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Internet Resources for California Government

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UCSB Library's California Collection

The Library at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has been a complete depository for California State publications since 1972 and a selective depository since the 1950s. Most of these publications are cataloged and can be found by using UCSB's online catalog, Pegasus or UC's catalog, Melvyl. They are located in the Government Information Center on the 1st floor of the Davidson Library, and are arranged by California Document Classification number order. The collection consists of publications covering a broad spectrum of interests, such as water quality, air pollution, bilingual education, AIDS, welfare, the budget, annual reports from California state agencies, legislative materials, statistical information, crime, and health issues.


Directory

  • California Roster
    Directory of elected and major appointed officials in each branch of California government as well as California counties and cities.

  • Office of the Governor Includes links to speeches, biography, appointees, latest political issues, etc.
  • Your Legislature. Find your legislator: enter your zip code to find what Legislators represent your area.

  • State Representatives for the Santa Barbara Area
    • California State Senate: the 19th District
      Senate District 19 includes the Northwest corner of Los Angeles County including the cities of Chatsworth, Granada Hills, Northridge, Stevenson Ranch and Castaic. The Ventura County portion of the 19th Senate District includes the cities of Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Oxnard, Moorpark, Camarillo, Fillmore and Port Hueneme. Legislative reapportionment has added Santa Barbara County to the 19th Senate District, including the cities of Santa Barbara, Lompoc, Carpinteria, Montecito, Goleta, Santa Ynez, Orcutt and Vandenberg Air Force Base.
      State Senator Tom McClintock. Links to biography, issues, Senate committees, speeches, addresses and phone numbers, and district map
      Email address: senator.mcclintock@sen.ca.gov

    • California State Assembly: the 35th District
      Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez and Ventura
      Assemblymember Pedro Nava. Links to biography, Assembly committees, legislation, addresses and phone numbers.
      Email address: Assemblymember.Nava@assembly.ca.gov

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Connections to California State Agencies and Information

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California Law

  • Legislative Law
    • Constitution
      "The California State Constitution is grouped into subject matter areas known as Articles. Each Article is organized by a heading and section numbers. The Table of Contents includes each Article heading and corresponding section numbers."
    • Statutes
      "California Statutes are the Chaptered Bills. A bill is 'chaptered' by the Secretary of State after it has passed through both houses of the Legislature and has been signed by the Governor or becomes law without the Governor's signature. Statutes are available starting from 1993."
      • Bill Information
        The full text of bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments, and their status, history, votes, analyses, and veto messages.
    • Codes
      Twenty-nine codes reflecting the California laws currently in effect.

      Tracing California Legislation
      A guide to sources.

      Legislative Information
      The official site for California legislative information, maintained by the Legislative Counsel of California, which provides public access to legislative information, including bill text, history, status, analysis, and vote; California codes; a list of committees and their members; the California Constitution; and all statutes enacted on or after January 1, 1993. The Your Legislature section includes:

      California State Senate
      California State Assembly


  • Administrative Law
    • California Code of Regulations
      "Contains the text of the regulations that have been formally adopted by state agencies, reviewed and approved by the Office of Administrative Law, and filed with the Secretary of State. The CCR consists of 27 titles and contains the regulations of approximately 200 regulatory agencies. Note that Title 6 (Governor's Regulations) presently contains no regulations, and Title 24 (California Building Standards) is published separately and not part of this CCR website."


  • California Courts and Case Law
    • Court cases
      "The slip opinions published by the California Supreme Court and the California Courts of Appeal in the last sixty days are posted here in full text. Supreme Court opinions, which the court normally files at 10 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, are posted immediately after filing. Court of Appeal opinions are posted within hours of filing. Each opinion is provided in Word 6.0 and Adobe Acrobat formats."

      Judicial Branch, State of California
      This site provides information about California's Judicial Branch, including the California Courts, publications, the Judicial Council of California, and the Administrative Office of the Courts.
      California Courts Self-Help Center
      "This site is intended to help you find legal assistance, learn about California law, work better with an attorney, and represent yourself in some legal matters. This site does not provide legal advice."
      California Court Directory
      Searchable court directory to locate information about State & Federal Courts in California, such as judges names, department telephone and fax numbers.

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Statistics


Elections and Voter Information

  • Elections & Voter Information
    Voter registration information, district maps, links to up-to-the-minute election night returns, propositions, financial information, biographical information on candidates, and other voter information.
  • California Voter Foundation
    A nonprofit, non-partisan organization. Contains information on California's election races and measures.
  • Digital Sunlight
    A project of the California Voter Foundation; access to federal and state-level campaign finance data.

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California Politics

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California History Sites

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California Tourist Information


California Lottery


Other Resources


Citing Government Publications

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Author: Janet Martorana. Last modified: December 2007

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