Opinion: AB 199 would destroy housing industry in California (3-15-17)
Saying it could require higher labor and housing costs on new apartments and housing in California, the Ceres Chamber of Commerce announced Monday it opposes AB 199 and its mandated prevailing wage. Read more...
Housing agency backs Steinberg's plan to house homeless (3-15-17)
A plan by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg to steer affordable housing vouchers to homeless people won a partial endorsement this week from the local government agency that oversees federal housing money. Read more...
Government Policies Have Strangled State's Housing Market, Made Housing Unaffordable, New PRI Issue Brief Finds (3-14-17)
Big government policies and political constraints are the primary causes for rising California home prices and lack of supply, according to the findings of a new "California Ideas in Action" issue brief released today by the non-partisan Pacific Research Institute. Reforms to open California's housing market are recommended as the ideal way to solve the housing crisis. Read more...
Opinion: Haven't We Learned Yet? More Legislation that Adds to Housing Costs (3-14-17)
Housing costs too much in California. But, while legislators wring their hands over the housing crisis they often pass laws that boost the cost of housing. The latest proposal that would increase housing costs is AB 199 by Assemblyman Kansen Chu.
Sacramento becoming outlier in apartment rental trends (3-14-17)
National moderation in apartment rents is still not being felt in the Sacramento region, according to a new report from Yardi Matrix. Here are some notable points in that report. Read more...
5 things about the economic impact of homebuilding (3-14-17)
EXCLUSIVE: After sale, plans in works for 17th and S land in midtown (3-14-17)
Sacramento families waiting for affordable housing may lose access under federal cut (3-13-17)
Faced with a significant federal budget cut, Sacramento's affordable housing agency could be forced to shut off access to low-income residents waiting for rent vouchers as early as this summer. Read more...
Why did Roseville get an event center that was slated for Rocklin? (3-13-17)
Utah-based Steve Down Cos. initially bought land in Rocklin for its new event venue - called The Falls Event Center - but the organization sold that property and instead built its center in Roseville. Read more...
Woodland development proposed of more than 350 acres, with business park (3-13-17)
Developers have submitted plans for a 351-acre project in south Woodland centered on a research and technology business park. Read more...
EXCLUSIVE: Townhome project likely for surplus Rocklin land (3-13-17)
Surplus land next to a Rocklin park is in line to be sold to a residential developer. Read more...
Mayor says Old Sacramento needs more splash. Is it time for a new name, too? (3-11-17)
Old Sacramento is the capital city's birthplace, the launch point for the Gold Rush, and mile zero for the transcontinental railroad. Tourists have flocked there for decades. Sacramento and Northern California residents haven't. Read more...
Sacramento Convention Center expansion plan scaled back for smaller budget (3-10-17)
Sacramento now appears likely to plan for a $110 million to $125 million expansion of its convention center, less than it had previously considered. Read more...
Site for University of Warwick in downtown Roseville nears sale (3-10-17)
Placer County is a step ahead in executing strategy for treating homeless (3-10-17)
Placer County is leading the way that Sacramento hopes to follow. Read more...
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