Resources for Legal Information
A tremendous amount of public record information and other legal information is available online. Here are some links to good sources:
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San Francisco Bay Area Superior Courts
Contra Costa County: www.cc-courts.org
Alameda County: www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/courts
San Francisco County: www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/courts_index.asp
San Mateo County: www.sanmateocourt.org
Santa Clara County: www.sccaseinfo.org
Legal News and Research
FindLaw: www.findlaw.com
C-SPAN: www.c-span.org
California State Government
Secretary of State: www.ss.ca.gov/business/business.htm
Contractors State License Board: www.cslb.ca.gov
Department of Real Estate: www.dre.ca.gov/default.htm