SignOnSanDiego.com
San Diego Union-Tribune
May 24, 2005
Building a Defense for Consumers
by Diane Bell
Spot lighting ContractorsFromHell.com

Los Angeles Times
April 19, 2005
Bill would End Gag Clauses That Stifle Victims Who Sue
by Jordan Rau, Times Staff Writer

Los Angeles Times, August 16, 2005
Contractors Board Falls Into Disrepair
by Jordan Rau, Times Staff Writer
Homeowners are upset that regulators can't better protect them from bad builders.

Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2004
Unfinished Business: A Contractor's Lien Over Disputed Fees Can Stop a Homesale or Refinancing
by Jeff Bertolucci
An interview with the LA Times covering mechanics liens and more on what every homeowner should know before contracting for a home remodeling project.

Also featured In: Fox News Hot Topics, (July 14 2006) XETV Fox 6 News, KUSI News, KGTV 10 News (2005/2006)

Rob Nelson Show (Nov - 2002)

American Bar Association Journal and Report - April 25, 2005
Second Efforts Seek to End Contract Gag Clause Rule
by Moly McDonnough
Group wants end of clauses preventing complaints to regulatory agencies.

People Magazine - May 30, 2005
Contractors From Hell
by Ken Lee
Four homeowners share their cautionary tales of home remodeling nightmares with yours truly as the lead story.

This Old House - September 2002 (repeated in the summer of 2003)
Get It In Writing
by Jeffrey Rothfeder
Shoddy work, vague contract verbiage and our remodeling nightmare highlighted in this issue of TOH.

Newsweek - May 6, 2002
This Remodeled House
by Linda Stern
Our home remodeling nightmare starts off this article in Newsweek.

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LA Times, Feb 22, 2004

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Rich

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I am in the process of interviewing prospective contractors for the addition my wife and I would like to start on our house in San Diego. I have some questions about some contractors I'm interviewing...Once again, great website."
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Dan

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M. Chambers, San Diego, CA

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primarily written by the contractor special interest, not by the citizens with no affiliation to contractors." Thanks, H.M. Jones

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