Policy

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

Sacramento region plans for surge in population, 580,000 more by 2050.

Last month, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments released its draft 2025 Blueprint, outlining how the six-county region plans to manage rapid growth over the next 25 years. Home to 2.6 million people today, the region—which includes Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, Sutter, and Yuba counties—is

Newsom signs SB 131 and AB 130, reshaping housing law in California.

California just took a political sledgehammer to one of its most sacred cows—its own environmental regulations. In a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation, the Legislature passed and Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills, SB 131 and AB 130, that together amount to the most sweeping housing reform in the

CARTA approves dynamic pricing model for Sacramento Region’s first toll lanes.

Sacramento embraces Missing Middle Housing to alleviate crisis.

Facing a growing housing crisis marked by soaring prices and limited options, Sacramento is set to implement a new initiative aimed at expanding affordable and diverse housing across the city. Approved earlier this month and taking effect on October 17, the Missing Middle Housing (MMH) Interim Ordinance allows for the