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 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 ...

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 - 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

People hired to help clients obtain government permits have long operated in the shadows of San Francisco’s City Hall. But beginning this year, those permit expediters must register with The City and ...

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 ...