A San Francisco civil engineer -- whose neighbor's house burned after she complained about illegal construction on his property -- repeatedly and willfully violated building codes at the site, a judge ...

San Francisco has reached a $1.7 million civil settlement with a major figure in the ongoing public corruption scandal, long-time permit expediter and contractor Walter Wong. Wong, 70, agreed to plead ...

Here’s one unorthodox way to get your permits through the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs’ bureaucracy: pay off the people who work there. Macoumba N’Diaye, who worked as a private ...

SAN FRANCISCO - An influential San Francisco contractor and permit expediter is expected to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in a public corruption case centering around a former public works ...

Renovating a property involves multiple steps, and obtaining the right permits is crucial. Dealing with local building codes and regulations can be time-consuming. Permitting services help simplify ...

Sal Malguarnera is such a fixture at the Brookhaven Town building department that he knows which clerks are battling colds. He can hear other applicants from across the counter and immediately ...

In February, architect Plato Marinakos helped win a permit to demolish the now-crumbled building at 22nd and Market streets — even though he wasn’t the contractor doing the work. Marinakos is an ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An influential San Francisco contractor and permit expediter is expected to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in a public corruption case centering around a former public works ...