Johnston Sign Company Inc
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Licensed & active (expires 2028-10-31) · No board discipline flag found in covered sources · 155 permits on file
88/100 HomeProFax Score — public-record factors only, not a rating of workmanship. How the score works Full report
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What this report checks
Score breakdown
| Factor | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| License status | 35/35 | Active license on file with a state board |
| Discipline & legal flags | 20/20 | No disciplinary flag on board record |
| Permit history | 20/20 | 155 permits on file |
| Reviews (BBB + HomeProFax) | 13/25 | No BBB rating on file and no approved HomeProFax reviews yet (neutral). External ratings are linked below, not stored |
A simple, transparent sum of public-record factors. How the score works. Not a rating of workmanship.
Source data as of: Report rebuilt from source files on 2026-10-19 · CSLB bond/workers' comp as of 2026-10-14 · most recent permit on file: 2017-08-22.
What we checked
| License | Checked | CA Corporation #609593 · active |
| Bond | Checked | $25,000 with WESTERN SURETY COMPANY · as of 2026-10-14 |
| Workers' comp | Checked | Workers' Compensation Insurance (STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND) · as of 2026-10-14 |
| Years licensed | Checked | Licensed since 1991 |
| Business registration | Not available in CA | State business registry not loaded yet |
| Permits | Checked | 155 permits on record |
| Discipline | Checked | none on record |
| OSHA | Checked | 1 OSHA inspection record(s) from the last 5 years matched by business name and street address (U.S. DOL) |
| Reviews & outside links | Not checked yet | No review lookup run yet |
| Contractor-provided | Not checked yet | Nothing provided by the contractor yet |
Public records as of their source dates. Board status is shown as reported by the board. Not a guarantee. Ask the contractor for their verified HomeProFax report.
Licenses
Licensed since 1991 (earliest original issue date on these state license records; not a business start date)
| License # | Type | Status | Issued | Expires | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA 609593 | Corporation (C45) Workers' comp: Workers' Compensation Insurance (STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND); Contractor bond: $25000 (WESTERN SURETY COMPANY) | clear | 1991-01-16 | 2028-10-31 | State board |
Bond & workers' comp
| Contractor bond | $25,000 · WESTERN SURETY COMPANY · effective 2023-01-01 |
|---|---|
| Workers' comp | Workers' Compensation Insurance · STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND · effective 2020-03-15 · expires 2027-03-15 |
Source: CSLB Public Data Portal (License Master), as of 2026-10-14. Verify current bond and insurance with CSLB and the insurer before you hire.
Building permits
| Date | Permit | Type | Address | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-22 | 201701318257 | sign - erect | 300 07th St | $1,000 |
| 2017-08-22 | 201701318261 | sign - erect | 300 07th St | $12,000 |
| 2017-01-31 | 201701318260 | sign - erect | 300 07th St | $600 |
| 2016-01-20 | 201601207429 | otc alterations permit | 200 California St | $1 |
| 2015-05-20 | 201501064962 | sign - erect | 200 California St | $4,000 |
| 2015-05-20 | 201501064961 | sign - erect | 200 California St | $8,000 |
| 2015-02-05 | 201406097821 | sign - erect | 2136 Clement St | $3,000 |
| 2014-07-10 | 201406269550 | sign - erect | 333 Jefferson St | $3,000 |
| 2014-04-03 | 201403271808 | sign - erect | 845 Market St | $4,000 |
| 2013-12-20 | 201309277975 | sign - erect | 799 Van Ness Av | $13,000 |
| 2013-04-08 | 201304033676 | sign - erect | 2225 Taraval St | $3,000 |
| 2013-02-26 | 201302260928 | sign - erect | 2050 Fillmore St | $300 |
| 2013-02-26 | 201302260932 | sign - erect | 2050 Fillmore St | $900 |
