Sacramento Region

Week of October 28, 2026

Rancho Cordova planning commission weighs Rio Del Oro housing design and citywide zoning code changes

Rancho Cordova's Planning Commission was scheduled on Oct. 28 to review the design of a new residential project in the Rio Del Oro community and to recommend zoning and health code changes to the City Council.

Week of October 27, 2026

Rancho Cordova council weighs 7,500-seat Cordova Arena and Downtown DOVA development deal

At its Oct. 26 meeting, the City Council took up a four-part package for an indoor arena and a broader downtown project. The package covered an environmental finding, a design approval, a land deal and the first vote on a binding development contract.

Week of October 27, 2026

$2 million Q Street Apartments package and youth shelter grant money reach Sacramento council

The City Council met October 27 to consider a $2 million funding package for the Q Street Apartments and to add state homelessness grant money to a contract that shelters young adults. The meeting carried only two housing items, but both affect how Sacramento pays for affordable homes and services.

September 2026

Sacramento logs six-month low of 701 permits in September, yet 12-month pace runs 4.5% ahead

September's 701 authorized permits were the region's lowest monthly total of the past six months, but the trailing 12-month count of 10,831 ran 4.5% ahead of the prior year.

Week of October 19, 2026

Final maps on Rancho Cordova agenda would move Lennar’s Douglas 103 closer to construction

On October 19, the Rancho Cordova City Council took up three housing items. One is a new residential project seeking its key design and lot-layout approvals. The other two are final sign-offs that move Lennar's Douglas 103 neighborhoods closer to construction.

Week of October 22, 2026

Sacramento council takes up contract for senior housing for people leaving homelessness

The City Council took up a service contract for a senior housing project for people leaving homelessness and heard an update from its housing and homelessness task force. Two property maps, including one for the Norwood Townhomes, moved quietly through the system.

Week of October 15, 2026

Sacramento council weighs federal housing spending plan, new Canopy Housing entity and Colfax Street deal

At its October 13 meeting, the Sacramento City Council took up its yearly plan for federal housing and homelessness dollars, a proposal to create a new housing corporation, and an exclusive negotiating deal with Mutual Housing California. Behind closed doors, the council also discussed who will lead the region's main housing agency.

Week of October 1, 2026

Sacramento secures state funds for Rio Linda senior housing and backs two homelessness programs

The city council authorized state Homekey+ funding for a new senior housing project while approving contracts to keep people in their homes along Stockton Boulevard and move others off the street.

Week of September 30, 2026

Downtown arena deal advances in Rancho Cordova with planned sale of city land

The Planning Commission took up the design of a new downtown arena and a binding contract with its developer, clearing the way for the city to sell publicly owned land for the project.

Week of September 23, 2026

Rancho Cordova loosens ADU rules and reviews new Capital Village homes

The City Council updated its backyard-home regulations while the Planning Commission weighed a new Capital Village housing subdivision, part of a busy week of housing decisions.