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 ...

A July 25 Business story stated that due to the existence of permit-expediting companies, specifically Burnham Consultants Ltd., “the implication is that Chicago’s building department is slow in ...

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 ...