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California Construction Permit Index

What California is building — a 30-day permit snapshot.

An open snapshot of building activity across California's live metros, drawn from official public permit records. Solar leads the adjacent-buyer demand across Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose. Free to cite.

California coverage shows what each city's permit record publishes: the permit signal, the contractor of record with business contact, and the owner name where the record includes one (San Jose does). PermitVector does not sell owner phone numbers or emails in any state.

4,727
building permits in 30 days
3
live California markets tracked
1,564
Electrical signals (30 days)

Where the adjacent-buyer demand is

PermitVector's angle: every permit signals demand for the next trade. Adjacent-buyer signal volume across the 3 live California markets, last 30 days.

Electrical
~1,564
HVAC
~1,312
Roofing
~992
Solar
~835
Landscaping
~390
Pool
~278
Fencing
~278

By metro

Market Permits (30d) Top adjacent-buyer signals
Los Angeles 2,502 Solar · Roofing · HVAC
San Francisco 913 Electrical · HVAC · Roofing
San Jose 1,312 Electrical · Roofing · HVAC

Methodology & how to cite

Figures are a trailing 30-day snapshot (ending July 30, 2026) from official public open-data permit feeds across 3 live California markets, classified by trade by PermitVector. Permits are public records; this report is free to cite under CC BY 4.0. Full sourcing: methodology.

Suggested citation: “PermitVector California Construction Permit Index, 30 days ending July 30, 2026, permitvector.com/reports/california-construction-permit-index.” Media & data questions: hello@permitvector.com.

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