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San Mateo Homeowner Faces Eviction Over Junk-Filled Yard
A contractor who has been remodeling his San Mateo home for ten years has been ordered to vacate the house after years of complaints from neighbors about the junk and clutter in his yard.
San Francisco Approves ‘Large Vehicle’ Overnight Parking Ban For Some Neighborhoods
Supervisors have approved a large-vehicle overnight parking ban on many San Francisco streets.
Vallejo May Implement Fees For Blighted Foreclosure Cleanup
Foreclosed properties in Vallejo are now under target by city officials who claim that some of them have become eyesores in the neighborhood. Officials are now proposing stiff fines for owners who let their properties go.
Oakland Mayor Quan Accused Of Maintaining Blighted Property
A resident unhappy about strict enforcement of eyesore properties is complaining about the unkempt property of Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, dubbing her the “Queen of Residential Blight.”
Banks Find Loophole To Avoid Cleaning Up Richmond Foreclosures
Richmond has some of the most strict laws about taking care of foreclosed properties, but residents say three banks have found a way around those regulations.
Key Downtown San Jose Street Opens To 2-Way Traffic
Crews were out early re-striping St. James Street in San Jose on Thursday, the culmination of a 30-year fight by residents to see the heavily-used thoroughfare converted to a two-way street.
Neighbors Make Trash Deposit At SJ Bank In Protest Of Blighted Foreclosure
About a dozen concerned members of a neighborhood group came to the Wells Fargo Branch at Story Rd. and King Rd. in San Jose Wednesday carrying trash bags instead of money sacks.
San Francisco May Be First City To Restrict Yellow Pages
“Let your fingers do the walking” could be replaced with “let your finger do the clicking” in San Francisco. It’s poised to become the first U.S. city to restrict delivery of Yellow Pages business directories.
San Jose Judge Fines Graffiti Artist ‘Girafa’ $38,000 For Vandalism
judge ordered the graffiti artist Steven Free, known among taggers as Girafa, three years probation and a hefty fine for painting thousands of images of giraffes on public and private property throughout San Jose.
San Francisco Supervisors Approve Twitter-Inspired Payroll Tax Breaks
The measure passed by the Board of Supervisors 8-3 on Tuesday exempts the microblogging service from paying payroll tax on new hires if it moves to the city’s neglected Mid-Market area.
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