UPDATE: The Sacramento Bee, West Sacramento setting the table as a major food industry hub, Mark Glover (Feb. 2, 2014) and Growing pains assail the senses in West Sacramento neighborhood, Darrell Smith (Jan. 5, 2014) West Sacramento appears to be a growing global food hub. Today, it was announced that…
The California State Contractors License Board and California Department of Public Health warn that construction and other workers who disturb soil are at risk for contracting Valley Fever, and encourage employers to include protective measures in workplace health and safety plans. The Coccidioides immitis fungus lives in the soil in…
UPDATE: CSLB Industry Bulletin No. 14-05, CSLB Reminds Licensees about New Law to Help Identify Subcontractors Bidding on Public Works Projects (May 2, 2014) UPDATE: CSLB Industry Bulletin No. 14-02, Compliance Dates Delayed For Some Energy-Related Regulations in CA Building Standards Codes (Feb. 10, 2014) — New Effective Date Jul.…
UDPATE: CSLB, CSLB Pipeline Review Program Expands into Southern California (Summer 2014) The California State Contractors Licensing Board (CSLB) confirmed in its 2013 Fall CLC Newsletter that there are 10 complaints pending against licensed contractors that PG&E claims did not go through the required permitting process to note the underground…
UPDATE: December 17, 2013 CSLB Sting Nabs Convicted Rapist On October 11, 2013, the California Contractors State License Board (“CSLB”), in its news release entitled Sex Offenders, Convicted Felons Snagged in Contractors State License Board Statewide Sting, announced that 75 people may face criminal charges after being caught in 6…
In addition to introducing their new celebrity part-owner, Shaquille O’Neal, the Sacramento Kings confirmed their concept for an “indoor-outdoor” facility for the new arena that will be constructed in Sacramento’s current Downtown Plaza. At a recent press conference, majority owner Vivek Ranadive suggested that the design for the $448 million…
There are numerous contractor-related bills making their way through the California legislature this year. The following bills, although not an all-inclusive list, are worth noting: Assembly Bill 44 – An Act to amend, repeal, and add Public Contract Code § 4104 relating to public contracts – signed into law by…
UPDATE: In its Notice of CSLB Quarterly Meeting, the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) indicated that, at its upcoming February 19, 2014 quarterly Board meeting, its Enforcement Committee Report may include an update on its Electrician Certification Enforcement Policy. The meeting is scheduled to commence at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday,…
Since the California Mechanic’s Lien Law was established more than 100 years ago, it has been black-letter law that a contractor or materials supplier has no right to assert a mechanic’s lien against public property. Thus, contractors and material suppliers (and even legal practitioners) have resigned themselves to the notion…
UPDATE: Sacramento Business Journal, Sacramento Kings, Turner Construction plan contractor outreach meetings for arena (Feb. 27, 2014) On July 30, it was announced that the Sacramento Kings ownership group has hired Turner Construction Company to build the planned arena at Downtown Plaza. Turner Construction Company has a number of stadium…