Resources - Government Information - California - Gleeson Library at University of San Francisco

General Information

California State Government Homepage is the main portal for California government information.
California Directory of State Agencies Provides specific contact information and a brief description of the services that each agency provides.
California Online Directory Includes state employee information, state agency information, and a State Government Organization Chart.
California State and Local Government on the Net Connects to home pages of California state agencies, regional. government associations, counties, and cities.
California State Library is the central reference and research library for state government.

RAND State Statistics
This database contains information on California and U.S. public policy issues. The database is divided into three primary sections: 1) California Statistics, also called Databases; 2) Online Library; and 3) What's New. You may also search the entire database and some archived reports.
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California Quick Facts
from the U.S. Census Bureau.
California Statistical Abstract
An annual report that compiled data on social, economic, and physical aspects of the State from various government agencies. Published by the California Department of Finance. 1961-2003 available in print at Gleeson Library. 1958-2008 available online at the Internet Archive. Print version discontinued in 2003, online version discontinued after 2008 issue.
California State Agency Databases
This is an annotated list of databases produced by the State of California, listed by database subject.
A Portrait of California (2014-2015)
Instead of relying only on economic analysis, Measure of America’s A Portrait of California uses the human development approach to tell us how people are doing. Three dimensions—a long and healthy life, access to knowledge, and a decent standard of living—are examined in detail and presented along a simple ten-point scale: the American Human Development (HD) Index.
California Environmental Health Tracking Program
Provides data and information on diseases and environmental threats to inform environmental and public health programs, research, and policies.
California State Geoportal
The California State Geoportal is a centralized geographic open data portal, which includes authoritative data and applications from a multitude of California state entities. The portal runs on the ESRI ArcGIS Online Hub platform, which provides many tools to access and view data and maps.

California State Budget
California Local Government Finance Almanac has data, statistics, and articles on California city and county finance.
Legislative Analyst's Office serves as the "eyes and ears" for the Legislature to ensure that the executive branch is implementing legislative policy in a cost efficient and effective manner. The office carries out this legislative oversight function by reviewing and analyzing the operations and finances of California's government.
California Budget and Policy Cneter engages in independent fiscal and policy analysis and public education with the goal of improving public policies affecting the economic and social well-being of low- and middle-income Californians.

California Department of Education Offers information about elementary and secondary education in California.
Ed-Data publishes data on state school demographics.

California Environmental Protection Agency
CEQAnet Database contains key information from all California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documents submitted to the State Clearinghouse for state review since 1990.

Public Policy Institute of California
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, which is dedicated to informing and improving public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research.

Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) - Statewide Survey The PPIC Statewide Survey delivers objective, advocacy-free information on the perceptions, opinions, and public policy preferences of California residents.
The Field Poll The Field Poll began in 1947 as an independent, non-partisan, media-sponsored public opinion news service and has issued over 2,400 different reports since that time. During its long history, The Field Poll acquired a national reputation as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of public opinion trends in California. Unfortunately, The Field Poll closed at the end of 2016. While The Field Poll has closed, the archive of data sets and press releases is still available.

California Local Government Documents
A collection of local government documents from all over the state, compiled by UC Berkeley.