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title: "California Construction Permit Index — 30-Day Market Snapshot"
source: https://permitvector.com/reports/california-construction-permit-index
description: "What California is building now: daily building permits across Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose, mapped to the contractors who come next. Contractor-to-contractor coverage. Trade mix and adjacent-buyer demand."
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# California Construction Permit Index

> What California is building now: daily building permits across Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose, mapped to the contractors who come next. Contractor-to-contractor coverage. Trade mix and adjacent-buyer demand.

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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](/ca/los-angeles) | 2,502 | Solar · Roofing · HVAC |
| [San Francisco](/ca/san-francisco) | 913 | Electrical · HVAC · Roofing |
| [San Jose](/ca/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](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Full sourcing: [methodology](/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](mailto:hello@permitvector.com).

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_Source: https://permitvector.com/reports/california-construction-permit-index · PermitVector — daily Texas building-permit intelligence._