Cars and driving
Daly City street sweeping is really a parking-window check
Daly City's street sweeping rules depend on the posted block and time window, and citations can still happen after the sweeper has already passed.
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Home and property
Danville permit work starts with the address
Danville's Permit Center ties project steps to the property address, with online permit applications, permit history search, zoning checks, inspections, and outside-agency review.
Rules and licenses
Davis business and building questions use different city desks
Davis residents and small businesses should separate business-license questions from building, planning, zoning, permit, and inspection questions.
Home and property
Delano utility setup includes trash contacts
Delano's utility pages point new-service questions to city utility billing and trash questions to Public Works and South Tulare Richgrove Refuse.
Home and property
Diamond Bar bulky pickup has a yearly limit
Diamond Bar residents can schedule bulky item pickups for large household items, with up to four free pickups each year and extra pickups subject to charges.
Outdoors
Double Peak Park gives San Marcos a high lookout
Double Peak Park sits high above San Marcos with trail connections, picnic space, restrooms, a telescope, and a strong sense of the city's hills.
Cars and driving
Downtown Napa parking is easier with the map in hand
Downtown Napa has garages, public lots, street spaces, permit spaces, and an interactive parking map, so a visitor or worker can check the city parking page before circling the blocks.
Home and property
Dublin utilities are split by service
Dublin new residents should sort electricity, waste, water, and sewer by provider, with PG&E, Amador Valley Industries, and Dublin San Ramon Services District serving different roles.
Home and property
Eastvale trash service runs through WM
Eastvale contracts with WM for trash, recycling, and organics service, while city cleanup events help residents handle bulky items at certain times of year.
History and culture
Eastvale's dairy past still shows under its newer city feel
Eastvale grew from long-running farm and dairy country into one of Riverside County's newer cities, with a name tied to the old East Vale school district.
Rules and licenses
Encinitas business and permit chores both start online
Encinitas requires business registration for businesses based in or operating in the city, while planning, building, engineering, fire, and special event permits move through CSS.
History and culture
Estancia Park keeps Costa Mesa's old adobe layer in view
Estancia Park pairs a regular neighborhood park with the Diego Sepulveda Adobe, a restored 1820 structure tied to the area's old cattle-ranch layer.
History and culture
Forest Home Farms keeps San Ramon's farm past in town
Forest Home Farms gives San Ramon a 16-acre historic farm, with Boone family buildings, old outbuildings, a walnut-processing past, and valley agriculture still visible.
Home and property
Fountain Valley plan check runs through the Permit Center
Fountain Valley's Permit Center handles electronic plan check, online building permit applications, PDF plan uploads, resubmittals, and common expedited permit types.
Cars and driving
Free South City Shuttle links the hill, downtown, and transit
South San Francisco's free shuttle runs on weekdays and links local stops with SamTrans, BART, Caltrain, downtown, parks, stores, and civic destinations.
History and culture
Freedom Park is Westminster's civic memory place
Sid Goldstein Freedom Park connects Westminster's Little Saigon community, Black April remembrance, Vietnam War memory, and everyday park space.
Home and property
Gardena trash service now runs through WM
WM handles Gardena waste hauling starting May 1, 2026, with separate contacts for household trash, hazardous waste, and construction or demolition debris.
Rules and licenses
Gilroy permits and business licenses use different online paths
Gilroy uses GO Permit for project permits and inspections, while business licenses are handled through the city's HdL business-license service.
History and culture
Gladding McBean keeps Lincoln's clay story alive
Lincoln's Gladding McBean story ties local clay deposits, terra cotta, sewer pipe, roof tile, public art, and downtown identity into one long-running industry.
History and culture
Grand Central Air Terminal keeps Glendale in the early flight story
Glendale's Grand Central Air Terminal is a 1929 aviation building tied to transportation, architecture, and the early airport era.
Home and property
Hanford building permits need a complete submittal
Hanford building permit applications use the Citizen Self Service Portal, and the city asks applicants to submit a complete package with the required documents.
Rules and licenses
Hanford utility service starts at Utility Billing
Hanford Utility Billing handles customer billing for water, refuse, and sewer, and new service requires an application plus ID and lease or ownership paperwork.
History and culture
Hawthorne has both sports legend and aircraft history
Hawthorne's local history includes Jim Thorpe living in town, Jim Thorpe Park, Jack Northrop's aircraft work, and the city's South Bay aerospace identity.
History and culture
Hawthorne keeps the Beach Boys story close to home
The Beach Boys Historical Landmark in Hawthorne marks the Wilson brothers' boyhood home site and keeps one of Southern California's best-known music stories rooted on a real block.