Sutter County sends 1-cent sales tax measure to November ballot

Sutter County voters will decide this November whether to raise the countywide sales tax by one percentage point, after the Board of Supervisors unanimously placed a measure on the ballot that officials say could generate about $22.5 million a year for local government services. The Board voted 5-0

Sacramento’s $75 million transportation tax falls short of November ballot

A citizen-led effort to raise Sacramento’s sales tax by half a percentage point for street repairs and public transit will not appear on the November ballot after county elections officials determined the campaign did not submit enough valid voter signatures. The Sacramento County Registrar of Voters completed its

Woodland approves 50% average increase in building permit fees

Facing widening deficit, Lincoln asks voters to approve one-cent sales tax

Woodland voters to decide 1-cent sales tax as city faces widening deficits

Regulations now account for $131,734 of a new home’s price, builders group says

Government regulations now account for more than a quarter of the price of a new single-family home, according to a newly released study from the National Association of Home Builders, adding another data point to the debate over why new housing remains so expensive to build. The June 8

Sacramento voters could decide on half-cent transportation tax this November

A citizens’ group affiliated with Sacramento Advocates for Rail and Transit and the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates is pushing to place a half-cent sales tax on the November 2026 ballot that would generate about $75 million a year for transportation improvements within Sacramento city limits. The proposal, officially titled

Sacramento weighs zoning changes to allow more small multi-unit homes across the city

Sacramento city planners and design commissioners are weighing a zoning overhaul that could trade neighborhood “character” for the “missing middle” housing density needed to curb a regional housing shortage. At a March 26 workshop, the Sacramento Planning and Design Commission reviewed proposed changes to the city’s zoning code as

More than 70% of Sacramento households can’t afford a new home

For many households in the Sacramento region, the path to homeownership has become increasingly difficult as home prices rise faster than incomes. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the median price for a newly built home in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area has reached approximately $568,

SACOG adopts 2025 Blueprint outlining growth through 2050

Local elected officials and regional planners gathered Tuesday to celebrate the adoption of the Sacramento region’s 2025 Blueprint, a long-range plan that guides how the region will grow and invest in transportation through 2050. The event followed Sacramento Area Council of Governments’ adoption of the plan late last

Sacramento eyes updates to housing fee system as affordable housing results fall short

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

Folsom moves toward new fee structure for affordable housing.