Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif.

The former publisher of The San Francisco Examiner, Florence Fang, is being sued by the suburb of Hillsborough, Calif., for yard figurines in the theme of "The Flinstones" TV cartoon show. The complaint says Fang did not have city permits for the figurines and that the multimillion-dollar property is a public nuisance and an eyesore.

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Thu., April 4, 2019

A photo taken Monday, April 1, 2019, shows the view from windows from a stairway to an upstairs bedroom looking out to the front yard of the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, saying that she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-themed figurines without necessary permits. The owner and her attorney say they will fight for the rights of property owners.

Eric Risberg Associated Press
The kitchen inside the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif., is seen Monday, April 1, 2019. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, saying that she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstones-themed figurines without necessary permits. The owner and her attorney say they will fight for the rights of property owners.

Eric Risberg Associated Press
A photo taken Monday, April 1, 2019, Dinosaur and other figurines stand in the backyard of the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, claiming she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstones-themed figurines without necessary permits. The owner and her attorney say they will fight for the rights of property owners and Fred and Barney fans everywhere.

Eric Risberg Associated Press
James Fang, left, talks with his mother, Florence Fang, as president and publisher of The San Francisco Examiner and Independent newspapers Scott McKibben, second from right, announces Feb. 19, 2004, the Anschutz Co.’s purchase of the newspapers from the Fang family at the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco. A San Francisco Bay Area town is suing Florence Fang, the owner of the quirky Flintstones House, alleging she violated local codes when she put dinosaur sculptures in the backyard and made other landscaping changes that caused local officials to declare it a public nuisance. The town of Hillsborough filed a complaint this week against Fang, the media mogul who purchased the orange-and-purple, bulbous-shaped house in 2017.

Jeff Chiu Associated Press
A figurine of Fred Flintstone standing among mushrooms are seen outside the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif., on Monday, April 1, 2019. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, claiming she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-themed figurines without necessary permits. The owner and her attorney say they will fight for the rights of property owners and Fred and Barney fans everywhere.

Eric Risberg Associated Press
Attorney Angela Alioto looks over a sunken room called “The Happy Place,” inside the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif., on Monday, April 1, 2019. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, claiming she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-themed figurines without necessary permits.

Eric Risberg Associated Press
A figurine of Dino, the pet dinosaur, is seen Monday, April 1, 2019, in a carriage in the front yard of the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The latest battle in the war between government rules and property rights is playing out in the posh San Francisco suburb, where a retired newspaper publishing mogul has installed an elaborate homage to “The Flintstones” family.

Eric Risberg Associated Press
Figurines of Barney and Betty Rubble are seen Monday, April 1, 2019, outside the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The latest battle in the war between government rules and property rights is playing out in the posh San Francisco suburb, where a retired publishing mogul has installed an elaborate homage to “The Flintstones” family.

Eric Risberg Associated Press
, A window in a sunken room called “The Happy Place,” looks out on Interstate 280 from inside the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The latest battle in the war between government rules and property rights is playing out in the posh San Francisco suburb, where a retired publishing mogul has installed an elaborate homage to “The Flintstones” family.

Eric Risberg Associated Press
An aerial view of the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif., is seen Monday, April 1, 2019. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, saying that she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-themed figurines without necessary permits. The owner and her attorney say they will fight for the rights of property owners and Fred and Barney fans everywhere.

Terry Chea Associated Press