Rules and licenses
San Clemente water bills and trash service split cleanly
San Clemente utility billing handles water, sewer, and storm drain bills, while CR&R is the city's franchise waste hauler for trash and recycling service.
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Home and property
San Gabriel bulky items go through Athens
San Gabriel uses Athens Services for bulky-item pickup, while illegally dumped items should be reported to Public Works.
Home and property
San Jacinto uses one online path for building and planning
San Jacinto Connect Online is the city's permit and planning doorway for building permits, inspections, document uploads, payments, zoning questions, and planning applications.
Rules and licenses
San Marcos public records requests start with the City Clerk
San Marcos routes city public records requests through the City Clerk, with contact options and a response window that gives requesters a clear place to start.
Rules and licenses
Santa Ana building permits have a few useful online lanes
Santa Ana's Building Safety Division points residents to online permits, inspection scheduling, permit history, plan check information, and electronic plan review.
Cars and driving
Santa Barbara residential parking permits are online now
Santa Barbara residential parking permits use an online application system, and the permit is tied to the license plate rather than an old paper routine.
Rules and licenses
Santa Cruz projects may use eTRAKiT and a business-license portal
Santa Cruz uses eTRAKiT for building, planning, and permit records, while new business license applications and zoning clearance start through a separate online path.
History and culture
Santa Monica's Camera Obscura is a tiny ocean-view surprise
The Camera Obscura in Palisades Park connects Santa Monica's visitor history, ocean views, old optical tech, and today's community art space.
Home and property
Santee building permits now run through the portal
Santee building permit submittals go through the Santee Portal, and paper plans are no longer accepted for building permit applications.
Home and property
Santee emergency alerts use AlertSanDiego and Genasys
Santee residents can register addresses with AlertSanDiego and use Genasys Protect for evacuation zones, status changes, and mapped road information.
History and culture
Sign Hill turns South San Francisco's old slogan into a walk
South San Francisco's Sign Hill carries the famous 'The Industrial City' sign, but the hillside is also a 65-acre open space with rare plants and habitat.
History and culture
South Gate's history has ranch land, flight, and factory roots
South Gate's local history moves from Rancho San Antonio and South Gate Gardens to Amelia Earhart's flying lessons, early incorporation, and major industrial employers.
Home and property
Stanton bulky pickup needs a CR&R appointment
Stanton bulky-item pickup is handled through CR&R, with different rules for curbside cart homes and multi-family properties.
Outdoors
Sulphur Creek gives Hayward a hill-country nature room
Sulphur Creek Nature Center in the Hayward Hills adds wildlife education, animal rehabilitation, trails, and outdoor learning space to Hayward's local story.
Home and property
Temecula has 75 zones while its evacuation plan is still developing
Temecula's 75 evacuation zones are available now, but its first citywide mass-evacuation plan is still being developed and incident routes or shelters are not fixed.
History and culture
The Dory Fleet keeps Newport Pier tied to working boats
The Newport Dory Fishing Fleet near Newport Pier keeps a working fishing tradition beside the beach, McFadden Square, and the open-air fish market.
History and culture
The Forum keeps Inglewood's older entertainment story in the mix
The Forum opened in 1967 on Manchester Boulevard and remains a major Inglewood entertainment landmark near today's larger event district.
History and culture
The Gaslamp Museum gives downtown San Diego an older front door
The Davis-Horton House is the oldest building in downtown San Diego and now anchors the Gaslamp Museum and neighborhood history tours.
History and culture
The Haggin Museum gives Stockton art and local memory together
The Haggin Museum in Stockton brings fine art and local history into one place, with roots in the San Joaquin Pioneer and Historical Society.
History and culture
The Jose Higuera Adobe gives Milpitas a foothill history stop
Jose Higuera Adobe Park connects Milpitas to Rancho Los Tularcitos, Calera Creek, old crops, cactus hedges, and a neighborhood park at the foothill edge.
History and culture
The National Date Festival gives Indio a desert harvest party
Indio's National Date Festival ties the Riverside County fairgrounds, Coachella Valley date palms, winter visitors, and local farm history into one bright desert tradition.
History and culture
The Ramona Pageant keeps Hemet tied to a valley stage
Hemet's Ramona Pageant has linked the city, San Jacinto, local volunteers, and an outdoor valley performance tradition since the 1920s.
History and culture
The Sproul Museum keeps Norwalk's town-start story close
Norwalk's Gilbert Sproul Museum sits in Norwalk Park and points back to the Sproul family, the railroad stop, and the city's early townsite story.
History and culture
The Wave Organ turns San Francisco Bay into a small instrument
The Wave Organ is a wave-activated acoustic sculpture on a Marina District jetty, built from stone, pipes, tide, and bay movement.