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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 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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Rooftop stormwater management technologies climate change adaptation and resilience

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of rain over 24 hours in Sacramento and 102 mm (4 in.) As land is expensive real estate, designers are turning to the many rooftops, which make up 20 to 25 percent of the land area in major North American cities. In many major American cities, a sizable percentage of rainfall occurs in fewer days, during larger and more intense storms.

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Rooftop stormwater management technologies climate change adaptation and resilience

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of rain over 24 hours in Sacramento and 102 mm (4 in.). As land is expensive real estate, designers are turning to the many rooftops, which make up 20 to 25 percent of the land area in major North American cities. For example, the atmospheric rivers brought 138 mm (5.44 in San Francisco in October 2021.

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First, Best Impressions: The 2022 Nationals

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This selection of winners from across the nation showcases sales and marketing efforts—from design centers to welcome centers, and community amenities and landscaping to model merchandising—that are exemplary and innovative in engaging homebuyers and meeting, or exceeding, their expectations for what a new-home and new-home community can deliver. .

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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.