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How Sacramento Plans to Change Construction Process to Address Housing Needs

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How Sacramento Plans to Change Construction Process to Address Housing Needs. Sacramento wants to make the process simplified and streamlined. Called the 2040 General Plan Update, Sacramento’s housing goals include the construction of 72,000 new homes and 80,000 new jobs over the next 20 years. cbroderick. Read More. .

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Sacramento on Brink of Reversing Residential Zoning

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Sacramento on Brink of Reversing Residential Zoning. Sacramento is close to approving one of the country’s first plans to end single-family residential zoning, which permits only one home on a property. city to eliminate single-family home only zoning. cbroderick. Thu, 02/11/2021 - 09:19. Read More. .

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Sacramento County Eases Restrictions to Speed New Home Construction

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Sacramento County Eases Restrictions to Speed New Home Construction. Builders and Sacramento County officials are advocating for housing policy changes to allow infill projects in single-family neighborhoods. Mon, 05/02/2022 - 11:02. Infill Housing. Housing Policy + Finance.

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Sacramento Torn as Lawmakers Attempt to Rezone Single-Family Lots

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Sacramento Torn as Lawmakers Attempt to Rezone Single-Family Lots. Only permitting new multifamily developments on single-family lots is the most recent move by Sacramento lawmakers meant to address the housing shortage, but it’s expected to make little impact. cbroderick. Thu, 08/26/2021 - 10:28. Read More. . Housing Markets.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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With so many states trying to lure businesses to their cities, why have such pioneering companies as Intel, Siemens Mobility, Micron and SynapSense chosen to call Sacramento, California home? But perhaps most enticing is Sacramento’s commitment to becoming a green city; currently boasting the second largest number of buildings in the U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: New California Incentives Offer Credits For Job Creation

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We need to develop … a more flexible, a more contemporary, a more modern set of tools and approaches from Sacramento,” said Kish Rajan, director of Go-Biz, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. The San Diego Enterprise Zone, which ended Dec. The San Diego Enterprise Zone, which ended Dec.

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8 ways to cool a factory

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Relocate or raise heat-producing equipment We can raise the industrial equipment off the floor to keep heat from collecting there and creating hot zones. For example, at Sacramento Municipal District’s East Campus Operations Center in California, we used special window shades and louvers.