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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that San Francisco building contractor and permit expediter Walter Wong will plead guilty to charges that he conspired with former Director of Public Works ...

Contractor and permit expediter Walter Wong, right, pictured here in 2018 with ex-Public Works boss Mohammed Nuru. Photo by Susana Bates for Drew Alitzer Photography. In the latest salvo stemming from ...

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 ...