2021-01-12 San Diego Union-Tribune Policy changes San Diego approved Tuesday will allow more housing projects under airplane flight paths, will increase construction of moderate-income housing and will make it easier to convert ground-floor commercial space to housing.Other changes include making it easier to open daytime care facilities for senior citizens, reducing vehicle parking requirements in
Demolition of the original modernist complex is clearing the way for a flashy new building By Bianca Barragan Updated Apr 8, 2020, 3:01pm PDT It’s the beginning of the end for four of the oldest buildings in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s campus in the Miracle Mile. Demolition of the Leo S. Bing Center is underway now.
The city is closing a stretch of Wilshire Boulevard and ramping up construction By Elijah Chiland Apr 1, 2020, 2:18pm PDT With transit ridership and revenue plummeting nationwide, the Beverly Hills City Council gave Metro some rare good news Tuesday night, agreeing to a plan that could speed up work on one of LA’s most anticipated transportation projects. With
Stretching over highways and busy intersections, squeezing into existing rights-of-way with active rail lines, touching a major college campus and a veteran’s hospital, the $2.1-billion Mid-Coast Trolley extension is visible throughout San Diego. Not only will it play a key role in the mobility vision of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), it is
Builders Keep Growing As California construction activity continues to sizzle, contractors are hustling to keep up with the rising demand for new projects and the ever tightening labor market. “My impression of California is that construction remains hot across numerous segments, particularly transit projects in several large metro [areas] and selected office, entertainment, amusement,
As the $315-million renovation to the nearly 100-year-old Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum heads toward the end zone, more than 400 workers per day are navigating complex logistics and differing as-builts to complete the project in time for the LA Rams’ preseason game against the Denver Broncos on Aug. 24. Because of the Coliseum’s location,
On the morning of Nov. 8, flaming pine needles rained down on the homes of Paradise, Calif., blown from the Camp Fire, still 2.5 miles away. The embers set fire to roofs, attics, landscaping, decks and any other fuel in their path. Within four hours, most of the town’s homes and buildings were in
