Onsite Observer

06/18/2026

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

Woodland voters will decide in November whether to raise the city’s sales tax by one percentage point

06/17/2026

Sacramento County approves 9,356-home Upper Westside plan west of North Natomas

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the Upper Westside Specific Plan

06/16/2026

Rancho Cordova considers hotel assessment to help finance DOVA arena, infrastructure

Future hotels in Rancho Cordova’s planned DOVA entertainment district could help pay for the arena, parking, utilities, and other visitor-serving infrastructure

06/12/2026

New homes don’t just get more expensive because of lumber, land, or labor.

A new NAHB study found government regulations now account for about 26% of the price of an average new home, roughly $131,000 on $499,000 house.

06/10/2026

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

06/08/2026

Roseville seeks $6.4 million to help build next phase of Dry Creek Greenway trail

Roseville is preparing to seek more than $6.3 million in federal transportation funding to help build the next segment of the Dry Creek Greenway East trail

06/03/2026

Proposed federal transportation bill could help close Sacramento's I Street Bridge funding gap

A proposed five-year federal transportation bill advancing in Congress could offer Sacramento’s stalled I Street Bridge replacement project a funding lifeline

06/03/2026

Sacramento’s I Street Bridge replacement project was ready to break ground before bids came in far above the city’s estimate. Now a new federal transportation bill could help close the funding gap.

05/27/2026

$800M price tag pushes Placer officials to rethink I-80/SR 65 interchange plan.

05/25/2026

Toll Brothers’ 1,424-home Alder Creek project moves to Folsom City Council

Toll Brothers’ plan for a 1,424-home development in the western portion of Folsom Ranch is headed to the City Council