# Find the original data

I want you to be able to check the records behind the analysis and explore the sources yourself. These links lead to the original publishers. Their live data may differ from the dated snapshot used here.

## Sacramento permit records

The records came from the [City's issued-permit catalog](https://data.cityofsacramento.org/datasets/issued-building-permits-current-year/explore) and its [public GIS layer](https://services5.arcgis.com/54falWtcpty3V47Z/arcgis/rest/services/BldgPermitIssued_CurrentYear/FeatureServer/0).

I retrieved 15,912 source rows through the public API on October 15, 2026. The collection used ID batches and count checks rather than treating one API response as a complete download. Snapshot: 20261015T151411149784Z.

Observed source dates run January 1–September 27; source editing metadata says October 1. The retrieval date does not establish activity through October 15. No reporting month has verified complete coverage. County Fire records remain included and flagged; repeated application references are preserved. These are source rows, not verified projects or homes built.

To explore for yourself, open the catalog or choose Query on the GIS layer. A full API extraction needs batching or pagination because a single response can be truncated. StoraIQ's candidate download contains a narrower selection of fields than the original source.

## Housing-unit comparison

The separate housing figure uses the [City's housing dataset](https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=609137759b9541d095f0eaa64ac92969), its [Table A2 layer](https://services5.arcgis.com/54falWtcpty3V47Z/arcgis/rest/services/HEAPR_Issued/FeatureServer/2) and [California HCD's APR downloads](https://www.hcd.ca.gov/housing-open-data-tools/apr-dashboard).

City annual aggregates and selected HCD records were retrieved October 15, 2026 for years 2020–2025. The City calculation sums USER_PER_UNIT by YEAR. For HCD Table A2, select Sacramento, select the reporting year, keep BP_ISSUE_DT1 within that calendar year and sum NO_BUILDING_PERMITS. HCD defines that field as units, despite its name. Reporting year alone produces a different measure.

That rule reconciles the six annual totals. Agreement between reported sources is a consistency check; it does not independently verify every underlying record. Permitted units are separate from completed homes. These housing sources are not merged into the permit-record browser.

## What is separate

The earlier Rancho Cordova study uses a workbook retained with my public-records research materials. Its original receipt date and request correspondence have not yet been recovered, so I cannot provide a verified original download link here. The CIRB archive informs my professional experience and the operating lessons behind this project; it is not the source of the new Sacramento records and is not a public download.

This is independent analysis, with no City or State endorsement. Source terms and proposed export fields remain under review; public access alone is not a claim of unrestricted redistribution rights. This document accompanies a local review candidate, not an approved public release.