Customs and Border Protection will resume border barrier construction in the historic Friendship Park area early this year, the agency said Tuesday, after a several-month pause. The agency had stopped the controversial construction project after criticism from community groups and politicians alike over plans to replace the current structures separating Tijuana from Imperial Beach with 30-foot ... Read More

Several days of heavy rain and a new discovery at the San Clemente railroad stabilization project appear to have further extended the suspension of passenger rail service between San Diego and Orange counties. "Contractors must revise their approach to installing several anchors at the south end of the project to ensure existing foundation piles are not impacted," officials said in an update ... Read More

Federal help for those affected by a series of severe storms in California has been approved by the White House. The Major Disaster Declaration targets federal funding for those in the counties of Merced, Sacramento and Santa Cruz, areas that have been devastated by flooding, mudslides and landslides. Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed the help. The governor toured Merced County on Saturday where he ... Read More

Construction of a long-awaited project in Corona to connect the eastbound 91 Freeway to the northbound 71 Freeway will start this month. Riverside County Transportation Commission officials said the 71/91 Interchange Project, will improve safety, access, air quality and traffic flow. The heavily congested interchange serves as a link for commuters going to and from Orange County to homes in ... Read More

As severe storms continue to hit California, a climate expert warns that the costs to the state could be in excess of $1 billion. The total is a reflection of "physical damage to homes, businesses and municipal properties," said Adam Smith, an applied climatologist and disaster expert with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Smith is the lead researcher for NOAA's "U.S. ... Read More

The bases are loaded with arguments for and against a first-ever Los Angeles aerial gondola to carry passengers and baseball fans above Chinatown and other neighborhoods in northeast L.A. on a route between Union Station and Dodger Stadium. Many residents and businesses in Chinatown and Solano Canyon object to the proposal to build buckets on cables, each of which would carry up to 70 people ... Read More

In the second season of "Arrested Development," various members of the Bluth clan come together to build a model home for a new development in Newport Beach, a project intended to revive the fortunes of their perpetually failing family company. Short on money, they don hard hats and build it themselves. "It doesn't have to be good," says Michael (Jason Bateman). "It just has to look good." In ... Read More

President Joe Biden Monday issued an emergency declaration for California to help people and local officials coping with the storms that have battered the state, an action that will speed federal help. Biden’s declaration means that federal agencies will get involved immediately in helping state and local agencies coordinate and relief efforts. Gov. Gavin Newsom had requested the assistance. ... Read More

With sweeping views of the Los Angeles skyline, a 1.2-mile gondola ride could be whisking tourists from Union Station to Dodger Stadium — reducing game-time traffic — by the 2028 Olympics, according to its promoters. But the seven-minute lift that they promise would ferry up to 5,000 people an hour is facing legal challenges, and just lost one of its biggest backers — former Mayor Eric ... Read More