{
  "id": 12590185,
  "title": "California couple spent $300,000 fixing damage, then got $676,703 county bill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/california-couple-spent-300-000-fixing-damage-then-got-676-703-county",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T08:30:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/california-couple-says-county-entered-their-property-for-road-safety-work-they-spent-300000-fixing-alleged-damage-and-then-received-a-676703-bill-fresh-federal-court-order-keeps-part-of-fight-alive/articleshow/134737326.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A California couple says Santa Clara County entered their property to address a landslide threatening a public road, left the hillside damaged and later billed them $676,703.22 for the work. The couple says it spent more than $300,000 repairing hazardous conditions allegedly caused by the county. A federal judge has now dismissed their current complaint but allowed them to amend several…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}