L.A. mayor signs executive order to speed up affordable housing construction

California Construction News staff writer Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass recently signed an executive order to lower the cost and remove roadblocks to building affordable...
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“Top national homebuilder” to develop 199-acre Bakersfield site: Walton

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Walton, an investment, land asset management and administration company based in Scottsdale, AZ, says it has acquired an 199 acre development site in Bakersfield. The...

Sacramento steps up production of affordable housing

California Construction News staff writer More than 600 units of affordable housing will be under construction this summer in Sacramento, in neighborhoods all over the...

San Francisco on the road to a ‘housing boom’: Mayor Breed

California Construction News staff writer The City and County of San Francisco have officially received a "prohousing" designation from the State of California, a step...

Placer County supervisors approve plans for $106 million Placer Parkway project

California Construction News staff writer The Placer County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved plans and specifications for the long-anticipated Placer Parkway project, a major...

Agreement ends decade-long building drought in North San Jose

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California Construction News staff writer After four years of threatened lawsuits, the City of San José  and the County of Santa Clara have reached an...
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LA council considers motion to streamline affordable housing construction

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California Construction News staff writer Los Angeles City Council is considering a motion to streamline construction of affordable housing on public land. The goal of the...

Will fees be waived for storm-related repairs and reconstruction in San Diego? Council will...

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California Construction News staff writer The City of San Diego’s development services and environmental services departments will waive fees for building permits, demolition permits and...

Mayor announces full funding for critical repairs at San Francisco hospitals

California Construction News staff writer Capital repairs at San Francisco's Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) and Laguna Honda Hospital (LHH) will be fully funded,...

Caltrans worker killed in Highway 4 construction zone in Contra Costa County

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California Construction News staff writer Caltrans is mourning the death of Mahdi Khorram, a department employee who was killed early Friday while working on Highway...

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SFPUC Water Division headquarters project reaches topping-out milestone in San Francisco

California Construction News staff writer Construction has reached a major milestone on the new headquarters complex for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Division,...

SANDAG breaks ground on $44.5M University Bikeway in San Diego

California Construction News staff writer SANDAG broke ground last week on the University Bikeway, a $44.5-million project designed to improve safety and expand transportation options...

Los Angeles Housing Authority signs workforce agreement with building trades council

California Construction News staff writer The Los Angeles Housing Authority has authorized a landmark Community Workforce Agreement (CWA), a historic partnership with the Los Angeles/Orange...