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San Francisco sues former city official for permit fraud

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Authorities claim that former building commission chief Rodrigo Santos used his knowledge of the city's permitting process to aid in the filing of false and misleading applications.

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San Francisco OKs Revamped Settling Millennium Tower Fix

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The city issues a revised building permit for a perimeter pile upgrade scheme that reduces the number of piles from 52 to 18.

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Reviewers OK Fix for San Francisco's Leaning Millennium Tower

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An independent engineering review team has given its nod to the San Francisco Dept. of Building Inspection regarding permitting of the proposed $100-million structural shoring scheme for the 645-ft-tall Millennium Tower—which has settled 17.3 and tilted 4 in. over more than a decade.

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Solar Panels Mandated for Muscle Beach and.

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Santa Monica joins the California cities of Lancaster and Sebastopol which started requiring rooftop solar installations in 2013, and San Francisco which similar law , for building under 10 stories tall, takes effect January 1, 2017.

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San Francisco OKs Revamped Millennium Tower Settlement Fix

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The city issues a revised building permit for a perimeter pile upgrade scheme that reduces the number of piles from 52 to 18.

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US High Court to Weigh San Francisco Water Pollutant Limits Challenge

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Justices will rule on arguments against EPA "generic" effluent discharge permitting, but declined to consider landowners' eminent domain challenge on the Mountain Valley gas pipeline.

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In New Session, High Court Split Seen in San Francisco Discharge Permit Ruling

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But in a surprise, court majority agrees to not block federal EPA GHG emissions rule from taking effect as it weighs opponents legal challenge to the mandate.