Minimum wage update
Section 1182.12 requires the California Department of Finance to calculate the appropriate state minimum wage adjustment annually based on cost of living changes.
Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of 8/18/2025
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services
Can you call a ‘number’ that’s currently not in service? If it’s a ‘class’ act you sure can. Another contractor who has survived a bad turn would like to completely erase the source of his heartburn. Can he do that? You might also wonder if the documents contractors must file with multiple agencies require that paper ‘circle’ to remain unbroken…
Capitol Update 08.15.2025
from Mark Smith, Advocate, California Builders Alliance
SB 61 - 5% retention payments - signed into law by the Governor
September is National Cholesterol Education Month
by Robert Guenther, Venbrook Insurance Services
Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of 8/11/2025
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services
Getting from buyer to owner in multiple licensed states might require a little SOS help to arrive as expected. Another contractor wants to use a long arm to pick up electrical work, and our final question really answers itself with a confidence booster…
Permitting Reforms - City of Oakland
from the Oakland Chamber of Commerce