Pittsburg · Licensed family home
Zavala, Karen
At a glance
- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 14 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since September 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jun 4, 2026Nothing cited
- Sep 26, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 12, 20241 citation
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)Type B
“Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation/ interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in ensuring all employees, assistants, and/or volunteers obtain a fingerprint clearance which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
- Sep 15, 2022Nothing cited
Sep 8, 20221 citation
CCR 102416.5(a)Type A
“(a) The capacity specified on the license shall be the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to having 16 children in care which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.5(a)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area family homes inspected 5 times had fewer: 71% of 459 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 459 Bay Area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 459 Bay Area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None43%
- 1 of 528%
- 2 of 517%This home
- 3 of 58%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- June 4, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since September 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
(a) The capacity specified on the license shall be the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to having 16 children in care which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· September 8, 2022
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 12, 2024
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type B
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation/ interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in ensuring all employees, assistants, and/or volunteers obtain a fingerprint clearance which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Sep 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 8, 2022
CCR 102416.5(a) · Type A
(a) The capacity specified on the license shall be the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to having 16 children in care which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 342-2189
- Area
- Pittsburg, 94565
- License
- 073403445
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
Full-size means licensed for 14 children, the most any Bay Area family home holds; 442 of Bay Area’s 466 licensed family homes are. Small is 10 to 13.