Long Beach PLA analysis anticipated
A new analysis of Long Beach city government’s project labor agreement (PLA) — including the degree to which the policy has promoted local hiring...
Sacramento Bee parking garage site to become 253-unit apartment building
Construction on the largest apartment building in Sacramento's midtown in years is expected to begin as early as next month, The Sacramento Bee reports....
Trash pile burns six weeks: LA receives injunction to shut down construction and demolition...
The city of Los Angeles has secured a court injunction against a Boyle Heights construction and demolition debris company after a giant mound of...
Inmate construction training program shut down following reports of safety concerns, shoddy work
A program to train and employ Mendocino County inmates for construction projects, contracted by Northern California Construction Training Inc. (NCCT), has been shut down...
Griffins Structures breaks ground on first $32 million phase of $1 billion Jordan Downs...
Griffins Structures, Inc. has broken ground on the first phase of a $1 billion revitalization of the Jordan Downs community in Watts.
The contractor is...
Bay Area CLC tours San Francisco’s new $1 billion Transbay Transit Center
The Bay Area Construction Leadership Council (CLC) of the Associated General Contractors of California recently toured San Francisco's new Transbay Transit Center.
The center will...
Snyder Langston starts work on $72.3 million Orange County Catholic cathedral redevelopment
Irvine-based general contractor Snyder Langston has broken ground on the massive redevelopment of Orange County's Catholic cathedral expected to cost about $72.3 million. The...
Inglewood City Council approves new LA Clippers arena
Inglewood City Council has unanimously approved an exclusive negotiating agreement with the Los Angeles Clippers that could lead to the construction of an arena...
Cynthia Keefe to be regional director, health at HDR
HDR says it has appointed architect Cynthia Keeffe as a regional director for health in the San Francisco architecture studio, focusing on the west...
Oakland construction site: Scaffolding and concrete give way, 19 injured
Scaffolding and wet concrete gave way at a building site in the San Francisco Bay Area on May 26, leaving construction workers dangling from...
Projects and opportunities
$604M contract awarded for LAX roadway upgrades as $30B modernization advances
California Construction News staff writer
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has awarded a $604 million contract to the Skanska-FlatironDragados joint venture for structures and utilities...
Newsom signs housing bills to speed construction, despite opposition from L.A. mayor
California Construction News staff writer
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 79 and a package of related housing measures aimed at cutting red tape...
Malibu introduces AI plan review tool to streamline fire rebuild process
California Construction News staff writer
The City of Malibu has introduced a new artificial intelligence platform designed to make the rebuilding process faster and more...
