Onsite Observer

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

05/24/2026

Long-planned I-80/SR 65 interchange fix faces $800M funding challenge

Transportation officials in Placer County are looking at breaking up the long-planned I-80/SR 65 interchange improvement project

05/15/2026

Rancho Cordova considers $5 million loan for Asteria Flats affordable housing project

Rancho Cordova officials are expected to consider a $5 million city loan for Asteria Flats, a 236-unit affordable apartment project

05/13/2026

378-unit Birchway at Natomas project begins taking shape in North Natomas.

05/13/2026

Long-vacant North Natomas site being prepared for 378 apartments

Site work is underway for Birchway at Natomas, a 378-unit apartment project planned on nearly 13 acres in North Natomas.

05/08/2026

Woodland issued fewer housing permits last year. Here’s what’s driving the slowdown

Woodland's housing production sank to a four-year low in 2025

05/07/2026

Sacramento region’s first toll lanes on track for 2028 opening.

05/05/2026

Rio Linda apartment proposal revives old zoning fight over for-sale housing

A developer’s effort to remove nearly 20-year-old zoning restrictions from a vacant Rio Linda property will move to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors.

05/05/2026

West Sacramento loan to help fund Yolo 80 toll lanes before toll revenue begins

The Capital Area Regional Tolling Authority (CARTA) approved a loan agreement on April 29 with the city of West Sacramento for up to $14 million

05/01/2026

Placer County approves final extension for 38-home Alpenglow subdivision near Alpine Meadows

A 38-home luxury development near the Alpine Meadows ski resort will get two more years to break ground