Rules and licenses
California rules often split between a state agency and a local office. These routes cover permits, licenses, water, courts, records, and the paperwork that moves between them.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Sacramento parking questions can split between residential permit parking, parking tickets, event parking, meter rates, garages, and Parking Services contacts.
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San Bernardino County record errands are easier when you split official recorded documents, vital records, marriage services, fictitious business names, notary filings, and other clerk work before you start.
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San Diego County fictitious business name filings are handled by the Recorder/County Clerk, and the filing does not approve the business or replace other permits.
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San Diego County's Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk handles vital records, recording, property information, parcel maps, and clerk filings through related but separate service paths.
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San Francisco businesses usually register with the Treasurer & Tax Collector within 30 days of starting business activity and renew each year.
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San Francisco's records index helps residents find the right city department, records policy, and request path before sending a public records request.
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San Jose 311 gives residents one place to start many non-emergency city requests, including potholes, graffiti, illegal dumping, abandoned vehicles, streetlights, and some trash service issues.
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San Jose businesses usually register for a Business Tax Certificate within 90 days, including many independent work, rental, and regular business activities.
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San Jose parking citations are handled through the city's parking ticket process, with separate paths for paying or contesting a ticket.
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San Jose residents can use the city lookup and 311 to find the right trash, recycling, yard trimmings, junk pickup, street sweeping, and service contact for an address.
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San Mateo County fictitious business name filings create a public business name record through ACRE, separate from business license and permit steps.
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San Mateo County Clerk-Recorder errands are easier when you first name whether you need a recorded property document, vital record, marriage service, fictitious business name, or other registration.
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San Ramon's CSS system is the first online stop for many permit and business license applications, inspection requests, invoices, and project status checks.
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Santa Ana's report page and Public Works page help residents separate emergency calls, urgent city concerns, regular requests, and Public Works contact needs.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Santa Clara County record errands are easier when you first name the paper: birth, death, marriage, deed, official record, fictitious business name, notary filing, or recorded real estate document.
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Santa Clarita's Permit Center and eService system help route building, safety, engineering, planning, online submittal, and residential instant-permit questions.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Santa Clarita residents can use the Resident Service Center for many city service requests, including tree trimming, graffiti removal, potholes, permits, licenses, bulky-item information, and follow-up tracking.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Folsom residents can use SeeClickFix Folsom for non-emergency maintenance reports, including potholes, sidewalk repair, drainage, streetlights, signs, trees, leaks, sewer concerns, graffiti, and dumping.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Simi Valley trash, recycling, bulky items, household hazardous waste pickup, and electronic waste drop-off run through the city's Waste Management service setup.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Temecula's Permit Center brings building permits, inspections, business license contacts, and other project questions into one easier first stop.
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Torrance residents should start with the city's report page or myTorranceCA app, then choose the closest issue type, such as graffiti, street trees, airport noise, large-item pickup, or other city requests.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Torrance maintains many local streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, parking lots, and stormwater basins, but some major routes use Caltrans, Los Angeles County, or Los Angeles reporting paths.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Tustin water billing runs through the city, while residential trash, recycling, cart changes, missed pickups, temporary bins, and bulky items run through CR&R.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Upland trash, recycling, food waste, holiday delays, service requests, and household hazardous waste questions split between Burrtec and the city Public Works Department.
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