Late last month the city of San Jose, the largest municipality in the fast-growing Silicon Valley began offering builders and contractors a way to apply for permits and to track their applications through various approval stages.
Links:[1] http://www.housingzone.com/factory-builders-add-units-and-influence [2] http://www.housingzone.com/housings-giants [3] http://www.housingzone.com/online-permitting-pilot-underway-san-jose
