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Windmills (Fred Tanneau/Getty Images)

Residents Plan To File Suit After San Leandro City Council Approves Windmill

Halus, a company that installs refurbished windmills for the purpose of generating electricity, has proposed erecting a 100 ft. tall windmill roughly 500 ft. from the boundary of Heron Bay.

2013/04/02

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Insurance Company Drops Pit Bull Coverage For California Owners

It’s a breed ban for the much-maligned pit bull, as a major insurance company has dropped coverage for the the dog’s owners.

2013/02/12

A sale pending sign stands in front of a home for sale in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Drop In Bay Area Inventory Squeezes 1st-Time Home Buyers

Despite low mortgage rates and attractive prices for starter homes in many pockets of the Bay Area, plenty of first-time home buyers are finding the door closed to them, nonetheless.

2012/10/12

A sign warning of extremely dangerous fire hazard conditions stands next to a road in Sequoia National Forest in the Sierra Nevada. (David McNew/Getty Images)

Tax Group Sues To Block California Fire Prevention Fee

A taxpayer group is joining with plaintiffs throughout California in seeking to block a fee that is being assessed on more than 800,000 property owners to raise money for fire prevention.

2012/10/04

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Fairfield Homeowners Finding Fake Code Violation Notices

Fairfield residents have been receiving what appear to be violation notices from the city’s Code Enforcement Division, but police have said the notices are fakes.

2012/06/25

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ConsumerWatch: State Program Lowering Requirements For Mortgage Relief

Underwater California homeowners may soon get some relief. The state-run program Keep Your Home California is changing its rules in effort to help homeowners qualify for a principal reduction of up to $100,000.

2012/05/10

A foreclosed Stockton home. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

ConsumerWatch: Current & Former Homeowners Getting Federal Help On Foreclosure

Homeowners who lost their homes to foreclosure in 2009 or 2010 are getting more time to apply for an Independent Foreclosure Review.

2012/02/20

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Californians Still Strongly Support Prop 13 Real Estate Tax Limits

Some decisive numbers from the latest Field Poll show that Californians are resolute in their support for Proposition 13, the 1978 amendment to the California Constitution limiting the tax rate of real estate.

2011/09/23

Lawmakers Want Mortgage Answers

Banks Modify Loan Procedures With One-In-Five Bay Area Homes Under Water

As the housing crisis continues, banks are evolving in the way they handle loan modifications. 22% of homes in the Bay are under water, according to the real estate tracking website Zillow.

KCBS–2011/08/21

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Bay Area Homeowners Scrambling To Refinance Loans

Bay Area homeowners are rushing to take advantage of mortgage rates that have hit another record low.

KCBS–2011/08/19

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