California — 2026 Land Use Activity
California logged 10,562 projects with council decisions YTD 2026, with 13,706 approved and 165 denied actions (98.8% approval). Los Angeles County is the most active jurisdiction (2,050 projects YTD).
Data through September 3, 2026 · Updated September 4, 2026 · America/Denver · Refreshed weekly
10,562
Projects YTD
13,706
Approved actions
165
Denied actions
98.8%
Approval rate
Decisions by time period
| Period | Projects | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| ytd | 10,562 | 98.8% approved |
| last month | 10 | 100.0% approved |
| this week | 0 | — |
By county (YTD)
| County | Projects | Approved | Denied | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 2,050 | 2,756 | 72 | 97.5% |
| Alameda | 660 | 799 | 5 | 99.4% |
| Orange | 588 | 875 | 6 | 99.3% |
| Riverside | 527 | 679 | 15 | 97.8% |
| San Bernardino | 421 | 533 | 2 | 99.6% |
| Fresno | 337 | 419 | 5 | 98.8% |
| San Mateo | 313 | 458 | 9 | 98.1% |
| Contra Costa | 308 | 383 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Santa Clara | 307 | 380 | 6 | 98.4% |
| Ventura | 301 | 424 | 2 | 99.5% |
| Tulare | 274 | 369 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Kern | 272 | 384 | 0 | 100.0% |
| San Diego | 260 | 306 | 2 | 99.4% |
| Placer | 259 | 412 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sacramento | 254 | 319 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Monterey | 244 | 288 | 9 | 97.0% |
| San Joaquin | 236 | 258 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Humboldt | 184 | 225 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Sonoma | 155 | 207 | 3 | 98.6% |
| Marin | 152 | 199 | 2 | 99.0% |
| Solano | 140 | 201 | 2 | 99.0% |
| Butte | 134 | 149 | 2 | 98.7% |
| Kings | 132 | 157 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Inyo | 130 | 163 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Siskiyou | 127 | 165 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Plumas | 125 | 143 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Stanislaus | 124 | 156 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Madera | 103 | 131 | 0 | 100.0% |
| San Luis Obispo | 93 | 108 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Tuolumne | 92 | 113 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mariposa | 91 | 105 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Colusa | 84 | 101 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Calaveras | 79 | 101 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Merced | 78 | 122 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Amador | 74 | 79 | 3 | 96.3% |
| Napa | 74 | 98 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Tehama | 65 | 96 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mendocino | 63 | 87 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lake | 60 | 68 | 8 | 89.5% |
| Imperial | 59 | 67 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sutter | 53 | 54 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Trinity | 53 | 55 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Santa Cruz | 52 | 71 | 2 | 97.3% |
| Glenn | 50 | 66 | 0 | 100.0% |
| El Dorado | 39 | 44 | 2 | 95.7% |
| Yuba | 39 | 40 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Santa Barbara | 37 | 43 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Nevada | 35 | 46 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Modoc | 26 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% |
| San Benito | 22 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Del Norte | 20 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lassen | 17 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Shasta | 15 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Yolo | 14 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mono | 10 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| San Francisco | 10 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sierra | 6 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
Frequently asked questions
- How many land use projects had council decisions in California YTD 2026?
- 10,562 unique projects with at least one approved or denied action through 2026-09-03.
- What was the approval rate for California in 2026?
- 98.8% of decision actions were approvals (13,706 approved vs 165 denied).
- How many projects had decisions in California this week?
- 0 projects this week, as of data through 2026-09-03.