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CalFire Releases Interactive Urban Tree Canopy Mapping Tool

04/23/2025

A new online urban tree canopy mapping tool for California has been released by CalFire.

Sacramento Expedites Homebuilding Pipeline

04/23/2025

In an effort to expedite new housing construction, the City of Sacramento is fast tracking the permitting, inspection and approval pipeline.

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Council Approves Tiny Homes on Wheels as Allowed Dwellings

Since October 2020, Robin Davis has begun her regular public comments at City Council meetings by introducing herself as a resident who lives in her “160-square-foot, semi-off-grid tiny home on wheels on my undeveloped residential property here in West Sacramento.”

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Westacre Park Sees Expansion

On April 17, the City of West Sacramento celebrated the groundbreaking of the highly anticipated Westacre Park Renovation and Expansion Project.

Image caption: Does California’s signature environmental law protect the state’s scenic beauty, or cause more problems than it solves?
CEQA: The Surprising Story of CA’s Key Environmental Law

The California Environmental Quality Act, CEQA, is the state’s signature environmental legislation, and is also often named as the villain in the state’s housing shortage. But the story may not be that simple.

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Center for Land-Based Learning Explores the Possibilities of Urban Farming With Workshop in West Sacramento

From a plot the size of a small backyard to one spanning several acres, the possibilities for farmers and gardeners — both urban and rural...

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Goats Return for Spring Grazing

Find these furry firefighters in various locations around town

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Council Approves Courtyard Village Bond Extension

Bond extensions, project approval and mid-budget cycle financial amendments were some of the items reviewed at the West Sacramento City Council’s March 19 meeting.

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Athletics to Debut in West Sacramento

On March 31, little Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento is going to come alive with Major League Baseball action.

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Council Denies Liberty Project Appeal

After a four-hour public hearing at its March 5 meeting, the West Sacramento City Council denied an appeal of a proposed 342-acre mixed-use development in the city’s Southport area, enabling the project to move forward in its approval process.

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Westacre Park Renovation and Expansion Approved

If everything goes according to plans, by this time next year, West Sacramento residents and especially children could be enjoying recreating and playing at a revitalized Westacre Park.Original article published at West Sacramento News-Ledger

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Zoning laws tell you what you can and can't build on the property you own. How does government get away with that?
How Zoning Laws Shape California and Society
Zoning is everywhere, but is it a way to regulate development or a tool for social engineering?
How California reclamation districts turned millions of acres of wetlands into fertile agricultural land, starting in the earliest days of the Gold Rush.
Reclamation Districts: Turning ‘Swamps’ Into Farmland
From its earliest days as a state, California has been trying to turn marshes into productive land.
Since 1972, the California Coastal Commission has ruled over the state’s shoreline.
California Coastal Commission: Where It Comes From, What It Does
How a nuclear plant, a real estate development and an oil spill led to a landmark law.
The Baldwin Hills area in South Los Angeles is one region where a state conservancy would keep open land accessible to the public.
California’s 10 State Conservancies: How They Protect Parks and Open Land
Starting in 1976, the legislature began creating agencies to buy up open land, and keep it open.
Does California’s signature environmental law protect the state’s scenic beauty, or cause more problems than it solves?
CEQA: The Surprising Story of CA’s Key Environmental Law
54-year-old environmental law is often blamed for causing the state’s housing crisis. Is it getting a bad rap?
The 1965 law known as the Williamson Act has been responsible for keeping about half of California's farmland out of the hands of developers.
The Williamson Act: How the Law That Protects California’s Farmland Works
More than half of California farmland is under contracts that prevent its development.
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