
Homeless in California—What the Data Reveals
California is struggling to confront its a homelessness crisis: After big-city mayors up and down the state lobbied hard for more funding, state leaders agreed to spend an additional $600 million to help fight the problem.

Movers and Shakers
How a boss can deal with the dreaded office relocation
Moving offices is a dangerously stressful time for a business: Employee retention rates, cultural harmony and productivity will suffer. Your relocation might just be the straw that breaks your bottom line.

Civic Pride
How six public places came to be
Civic structures help define a community’s identity. We feature six projects from throughout the Capital Region that have employed unique delivery models and creative design solutions to produce structures worthy of their calling.

Reflecting on a Rehab
How preservation architects gave Sacramento’s Stanley Mosk Library and Courts building a much-needed makeover
The Stanley Mosk Library and Courts building in downtown Sacramento was in dire need of a rehabilitative makeover to bring back its historic beauty.

Counterpoint: Rent Control Would Do Major Harm to Sacramento’s Future
Economists agree that rent control leads to a decline in the quantity and quality of housing.

Point: Sacramento Needs Rent Control
Sacramento stands at a crossroads. Will it remain a place where teachers, firefighters, nurses and retail clerks can live in the same city as the people they serve? Will Sacramento maintain its identity as a diverse city; a place to put down roots and raise a family? Or will it succumb to the fate of other metropolitan areas, where the people who work to make our city run can’t afford to live here?

Back and Forward: John C. Webre
Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture president on civic architecture
Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture President John C. Webre offers his insight into civic architecture.

Gimme (Temporary) Shelter
Short-term home rental policies evolve in the Sacramento region
A little over two years ago, as Sacramento City Council put the finishing touches on one of the region’s first ordinances allowing short-term residential rentals via online platforms such as Airbnb, Councilman Eric Guerra offered some support.

As (Not) Seen on TV
Celebrity flipping seminars sell more myth than reality
I’m not here to throw anyone under the bus, but let’s talk about these seminars and the reality of flipping homes in Sacramento.

California Becomes First State to Order Solar on New Homes
California just sent the clearest signal yet that rooftop power is moving beyond a niche market and becoming the norm.