Home and property
California homes come with a few extra layers: buying costs, insurance, rent rules, Prop 13, county tax bills, wildfire work, earthquake risk, coastal permits, and local charges.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Residential bulky-item pickup in National City goes through EDCO, while regular trash, recycling, and commercial recycling details live on the city's trash and recycling page.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Novato Permits is the city's online portal for building permits, planning projects, inspections, licensing, code requests, permit status, records search, and some express permits.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Paramount residents can schedule bulky-item pickup through Athens Services, but items should not be set out without proper notice.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Petaluma's permit path splits building, zoning, right-of-way, fire, and business questions, so the project type matters as much as the address.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Pico Rivera's express permit path is limited to certain residential plumbing, mechanical, and electrical work, with a separate online path for small rooftop solar.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Placentia's SmartGov portal can submit, research, and pay for permits, but the city asks applicants to contact Development Services while the system is still being finalized.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Redondo Beach residents can schedule bulky-item and e-waste pickup through Athens Services, but the request needs to be made before collection day.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Redwood City bills water and sewer in some cases, while garbage collection and billing are handled through Recology, so residents should check which bill they are holding.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 14, 2026
Richmond uses two opt-in systems for different jobs: city Everbridge/Nixle notices and Contra Costa CWS protective-action alerts.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
San Bruno's Building Division uses MGO Connect for online permits, application tracking, documents, payments, and inspection scheduling.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
San Gabriel uses Athens Services for bulky-item pickup, while illegally dumped items should be reported to Public Works.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
San Jacinto Connect Online is the city's permit and planning doorway for building permits, inspections, document uploads, payments, zoning questions, and planning applications.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Santee building permit submittals go through the Santee Portal, and paper plans are no longer accepted for building permit applications.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 14, 2026
Santee residents can register addresses with AlertSanDiego and use Genasys Protect for evacuation zones, status changes, and mapped road information.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Stanton bulky-item pickup is handled through CR&R, with different rules for curbside cart homes and multi-family properties.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 14, 2026
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.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Tulare utility service connects City Hall billing with Public Works divisions for water, sewer, solid waste, street sweeping, and wastewater.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Turlock groups water, sewer, and garbage service together online, but billing, municipal service questions, and garbage service each have their own contact lane.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Watsonville starts utility service through Utilities staff, while garbage containers and collection questions go through customer service and the garbage services page.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Woodland's online services separate water bills from Waste Management trash bills, so residents should pick the right payment path before paying.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Yuba City's yc311 system lets residents send non-emergency service requests such as potholes, streetlights, drainage, water waste, and abandoned carts.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 5, 2026
Yucaipa uses the Permit Exchange for building permits, planning applications, inspections, payments, project tracking, and many handouts that help shape a complete submittal.
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Statewide note · Last reviewed July 14, 2026
California's approved maps show hypothetical dam-failure flooding; they do not report failure probability, current dam condition, or the live evacuation area.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 14, 2026
Make a short household plan, register for Pasadena's PLEAS system and Alert LA, and know what an evacuation warning or order asks you to do.
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