CostolioCalifornia permit data sources
These are the California permit data sources we read, listed from our source inventory file. Row counts cover all permit types before cleaning.
Building Permits (DBI)
San Francisco · cost field
estimated_cost· 1,297,749 rows, 1906-11-08 to 2026-10-30Terms: data.sfgov.org · License stated by the source: Open Data Commons PDDL 1.0
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:21 PST
Development Permits - approvals issued (set 1)
San Diego · cost field
APPROVAL_VALUATION· 1,085,589 rows, 2001-08-30 to 2026-11-01Terms: data.sandiego.gov · License stated by the source: Open Data Commons PDDL
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:19 PST
Building and Safety - Building Permits Issued from 2020 to Present (N)
Los Angeles · cost field
valuation· 421,919 rows, 2020-01-01 to 2026-10-31Terms: data.lacity.org · License not stated
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:21 PST
LA County Permitting (EPIC-LA Case History), PermitManagement only
Los Angeles County (unincorporated) · cost field
PERMIT_VALUATION· 623,613 rows, 1999-08-10 to 2026-11-02Terms: services.arcgis.com · License not stated
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:19 PST
Active Building Permits + Expired Building Permits
San Jose · cost field
PERMITVALUATION (text)· 93,557 rows, unverified to 2026-11-02Terms: data.sanjoseca.gov · data.sanjoseca.gov · License not stated
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:19 PST
Active Building & Safety Permits (active permits only)
Santa Monica · cost field
valuation· 1,914 rows, 2017-10-04 to 2026-10-31Terms: data.santamonica.gov · License stated by the source: ODC-BY 1.0
Contains data from Santa Monica (source), made available under the ODC-BY 1.0.
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:19 PST
BldgPermitIssued_Archive
Sacramento · cost field
Valuation· 200,914 rows, unverified to 2025-12-31Terms: services5.arcgis.com · License not stated
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:19 PST
ACCELA_ACTIVITIES / Building Permits (layer 20)
Sacramento County (unincorporated) · cost field
Valuation· not counted rows, unverified to unverifiedStatus: unverified: ACCELA_ACTIVITIES layer 20 returned 0 features for every query on 2026-11-02 (all date fields NULL / empty result) - unverified, service may be down or emptied.
Terms: mapservices.gis.saccounty.net · License not stated
· Pulled
TRAKiT Building Permits
Elk Grove · cost field
JOB_VALUE· 189,074 rows, 1992-04-08 to 2026-10-30Terms: webmaps.elkgrove.gov · License not stated
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:19 PST
Quarterly_Permit / QuarterlyPermitTable
Torrance · cost field
JOBVALUE· 39,221 rows, 2024-01-01 to 2026-09-30Terms: services1.arcgis.com · License not stated
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:19 PST
Accela Building Permits
Anaheim · cost field
JOBVALUATION (text)· 200,281 rows, 1999-12-01 to 2026-10-01Terms: gis.anaheim.net · License not stated
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:19 PST
Building Permit
Marin County (all jurisdictions in dataset) · cost field
construction_value· 51,512 rows, 2002-07-17 to 2026-11-01Terms: data.marincounty.gov · License stated by the source: Open Data Commons ODbL
Contains data from Marin County (all jurisdictions in dataset) (source), made available under the Open Data Commons ODbL. Figures derived from it are shared under the same license (share-alike).
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:19 PST
Sonoma County Construction Permits
Sonoma County (Permit Sonoma) · cost field
value· 24,150 rows, 2022-11-02 to 2025-05-30Terms: data.sonomacounty.ca.gov · License not stated
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:19 PST
CorStat - Building Permits
Corona · cost field
jobvalue· 44,223 rows, 2001-10-31 to 2026-10-15Terms: corstat.coronaca.gov · License not stated
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:19 PST
Building Permits Issued
Roseville · cost field
job_value· 48,023 rows, 2019-07-01 to 2026-10-31Terms: data.roseville.ca.us · License not stated
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:19 PST
PermitTrak
Richmond · cost field
jobvalue· 177,431 rows, unverified to 2025-12-11Terms: www.transparentrichmond.org · License not stated
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:19 PST
Issued Permits
Stockton · cost field
job_value· 67,469 rows, 2016-01-04 to 2022-06-30Terms: data.stocktonca.gov · License not stated
· Pulled 2026-11-02 14:19 PST
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