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The Vallejo City Council will consider the proposed reforms on Tuesday night.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/21/MN491HBP8L.DTL\">FBI looks into bid rigging at courthouse auctions\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Foreclosure auctions take place every weekday on the steps of courthouses throughout California. 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