It’s ‘Bond,’ contractor’s Bond that, like fictional super-spy 007, becomes the target for our first ‘shot’ in answering questions this edition.  Another contractor ‘assumes’ responsibility

Do you know you can’t use the same ‘fingerprints’ in two different states? We ‘qualify’ an answer for an out-of-state contractor, share tips on Nevada

While hearts soar on the West Coast with the recent Series win by the San Francisco Giants, our fellow Americans on the Eastern Seaboard struggle

Can an old CA contractor’s license be brought back to life again when it ‘died’ a decade ago? The ‘mettle’ of a framing contractor is

While we often share answers offering good news to contractors in a jam sometimes it’s ‘un- possible’. Common wisdom says most rules have an ‘exception’

Duplication of effort is always frustrating, especially when your license is at risk as a result, as our first contractor demonstrates.  While a college degree

When something sounds too good to be true you know the likely results. We ‘strip the cover off’ rules on who can and can’t do

As we have stated for years, ‘knowing where to go for the answers is half the battle’ in getting good information. In most areas of

There is a price to pay when a consumer asks the Board to help find a contractor with a particular trade. We take ‘stock’ of

The CA Contractor’s Board is making decisions that will have ramifications for all who ‘qualify’.  More than one Registrar is also ‘aiming’ high in defeating