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I’m Friday, Sgt. Joe Friday. And I carry a code enforcement pad.
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Sgt. Joe Friday and Bill Gannon of the Manteca Selective Code Enforcement Unit.
This is the city. Manteca, California. 87,000 people live here.
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Who will pay the price when the rubber band that is Manteca Fire service snaps?
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The aftermath of a fire gutting a residential garage in downtown Manteca.
Stretch a rubber band enough and eventually it’ll snap. The same is true when it comes to an effective fire service.
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