A California couple is staring down stratospheric fines after their property allegedly ran afoul of local cannabis code violations. The kicker, however, is that the previous owner is to blame for the ...

A California couple is staring down stratospheric fines after their property allegedly ran afoul of local cannabis code violations. The kicker, however, is that the previous owner is to blame for the ...

When you're planning home improvements in California, skipping the permit process might seem like a quick way to save money and time. However, doing renovation work without proper permits can create ...

Call it chickengate. Or just call it peak Petaluma. The aunt of a City Council member has been cited for illegally keeping chickens in an empty bank building downtown. According to city sources, ...

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What starts as innocent garage storage or a simple weekend project can quickly spiral into a legal nightmare. Property owners across the nation are discovering that their creative garage solutions ...

A fire at the Imperial Swan Hotel & Suites in Lakeland in the early hours of Jan. 17 revealed that guests were staying in a building with a lengthy list of fire code violations. A week later, the ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery ...

As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage across the state, a new addition may be coming to California’s building code: A pause ...

As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage across the state, a new addition may be coming to California’s building code: A pause ...