San Francisco Bay Area judge’s approval of Oakland’s environmental impact report for a...
Senior housing coming to San Jose
California Construction News staff writer
San Jose council has approved a plan to turn a historic two-story downtown building into a high-rise apartment tower for...
‘Housing for All’ legislation to unlock San Francisco housing pipeline
California Construction News staff writer
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has approved legislation they say will unlock the city’s housing pipeline - more than 52,000...
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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...
