Construction activity is now clearly visible across the Country Acres Solar Project site in western Placer County. New aerials show major progress on one of SMUD’s largest renewable energy developments. Support our work and unlock all articles, project updates, and subscriber-only insights by subscribing to Onsite Observer. Subscribe The
Sacramento officials are considering targeted changes to the city’s Mixed Income Housing Ordinance after new data showed the program is delivering fewer affordable units than originally hoped. During a council workshop on December 9, staff walked through the 2015 ordinance, its performance to date, and a suite of proposed
Drive past UC Davis Medical Center today, and it feels like the campus has entered a new era almost overnight. A pair of cranes swing across the sky above X Street, lifting steel into place for a building that didn’t exist a year ago but already dominates the skyline.
Construction at the future Whitney Ranch Retail Center in Rocklin has reached a new stage — not just on the ground, but on paper. In a message to Onsite Observer, Callie Huff, entitlements and design manager at Engstrom Properties, said Cole Partners Development Company has signed leases with Jack’s Urban
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Less than a year after homebuilders began securing lots at the 2,200-acre Placer One project, the site has entered a new phase — homes are now rising from the ground. During the Onsite Observer’s visit this week, multiple residential villages were visibly under construction, marking the first signs of
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The transformation of California’s State Capitol building is now impossible to ignore. Behind the white dome, cranes tower above steel framing where the new Capitol Annex is rising — a billion-dollar rebuild reshaping one of the state’s most recognizable landmarks. The six-story structure is replacing the 1950s office wing
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Sacramento may soon make it much faster and easier to build small housing projects — like townhomes, duplexes, and cottage-style infill — across the city. On Thursday, the city’s Planning and Design Commission voted to recommend a new ordinance that would let builders get approval for projects with up to ten
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The Pierside project in West Sacramento has reached its full height, adding two new riverfront buildings that now rise side by side along Riverfront Street. Onsite Observer visited the site this week to see how far construction has come. Just south of The Barn at 995 Riverfront Street, the residential
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California Forever, the company seeking to build a new city in Solano County, has formally submitted its first complete proposal to Suisun City — the first tangible step toward turning its ambitious vision into a formal planning process. The application, filed October 3, 2025, asks Suisun City to expand its boundaries
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