While the State Energy Commission and Public Utilities Commission hold hearings about decarbonization, some California cities are moving forward adopting their own all-electric building code under what is known as a Reach Code. Reach Codes are building codes that are...

The California Legislature, in its last week of the 2019 legislative session in September, arguably the most controversial bill of the session, AB 5, passed the State Senate on a 29-11 vote after over two hours of debate. The State Assembly concurred in Senate...

The California Building Standards Commission this week issued a Bulletin 19-06 to state agencies, local governments and interested parties relative to the Swimming Pool Safety Act. The purpose of the Bulletin was to correct errors and omissions that occurred in the...

CPSA has been working on AB 5, the Dynamex implementation bill, since before it was introduced. As previously reported, our goal was to find a balance for legitimate businesses to operate, relying on various forms of contracting and employment. As it was considered by...

City of Berkeley has already adopted.  San Jose and Oakland are pushing for it.  If gas lines are not even provided for new builds, gas heaters, outdoor kitchens, and fire features will not be an option. The Governor, Legislature and key state agencies are very...

All Employers Must Train and Protect Outdoor Workers from Wildfire SmokeThis new emergency regulation will apply to pool service companies and those who work in the pool construction business.  An action plan for employers is provided at the end of the...

On Tuesday, July 30, 2019, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) held a second joint Workshop on Building Decarbonization. According to the CPUC and CEC, the objective of this workshop was to share an overview of...

Assembly Bill 5 (Gonzalez), the Dynamex codification bill backed by organized labor, heads to its second policy committee hearing this week sporting new construction industry and business-to-business (B2B) amendments that provide additional flexibility. Since its...

This will impact ongoing business operations and our productive economy. Many of the labor billsmoving through the State Legislature may certainly disrupt the pool and spa industry. Although someof those harmful bills have died or have been made into 2-year bills,...