What's new
Changelog
Every change that makes CrossBeam better for the cities and builders who use it, written up the night it ships.
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Screener Fees tab itemizes Laguna Building permit fees
Laguna Beach Building screens get a Fees tab that itemizes every fee by when it is due, shows the valuation and fixture counts read from the packet, and lets staff correct values inline. Totals update live, "Copy for EnerGov" copies the lines, and a missing count shows "Needs count".
Laguna Beach staff get accounts on first Microsoft sign-in
Laguna Beach staff signing in with Microsoft from the City's own Microsoft tenant now get an account in the City's organization automatically, then pick Planning, Building or Both once. The address alone is not trusted; the City's tenant must match.
Monday, October 5, 2026
Re-checks grade the step as the applicant read it
A brief step now passes when the sentence the applicant read is done, and the re-check searches related sheets before calling a step open. Brief cards show why each comment matters under its title and drop the who, time estimate and step count.
Sunday, October 4, 2026
FastPass at half or more of the brief's steps
A PreCheck re-check now grades each step of the round 1 brief with the same sheet verifier Backcheck uses. FastPass is earned when half or more of the steps are done, with half credit for a partly done step. Anything missing from the upload counts as open.
PreCheck re-checks grade only the requested fixes
A round 2 PreCheck grades only the items the applicant was told to fix: fixed, partly fixed, still open, or not in this upload. The counts are computed once, so the email, FastPass and results card agree. Re-dropping the same address offers "Re-check my fixed plans".
Brief results open without a flash of other tabs
Opening a brief from the results email no longer shows the default PreCheck tabs and counts for about two seconds before switching. The loading skeleton holds until the brief's tabs are ready, and the brief draws once.
Friday, October 2, 2026
Daily limit on the PreCheck results chat
The chat on the PreCheck results page now follows the same per-user daily usage limit as every other chat, and shows a Chat paused notice instead of silently dropping a message. City staff accounts are no longer mistaken for applicants and keep Job Sites, Drive and the general chat.
Focused PreCheck accounts and slow-run notices
Applicants with only city-paid PreChecks now see just Projects and their city's Ask AI assistant, without Job Sites or Drive. If a run is still going at 90 minutes, the applicant gets one email saying results are taking longer than usual and will arrive by email.
Thursday, October 1, 2026
PreCheck billing months follow Pacific time
The usage dashboard, invoices and month picker now follow the Pacific calendar month, so a run on the evening of the last day of the month counts toward that month instead of the next.
City staff no longer see builder billing screens
City department accounts no longer see review credits, the Buy Credits page or the advertising data-sharing toggle. City admins get a Usage card in Settings, ad sharing is always off for city organizations, and the empty Job Sites view uses city wording.
Free PreCheck rounds count per unit, not per address
Each condo, apartment or suite at one street address now gets its own free PreCheck rounds instead of sharing them. Unit spellings like "#A", "Unit A", "Apt A" and "Suite A" are normalized to the same unit, and addresses without a unit work as before.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Results bar shows Checks run
The results bar now shows Checks run, the total behind the result pills, instead of a step count that undercounted large reviews. Planning results show how many applicable worksheet rows were reviewed.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Laguna Beach SB 9 and major remodel rules updated
Laguna Beach SB 9 checks now require an approved, final Coastal Development Permit, not a pending one. Remodel, addition, reroof and demolition reviews follow the June 2026 Major Remodel handout, counting walls per floor and per structure, and staff contacts point to the City contact form.