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By David Kalb, President of Capitol Services, Inc.

When was the last time you saw a government fee go down? If your desire is to obtain a contractor’s license or yours is up for renewal, act now or spend more. A corporate officer wants to ‘duck and cover’ in an effort to avoid his responsibility. A twist in contractor’s law illustrates how your inactive CA contractor’s license can be useful to work out of state…

Q.  I read in your column that fees will be going up for various contractor license applications.  When and by how much?

The Nominating Committee of the Builders Exchange of Alameda County is requesting members in good standing who are interested in serving on the Board of Directors to contact Scott Leary at spleary@beac.com.  Your information will be forwarded to the Nominating Committee for further review.

In fulfilling the responsibilities as established by the by-laws, the Exchange is seeking volunteers to help lead the association dedicated to serving the construction industry and our community.

from Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for Golden State Builders Exchanges

Governor Brown signed 13 bills that make $11.2 billion in cuts and shifts in state spending that were approved by the Legislature last week. Of the $11 billion in budget solutions, $8.2 billion reflect reduced expenditures. Signed were budget trailer bills approved the previous week, pending action while the Governor continued discussions with a key group of Republicans concerning the rest of the package.

The Builders Exchange and the construction industry lost one of its true benefactors recently, Anthony (Tony) Silva, Owner of Allied Painters, Inc., who died February 10, 2011.  Tony passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer.

from Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for the Golden State Builders Exchanges

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Week of 3/7/11

By David Kalb, President of Capitol Services, Inc.

As I have advocated for many years, ‘knowledge is power’, but as another old axiom also advises, ‘timing is everything’. A friend added to that common wisdom by reminding me that being in the ‘right place at the right time’ is important but taking action at the ‘right’ moment is critical, because ‘time waits for no one’ or as the case may be, no contractor. Today one contractor finds time is not on his side, while another seeking a license learns that ‘experience’ can change time…