You've spent months planning your dream renovation. The contractor's been hired, the materials are sitting in your driveway, ...

When you're planning home improvements in California, skipping the permit process might seem like a quick way to save money and time. However, doing renovation work without proper permits can create ...

A California couple is staring down stratospheric fines after their property allegedly ran afoul of local cannabis code violations. The kicker, however, is that the previous owner is to blame for the ...

Lakeland officials have filed a lawsuit seeking for foreclose on a nearly century-old downtown building in an attempt to stop a potential threat to public health and safety. The city has filed a civil ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery ...

As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage across the state, a new addition may be coming to California’s building code: A pause ...