Consumer Protection Organizations

• Department of Consumer Affairs
• Better Business Bureau
• Center for Public Interest Law
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Department of Consumer Affairs Boards and Bureaus
• Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General

Industry Related State Agencies

• CalGold
• California Energy Commission
• California Secretary of State
• California Seismic Safety Commission
• California State Fire Marshal
• Department of General Services
  • Division of the State Architect
  • State Allocation Board
  • Monthly Construction Cost Indices
• Department of Health Services, Lead Poisoning
• Department of Industrial Relations
  • Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
    • Debarments (Public works contractors)
    • Labor Code section 1741(c) Judgments - Public Works ( xls | pdf )
  • Asbestos Contractor Registration
  • Division of Apprenticeship Standards
  • Electrical Certification Program
  • Occupational Safety and Health
  • Workers' Compensation
• Department of Toxic Substances Control
• Employment Development Department
  • Employment Tax Seminars
• Office of Emergency Services

Code Related Organizations

• California Building Officials
• California Building Standards Commission
• Construction Specifications Institute
• International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
• International Code Council
• National Fire Protection Association

Industry Associations

• Associated Builders and Contractors
• Associated General Contractors of California
• Associated Roofing Contractors of the Bay Area Counties
• Association of Pool & Spa Professionals
• California Building Industry Association
• Americas Glass Association
• California Groundwater Association
• California Landscape Contractors Association
• California Spa and Pool Industry Education Council
• Engineering and Utility Contractors Association
• Engineering Contractors Association
• Independent Roofing Contractors of California
• Institute of Heating and Air Conditioning Industries
• National Association of Home Builders
• National Association of the Remodeling Industry
• National Association of Women in Construction
• National Electrical Contractors Association
• Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
• Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors of California
• Roofing Contractors Association of California
• Roofing Contractors Association of Southern California
• Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association
• Southern California Builders Association
• Southern California Contractors Association

Industry Related Organizations

• Construction Industry Research Board
• Underground Service Alert North
• Underground Service Alert of Southern California aka Dig Alert
• Building Standards Institute

Licensing in other States

• National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies
• Contractor's License Reference Site

Other Links

• California Board of Equalization Free Seminars -- Small Business Fairs
• California Counsel for Interior Design Certification
• California Integrated Waste Management Board
• Internal Revenue Service
  
  • Tax Information for Businesses
  • Tax Information for Construction Industries
  • Tax Information for Small Businesses
• State Personnel Board