Judd Enterprises Inc
Based in Palo Alto
workers’ comp insured · licensed 69 yrs
Active · B · #170198 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
General contractor Palo Alto, CA Corporation
Vance Brown Inc
Active License #122847 B General Building · Palo Alto, CA
- CSLB license age
- 75 yrs 9 mo
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2027
- Bond
- $25,000 bond
- The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company
- Workers' comp
- Arch Indemnity Insurance Company
CSLB records dated Oct 16, 2026 checked Oct 18, 2026 Verify live on CSLB
License record
- Status
- Active CSLB status code: CLEAR
- Class
- B · General Building
- Business type
- Corporation
- Issued
- Dec 28, 1950 CSLB license age: 75 yrs 9 mo as of the file date
- Contractor bond
- $25,000 bond The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, since Jan 1, 2023
- Workers' comp
- Arch Indemnity Insurance Company Jul 1, 2026 to Jul 1, 2027 · WC file dated Oct 17, 2026
- CSLB last updated this record
- Jul 1, 2026
Personnel of record
- Loren K Brown Responsible Managing Officer/Chief Executive Officer/President
As listed in CSLB's personnel file dated Oct 17, 2026. Personnel of record qualify the license. The file does not show who owns the business.
What the permit record shows
We have permit records for San Francisco and San Jose only. Other Bay Area cities don't publish contractor names in a form we can read, so an empty list here says nothing about work elsewhere.
San Jose permits (matched by business name)
1permits in 24 months
- Residential
- 0
- Commercial
- 1
- Latest issued
- Oct 28, 2025
- Median permit value
- $1,521,000
Permits by declared value (1 with a value)
- Under $50k 0
- $50k to $250k 0
- $250k to $1M 0
- Over $1M 1
Latest permits (public permit numbers)
- Church / Additions / Alterations · $1,521,000 · Oct 28, 2025 Permit #2025-137349-CI
San Jose lists the contractor by business name, not license number. A name match can miss permits filed under another spelling and can pick up a company with a similar name.
Source: City of San Jose active building permits, checked Oct 18, 2026
Complaints and legal actions
CSLB lists complaint and legal-action disclosures on the license's page.
Check complaints on CSLBBefore you sign
- Down payment. On a home improvement contract it can't exceed $1,000 or 10% of the price, whichever is less. B&P 7159.5
- What this class covers. A B contractor's prime contract needs 2 or more unrelated trades (B&P 7057). B covers additions and structural work; a B-2 doesn't (CSLB class B-2).
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Questions about Vance Brown Inc
Is Vance Brown Inc licensed?
Yes. CSLB lists license #122847 (B, General Building) as active in its file dated Oct 16, 2026. It was first issued Dec 28, 1950 and expires Mar 31, 2027. Check the live record on CSLB before you sign.
What is the CSLB license number for Vance Brown Inc?
CSLB lists Vance Brown Inc under license #122847, class B, in Palo Alto, CA.
Is Vance Brown Inc bonded and insured?
CSLB shows a $25,000 contractor bond with The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company and workers' comp coverage through Arch Indemnity Insurance Company (policy to Jul 1, 2027). Those are the bond and workers' comp records in CSLB's file dated Oct 16, 2026. Ask for its certificate of general liability insurance.
Who owns Vance Brown Inc?
CSLB lists Loren K Brown (Responsible Managing Officer/Chief Executive Officer/President) as personnel of record. That file names the people who qualify the license. It does not show who owns the business. CSLB lists the business type as corporation.
Where can I see CSLB complaint and legal-action records for #122847?
On license #122847's page on CSLB. It lists any complaint disclosures and legal actions CSLB publishes for the license.
Where can I read reviews of Vance Brown Inc?
We don't host reviews. The links under the license details search for Vance Brown in Palo Alto on Yelp, Google, Houzz, BBB, Thumbtack and Angi, so you read them at the source.
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