Santa Clara permits — week of 2026-05-18

Santa Clara's permit activity ticked up 2.1% this week, but the more telling story is what's not being reported: every single top permit came in with no declared value, leaving $0.0M on the books across 145 filings. That's not a slow week — that's a data gap worth watching. What is showing up is a concentrated wave of single-family home upgrades, with one Emmett Place property pulling four separate permits for a kitchen remodel, bathroom remodel, reroof, and additional bathroom work simultaneously.