{
  "slug": "check-california-salon-license",
  "question": "How can I check a California salon licence?",
  "answer": "Use the California Department of Consumer Affairs licence lookup linked in the evidence table and match the establishment to the business you intend to visit. Check the record’s current status and dates there; an establishment match does not verify every individual practitioner’s qualifications. These examples are dated records, not a fresh state lookup.",
  "rows": [
    {
      "id": "ohana-hair-studio-mission:guide:mission",
      "salon": {
        "slug": "ohana-hair-studio-mission",
        "name": "'Ohana Hair Studio"
      },
      "subject": "Mission",
      "cells": [
        {
          "label": "Establishment record",
          "value": "Recorded status: current; compare the business identity and current status in the state lookup",
          "sources": [
            {
              "url": "https://search.dca.ca.gov/",
              "label": "state license",
              "data_as_of": "2026-10-01",
              "checked_at": null
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "1512-barber-shop-potrero-hill:guide:potrero-hill",
      "salon": {
        "slug": "1512-barber-shop-potrero-hill",
        "name": "1512 Barber Shop"
      },
      "subject": "Potrero Hill",
      "cells": [
        {
          "label": "Establishment record",
          "value": "Recorded status: current; compare the business identity and current status in the state lookup",
          "sources": [
            {
              "url": "https://search.dca.ca.gov/",
              "label": "state license",
              "data_as_of": "2026-10-01",
              "checked_at": null
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "234-hair-west-of-twin-peaks:guide:west-of-twin-peaks",
      "salon": {
        "slug": "234-hair-west-of-twin-peaks",
        "name": "234 Hair"
      },
      "subject": "West of Twin Peaks",
      "cells": [
        {
          "label": "Establishment record",
          "value": "Recorded status: current; compare the business identity and current status in the state lookup",
          "sources": [
            {
              "url": "https://search.dca.ca.gov/",
              "label": "state license",
              "data_as_of": "2026-10-01",
              "checked_at": null
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "3-mil-wil-hair-salon-oceanview-merced-ingleside:guide:oceanview-merced-ingleside",
      "salon": {
        "slug": "3-mil-wil-hair-salon-oceanview-merced-ingleside",
        "name": "3 Mil Wil Hair Salon"
      },
      "subject": "Oceanview / Merced / Ingleside",
      "cells": [
        {
          "label": "Establishment record",
          "value": "Recorded status: current; compare the business identity and current status in the state lookup",
          "sources": [
            {
              "url": "https://search.dca.ca.gov/",
              "label": "state license",
              "data_as_of": "2026-10-01",
              "checked_at": null
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "505-8th-avenue-beauty-salon-inner-richmond:guide:inner-richmond",
      "salon": {
        "slug": "505-8th-avenue-beauty-salon-inner-richmond",
        "name": "505 8th Avenue Beauty Salon"
      },
      "subject": "Inner Richmond",
      "cells": [
        {
          "label": "Establishment record",
          "value": "Recorded status: current; compare the business identity and current status in the state lookup",
          "sources": [
            {
              "url": "https://search.dca.ca.gov/",
              "label": "state license",
              "data_as_of": "2026-10-01",
              "checked_at": null
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "method": "Only establishment records are shown. No individual practitioner records, private addresses or personal contacts are reproduced.",
  "sections": [],
  "kind": "explainer",
  "topic": "check-california-salon-license",
  "neighborhood": null,
  "metrics": [
    {
      "key": "examples",
      "label": "Evidence rows",
      "value": 5,
      "unit": "count",
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        "ohana-hair-studio-mission:guide:mission",
        "1512-barber-shop-potrero-hill:guide:potrero-hill",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "caveats": [
    "This is recorded catalog evidence, not a complete market survey or a ranking of salon quality.",
    "Published prices, business hours and booking links do not confirm a free appointment. Final scope, quote and policies need merchant confirmation."
  ],
  "upstream_queries": [],
  "last_updated": "2026-10-01",
  "data_as_of": "2026-10-01",
  "checked_at": null,
  "oldest_observation": "2026-10-01",
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    "soma-creative-color-under-300",
    "financial-district-haircut-under-80",
    "castro-hair-color-under-250",
    "pacific-heights-highlights-under-250",
    "financial-district-blowout-under-70"
  ],
  "dataset_revision": "b-merchants@2026-10-23T11:05:07Z#4f15ef234749;price-kinds@2026-10-24T09:56:47Z+public-research@e360e97d86a8+handoffs@eeeb1675e507",
  "decision_facts_revision": "decision-facts@2026-10-23T15:34:38Z"
}