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.

New Sacramento ordinance could speed up approval for 10-unit infill developments.

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

Sacramento Region sees strongest homebuilding year since 2005.

Homebuilding across the Sacramento region is gaining momentum, with recent numbers pointing to the strongest year in nearly two decades. Builders completed 12,538 homes in 2024, according to new figures from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) and the state Department of Finance. That’s more than double

Placer County’s Roadmap to 2050: A $5.5 Billion Transportation Plan.

What the RTP is and why it matters Every five years, the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency updates its Regional Transportation Plan, a state-mandated document that lays out every major transportation investment the county expects to make through 2050. Known as the RTP, it is more than a list