Onsite Observer

11/28/2025

39-acre retail project proposed west of Lincoln

A commercial center spanning roughly 244,000 square feet has entered design review in Lincoln.

11/26/2025

Folsom moves toward new fee structure for affordable housing.

The Folsom Planning Commission voted last week to recommend adoption of a revised inclusionary housing ordinance.

11/21/2025

Sacramento Council Reviews Airport South Industrial Annexation Near I-5 in Natomas.

Sacramento City Council reviews a 447-acre annexation in Natomas near I-5 and Sacramento International Airport. Final vote on Airport South Industrial set for December.

11/20/2025

New tenants confirmed as construction advances at Whitney Ranch Retail Center in Rocklin.

Construction at the future Whitney Ranch Retail Center in Rocklin has reached a new stage — not just on the ground, but on paper.

11/20/2025

Jack’s Urban Eats, Poppy Bank, and Great Clips sign on at Whitney Ranch Retail Center in Rocklin.

11/18/2025

Commission overrides staff recommendation, keeps Raising Cane’s project alive in North Natomas.

A proposal to build a Raising Cane’s chicken-finger restaurant with a drive-thru in North Natomas survived its first major hurdle.

11/13/2025

New homes are now for sale as Placer One enters its homebuilding phase.

11/12/2025

Placer One’s first neighborhoods rise along the newly extended Sunset Boulevard.

Less than a year after homebuilders began securing lots at the 2,200-acre Placer One project, the site has entered a new phase — homes are now rising from the ground.

11/11/2025

763 homes, 14 acres of parks, and years in the making — Creekside Village goes before the county.

The El Dorado County Planning Commission will hold a special public hearing on November 12, 2025, to review the Creekside Village Specific Plan.

11/10/2025

California’s billion-dollar Capitol Annex project pushes forward amid rising costs and scrutiny.

The transformation of California’s State Capitol building is now impossible to ignore.

11/07/2025

California’s billion-dollar Capitol Annex rebuild pushes forward, but questions over cost and secrecy remain.

11/05/2025

The Auburn at Foothill Farms would add nearly 400 apartments to aging retail site.

A new version of the Foothill Farms redevelopment project—now called The Auburn at Foothill Farms—is returning to the public process this week.