| 2013-01-18 | 201301188265 | otc alterations permit | 333 Jefferson St | $200 |
| 2013-01-08 | 201301087470 | otc alterations permit | 333 Jefferson St | $200 |
| 2012-11-26 | 201211264785 | sign - erect | 333 Jefferson St | $630 |
| 2012-11-15 | 201211154276 | sign - erect | 845 Market St | $3,000 |
| 2012-09-06 | 201205251246 | sign - erect | 101 Geary St | $5,000 |
| 2012-09-04 | 201205251248 | sign - erect | 101 Geary St | $8,000 |
| 2012-06-11 | 201205291341 | sign - erect | 301 King St | $2,000 |
| 2012-05-25 | 201205231080 | sign - erect | 333 Jefferson St | $3,000 |
| 2012-05-24 | 201204168347 | sign - erect | 2226 Bush St | $5,000 |
| 2012-05-17 | 201109295747 | sign - erect | 865 Market St | $5,000 |
| 2012-05-17 | 201109295750 | sign - erect | 865 Market St | $3,000 |
| 2012-04-16 | 201203297091 | sign - erect | 333 Jefferson St | $5,000 |
| 2012-02-06 | 201202063568 | sign - erect | 3251 20th Av | $3,500 |
| 2011-11-16 | 201111169001 | sign - erect | 845 Market St | $2,500 |
| 2011-10-17 | 201110176956 | wall or painted sign | 4 Embarcadero Center | $5,000 |
| 2011-10-17 | 201110176959 | sign - erect | 4 Embarcadero Center | $5,000 |
| 2011-10-04 | 201109215136 | sign - erect | 822 Irving St | $5,000 |
| 2011-10-04 | 201109215139 | sign - erect | 822 Irving St | $3,000 |
| 2011-06-21 | 201106178336 | sign - erect | 2226 Fillmore St | $2,000 |
| 2011-04-26 | 201104264784 | sign - erect | 1971 Fillmore St | $5,000 |
| 2011-01-04 | 201008118544 | sign - erect | 2226 Fillmore St | $5,000 |
| 2011-01-04 | 201008118549 | sign - erect | 2226 Fillmore St | $5,000 |
| 2009-12-24 | 200912243822 | sign - erect | 2223 Fillmore St | $1,000 |
| 2009-11-13 | 200911131122 | wall or painted sign | 650 Townsend St | $1,500 |
| 2009-10-15 | 200910088656 | sign - erect | 1000 Grant Av | $2,500 |
| 2009-09-08 | 200909015998 | sign - erect | 240 Post St | $2,500 |
| 2009-08-25 | 200908104439 | sign - erect | 36 Geary St | $2,500 |
| 2009-08-25 | 200908104440 | sign - erect | 36 Geary St | $5,000 |
| 2008-09-25 | 200809252609 | sign - erect | 3251 20th Av | $4,000 |
| 2008-07-02 | 200806245225 | sign - erect | 250 Stockton St | — |
| 2008-06-19 | 200806194880 | sign - erect | 3251 20th Av | — |
| 2008-03-28 | 200803278140 | sign - erect | 166 Geary St | — |
| 2008-03-25 | 200803247856 | sign - erect | 151 Powell St | — |
| 2008-02-28 | 200709213319 | sign - erect | 151 Powell St | $5,000 |
| 2007-12-31 | 200712311581 | sign - erect | 865 Market St | — |
| 2007-11-15 | 200711148140 | sign - erect | 3251 20th Av | $5,000 |
| 2007-10-17 | 200710175667 | sign - erect | 166 Geary St | — |
| 2007-09-05 | 200709041679 | sign - erect | 4625 Mission St | — |
| 2007-09-05 | 200709051725 | wall or painted sign | 4625 Mission St | — |
| 2007-08-22 | 200708220604 | sign - erect | 865 Market St | $3,000 |
| 2007-08-22 | 200708220601 | sign - erect | 865 Market St | $5,000 |
| 2007-08-21 | 200708160027 | sign - erect | 601 Van Ness Av | — |
| 2007-06-11 | 200706113477 | sign - erect | 215 Fremont St | — |
| 2007-05-25 | 200705252299 | sign - erect | 2673 Mission St | — |
| 2007-05-24 | 200705242193 | sign - erect | 3251 20th Av | — |
| 2007-01-09 | 200701091294 | sign - erect | 865 Market St | — |
| 2007-01-09 | 200701091298 | sign - erect | 865 Market St | — |
| 2007-01-09 | 200701091295 | wall or painted sign | 865 Market St | — |
| 2006-11-14 | 200611147690 | sign - erect | 1 California St | — |
| 2006-10-27 | 200610276285 | sign - erect | 405 Howard St | $4,200 |
| 2006-10-10 | 200610104542 | sign - erect | 302 Broderick St | — |
| 2006-10-10 | 200610104584 | sign - erect | 308 Broderick St | — |
| 2006-09-27 | 200609273498 | sign - erect | 5201 Geary Bl | — |
| 2006-09-27 | 200609273500 | sign - erect | 5201 Geary Bl | — |
| 2006-09-26 | 200609263319 | sign - erect | 845 Market St | — |
| 2006-09-26 | 200609263318 | sign - erect | 845 Market St | — |
| 2006-09-26 | 200609263321 | sign - erect | 845 Market St | — |
