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
Mountain View residents can use Ask MV to send questions, concerns, compliments, requests, and field reports to the right city staff, then check request status online.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Ask Stockton gives residents one place to report many non-emergency city issues, find information, and send service requests with a location, photo, topic, and short description.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Bakersfield's report pages route residents toward animal complaints, code enforcement, non-emergency crime reports, service requests, website feedback, and the Bakersfield Mobile app.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Berkeley residents can use Report & Pay to find common city service tasks, report issues online, and handle frequent requests such as potholes, missed trash pickups, parking tickets, and permits.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Buena Park business openings and changes often start with the business license path, and active license status can affect building permit processing.
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Statewide note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Before hiring a California contractor, the CSLB license lookup helps you match the name, license number, trade, status, and complaint path.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Chino Hills sends water and sewer billing to Utility Billing, trash customer care to Waste Management, and many city fixes through Request Tracker or the city app.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Chula Vista Development Services uses Citizen Access for new submittals, permit research, inspection scheduling, fee payment, project tracking, and online permit help.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Citrus Heights uses a Citizen Access portal for building permit applications, PDF uploads, payments, inspection requests, and permit status.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Concord residents can use Concord Connect 2.0 to report non-emergency city issues by app or web, adding a photo, location pin, category, and request details.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 7, 2026
Contra Costa County fictitious business name filings are handled through the Clerk-Recorder side and sit apart from city licenses, zoning, and other permits.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Contra Costa County record errands are easier when you split recorder documents, vital records, marriage services, fictitious business names, and other county clerk filings before you start.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Corona residents can start many city service requests online, but the best path depends on whether the issue is maintenance, water, power, sewer, billing, or another city service.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Costa Mesa 311 lets residents submit, track, and view city service requests online or by app, including graffiti removal, pothole repairs, and other city service needs.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Downey business license work can start online, but the city also points new businesses to check the location with Planning before signing a lease or buying property.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
El Monte business license work can include a Business Occupancy Permit, planning review, special business permits, renewal steps, and city licensing contacts.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Elk Grove handles building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, plan review, inspections, minor permits, and electronic submittals through its Building Safety resources.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Elk Grove residents can use SeeClickFix for regular online issue reports, while emergencies, police needs, and urgent infrastructure problems have direct phone paths.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Escondido separates permit applications, business license work, utility bill payments, and building inspections across its online services and Building Division pages.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Escondido groups water billing, utility start and stop forms, water outage reporting, SDG&E, EDI trash service, and Report It links on its utility pages.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Fairfield BUILD Online is the city path for permit applications, plan uploads, invoices, inspections, and permit tracking.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Fontana 311 lets residents submit and track city service requests for streets, trees, sidewalks, parks, graffiti, potholes, and other public works issues.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Fremont residents can use the Fremont App for many regular city reports, including dumping, street and sidewalk concerns, trees, graffiti, garbage, parks, and other neighborhood issues.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Fullerton residents can use myFullerton for photo-and-location reports and Public Works for non-emergency maintenance such as graffiti, potholes, storm drains, trees, sidewalks, and streetlights.
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