By Tom Philp | August 1, 2025 | The Sacramento Bee
History of development in the Natomas Basin including information on wildlife protection and the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan.
Category Archives: Natomas News and Articles
Sacramento council to review housing proposals for Natomas neighborhood, August 20, 2025, KCRA 3
By Deeanna Robertson | Updated: August 26, 2025 | KCRA 3
The city of Sacramento will review two development proposals Tuesday that could bring more housing to the Natomas neighborhood.
The first proposal, known as the Birchway housing development, requires the city to re-zone nearly 13 acres of land.
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Surrounded by Sacramento, a county project is thumbing its nose at the city, The Sacramento Bee, June 30, 2025
By Tom Philp | June 30, 2025 | The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento County is proposing to build a 25,000-resident community in Natomas that is surrounded on three sides by the city. So when neighboring city councilmember Karina Talamantes recently requested a public meeting for her residents, a responsive county should reflexively say yes.
Upper Westside project in Natomas leads to debate over farms versus future growth, June 20, 2025, CBS 13
Developers want to build thousands of new homes on property that’s outside the designated urban area.
Watch the video by CBS 13 here: https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/video/upper-westside-project-in-natomas-leads-to-debate-over-farms-versus-future-growth/#x
Sierra Club, ECOS file suit opposing step toward Airport South project annexation, June 9, 2025, The Sacramento Business Journal
By Ben van der Meer | June 9, 2025 | The Sacramento Business Journal
Local environmental groups have filed a lawsuit opposing a sphere-of-influence amendment to the city of Sacramento that would enable an industrial project called Airport South to move forward.
The Environmental Council of Sacramento, Sierra Club Mother Lode Chapter and Friends of the Swainson’s Hawk are plaintiffs in the suit filed Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court, contending an environmental impact report for Airport South didn’t take a full accounting of possible impacts.