| 2006-09-26 | 200609263320 | sign - erect | 845 Market St | — |
| 2006-08-23 | 200608230336 | sign - erect | 1275 Fell St | — |
| 2006-08-23 | 200608230316 | sign - erect | 1275 Fell St | — |
| 2006-06-12 | 200606123762 | sign - erect | 680 Mission St | — |
| 2006-05-31 | 200605312863 | sign - erect | 2654 Mission St | — |
| 2006-05-31 | 200605312866 | sign - erect | 865 Market St | — |
| 2006-05-31 | 200605312899 | sign - erect | 3251 20th Av | — |
| 2006-03-28 | 200603287726 | sign - erect | 2128 Chestnut St | — |
| 2006-03-06 | 200603066050 | sign - erect | 865 Market St | — |
| 2006-02-15 | 200602154699 | sign - erect | 865 Market St | — |
| 2006-02-15 | 200602154695 | sign - erect | 865 Market St | — |
| 2005-11-21 | 200511218666 | sign - erect | 3430 Geary Bl | — |
| 2005-11-14 | 200511148000 | sign - erect | 865 Market St | — |
| 2005-11-01 | 200510175755 | sign - erect | 601 Van Ness Av | $1,500 |
| 2005-11-01 | 200510175759 | sign - erect | 601 Van Ness Av | $3,700 |
| 2005-09-27 | 200509273987 | sign - erect | 3251 20th Av | — |
| 2005-09-27 | 200509273992 | sign - erect | 3251 20th Av | — |
| 2005-09-27 | 200509274008 | wall or painted sign | 2 Embarcadero Center | $200 |
| 2005-09-27 | 200509273993 | sign - erect | 2 Embarcadero Center | — |
| 2005-09-27 | 200509273994 | sign - erect | 2 Embarcadero Center | — |
| 2005-08-22 | 200508220842 | sign - erect | 928 Van Ness Av | — |
| 2005-08-22 | 200508220852 | sign - erect | 865 Market St | — |
| 2005-08-22 | 200508220841 | sign - erect | 928 Van Ness Av | — |
| 2005-07-28 | 200507288900 | sign - erect | 451 Castro St | — |
| 2005-07-19 | 200507198021 | sign - erect | 3251 20th Av | — |
| 2005-07-19 | 200507198017 | sign - erect | 3251 20th Av | — |
| 2005-07-05 | 200507056862 | sign - erect | 735 Market St | — |
| 2005-06-27 | 200506276134 | sign - erect | 425 Battery St | $4,500 |
| 2005-06-13 | 200506134929 | wall or painted sign | 101 Montgomery St | — |
| 2005-05-12 | 200504281138 | sign - erect | 1480 Van Ness Av | $7,800 |
Showing the 100 most recent of 155 permits on file. Source: DataSF (Building Permits + Building Permits Contacts)
Source: DataSF, City and County of San Francisco (Building Permits; Building Permits Contacts).
Discipline, complaints & legal
No board discipline or complaints found in our current sources. Federal court search (CourtListener): no state-consistent possible match in our last sample run, or not yet run for this contractor.
OSHA & wage-and-hour records
U.S. Department of Labor inspection and case records matched to this business by name and street address. Records from the last 5 years (since 2021-10-30) are shown. An inspection is not by itself a finding of wrongdoing, and these records do not affect the HomeProFax Score.
OSHA inspections (1)
| Opened | Closed | Job-site city | Result | Current penalty | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | open | Petaluma | Open case: citations not final | — | OSHA inspection 1885608.015 |
Current penalty is the amount after any settlement or adjustment. Open cases show no amounts because citations are not final.
Some inspections were done by the state's own OSHA program and are reported in the federal OSHA database.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor: OSHA inspection and Wage and Hour Division enforcement data (dataportal.dol.gov), as of 2026-10-26. HomeProFax is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Labor. Verify details on the official record.
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Johnston Sign Company Inc · Sign Contractor
Petaluma, CA
License on file: CA ••••9593
Sources for this report
- CA license board
- DataSF (Building Permits + Building Permits Contacts)
- U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage and Hour enforcement data (dataportal.dol.gov), as of 2026-10-26
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