There is an article in today's Trib about a company that is paying amateur photographers to take photos of every home in area. The company, ZAIO, is paying 17 cents for each photo. They say they are creating a database of homes for appraisers and mortgage companies to use. It sounds like Zillow with a photo.

If you see some suspicious person going up your street, this may be them. They are supposed to notifiy the local police they are in the area and what they are doing but according to the article, Atascadero PD weren't aware of them even though they were taking photos in the area.

Read the article here