Rules and licenses
Simple routes into state agencies, local permits, outdoor licenses, water rules, and paperwork.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Garden Grove residents can use Report an Issue for regular city concerns, while police, fire, utility, trash, streetlight, animal, freeway, and county issues may need the listed phone or agency route.
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Get It Done gives San Diego residents one place to report many non-emergency city problems, request some services, and reach common city issue forms.
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San Bernardino residents can use Go SBCity, SB Access Online, or SB Direct to report many non-emergency city issues, ask questions, and get service requests routed.
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Hawthorne trash service is tied to Republic Services, street sweeping days, holiday delays, and scheduled bulky-item pickups.
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Huntington Beach residents can start many city concerns on the Report An Issue page, but should remember that submitted complaints may become public records.
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Huntington Beach uses HB ACA for permit applications, plan check, project status, historical permit research, and recent permit records.
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Indio's Special Events staff coordinates event permits, with major event review across city departments and extra attention near large music festival activity.
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Irvine business owners should check the business address and zoning fit before treating a business license as the only step, with online application and renewal paths available through the city.
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Access Irvine and the city's service request pages help residents report non-emergency city issues such as potholes, graffiti, tree concerns, park maintenance, parking complaints, and streetlight outages.
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Los Angeles County pet licensing can be handled online, by mail, or at an animal care center, with rabies and sterilization proof often part of the paperwork.
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Los Angeles County splits record errands between recorder services, county clerk services, and voter services, so the fastest first step is naming the record you need.
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Lake Forest does not use a city business license, but new businesses may still need zoning review, special permits, or a home-occupancy self-check before opening.
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Lancaster routes many building permit requests, fee payments, uploads, status checks, and inspection steps through the Accela Citizen Access portal.
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Lancaster residents may need different providers for power, water, gas, trash, recycling, and organics, with WM handling waste collection and many single-family trash charges appearing on the property tax bill.
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Livermore sends business license questions through Finance and building or project questions through the Permit Center, so a new business space may need both lanes.
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MyLA311 gives Los Angeles residents one place to start many non-emergency city requests, including graffiti, potholes, bulky-item pickup, dumping, streetlights, parking enforcement, and city information.
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Los Angeles business owners usually start with the Office of Finance for a Business Tax Registration Certificate, then check whether the business needs other city permits.
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Menifee routes building, planning, fire, engineering, fees, inspections, and application tracking through its Permit Center and online permit portal.
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Merced Civic Access handles permit, planning, and business license applications, with tools for fees, contractors, permits, inspections, and project status.
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Milpitas water service starts with Finance Customer Service, while trash, recycling, street sweeping, bulky items, and cleanup questions go through Milpitas Sanitation or Public Works.
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MoVal 24/7 lets Moreno Valley residents report many non-emergency city issues, including potholes, graffiti, streetlight outages, illegal dumping, park maintenance, code concerns, and some inspection requests.
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Oceanside residents can use the My Oceanside app, web tool, email, or Customer Care phone line for many city service requests, including potholes, litter, graffiti, and streetlights.
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San Mateo residents can use My San Mateo to submit and track non-emergency city service requests, including streetlight outages, weeds, graffiti, and other local concerns.
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Glendale residents can use MyGlendale to report many non-emergency city concerns with a location, photo, and follow-up path, while police, freeway, utility, and urgent items may need a separate contact.
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Ontario residents can use the myOntario app and city contact pages to report maintenance issues, service concerns, and community improvement problems with a location, photo, and short form.
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Santa Clara residents can use MySantaClara by app or web to submit, track, and view city service requests, with photos, locations, and status updates built into the process.
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Sunnyvale shifted from Access Sunnyvale to MySunnyvale, a web and mobile service request system for reporting issues, requesting services, and sharing feedback with the city.
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Newport Beach separates harbor questions across dock and pier permits, dredging permits, moorings, anchorages, guest slips, live-aboard permits, and Harbor Department contacts.
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OAK 311 routes many Oakland non-emergency requests, including potholes, abandoned vehicles, illegal dumping, graffiti, urgent infrastructure issues, and some code complaints.
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Oakland businesses and many rental-property owners need to handle business tax registration, zoning clearance when needed, and annual renewal details.
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Orange building permit applications go through the Civic Portal, with account setup, a profile signature, application tracking, and inspection scheduling tied to the same online path.
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Orange County Clerk-Recorder handles property records, vital records, marriage services, fictitious business names, notary filings, passports, and archives through different service paths.
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Orange County fictitious business name filings are a county Clerk-Recorder task, separate from city business licenses, CDTFA seller's permits, and other permits.
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Burbank residents can use the report-a-problem page and Our Burbank 311 app for many non-emergency city issues, including graffiti, potholes, street cleaning, sidewalks, bulky items, and streetlights.
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Oxnard's permit page and Civic Access portal help residents and businesses submit applications, upload documents, pay fees or business taxes, and track status.
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Pasadena residents can use the City Service Center by phone, web, app, or chat to ask city questions, submit regular requests, and find the right city service.
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Pomona business license work can start online or at City Hall, and the same business question may also touch planning, permits, rentals, or contractor work.
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Pomona's Public Services and frequently called numbers pages split graffiti, potholes, street sweeping, traffic signals, streetlights, illegal dumping, sewer, storm drains, trees, and trash into clearer contact paths.
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Rancho Cordova Online is the city system for licenses, permit and plan submittals, payments, renewals, and some meeting or event space applications.
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Rancho Cucamonga routes building permit applications through its Online Permit Center, with separate contacts for quick permit types and other technical questions.
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Rancho Cucamonga business license applications can branch between home occupation, commercial or industrial location, short-term rental, street vendor, and special permit paths.
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Richmond code issue reports start with the address or nearest cross streets, the type of problem, and enough detail for staff to route the request.
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Riverside 311 gives residents a web and app path for many non-emergency city service requests, with tracking, routing, and request numbers built into the process.
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Riverside County fictitious business name filings start with the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, separate from city licenses, seller's permits, and state filings.
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Riverside County record errands are easier when you first name whether you need a birth, death, marriage, recorded property document, clerk copy, or other filed county record.
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Roseville's online services menu brings together building permits, inspections, business licenses, planning permits, engineering permits, hydrant permits, and wastewater discharge permits.
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Sacramento County fictitious business name statements are filed through the Business License Unit and are separate from city, county, and state business steps.
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Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder has an online recorded-document index that can help identify deeds, deeds of trust, liens, assignments, and other recorded papers before you order or visit.
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