California Government
- California Government – ground-zero portal to all things California state government.
- California State Agencies Directory – alphabetical index for quick lock on specific agency.
- California State Telephone Directory – official “white pages” and “yellow pages” directories for locating California government employees and agency contact information.
- Governor’s Office
- Press Room – links to Executive Orders and press releases.
- California Government @ GovEngine.com
- California Attorney General
- AG Legal Opinions – info on AG opinions and recent pronouncements.
- Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities (November 2003) – comprehensive 85-page guide covers all California and federal laws pertaining to persons with disabilities such as housing, public accommodations, access to health care, public benefits, education, and parental rights.
- Unlawful Discrimination: Your Rights And Remedies – Civil Rights Handbook
- Women’s Rights Handbook (1998) – basic overview of legal issues important to women.
- California Children and Families Commission
- California Department of Aging
- California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) – starting point for Cal-specific resources on child support, includes:
- Child Support Services Regulations @ CDCSS – convenient links to California child support regs in the MPP and CCR, plus a list of all permanent regulations as adopted.
- Local County Child Support Agencies (LCSAs)
- Reference Library – ready source for a slew of child support information, including CDCSS forms, publications, letters, notices, program detials and legislative reports; includes:
- Child Support Publications – extensive list of consumer-oriented publications in multiple languages.
- More child support resources.
- California Department of Consumer Affairs
- Legal Guides – guides on 20+ topics, from bad checks to tenant’s rights.
- California Department of Developmental Services
- California Department of Education
- California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
- California Department of Finance – executive repository for budget, economic and demographic data.
- California Department of Health Services (DHS)
- All County Welfare Directors Letters (ACWDLs)
- Medi-Cal Eligibility Branch Information Letters (MEBILs)
- 1978 to 2007 ACWDL/MEBIL Index Listing – All County Welfare Director Letters (ACWDL) and Medi-Cal Eligibility Branch Information Letters (MEBIL)
- CMSP Eligibility Manual (revised: December 31, 2007) (caveat: 141-page PDF file)
- California Department of Housing and Community Development
- California Department of Industrial Relations
- California Department of Mental Health
- California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
- California Department of Social Services (CDSS)
- CDSS Websites – top-level list of program-specific subsites within CDSS.
- CDSS Program Rules
- Legislation and Regulations
- Manual of Policies and Procedures (Eligibility and Assistance Standards)
- Letters and Notices
- Legislation and Regulations
- California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
- California Electronic Benefit Transfer Project (EBT Project)
- California Employment Development Department (EDD) – includes info re Unemployment Insurance program, among other things:
- California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES)
- California Franchise Tax Board – offers download of state tax forms and publications.
- California Housing Finance Agency
- California Legislative Analyst’s Office
- California Legislative Counsel
- California Office of Administrative Law (OAL)
- California Secretary of State
- California Business Portal – in addition to basic info about corporate requirements and forms, includes:
- California Business Search – search online for corporations doing business in California, including agents for service of process.
- California Business Portal – in addition to basic info about corporate requirements and forms, includes:
- California State Library
- California Research Bureau Reports
- California Public Policy Bibliography 2003 – extensive, 235-page bibliography of selected articles on public policy topics, organized by Assembly standing committees, including many online resources.
- California Research Bureau Reports
- California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB)
- Precedent Decisions – UI Appeals Board precedent decisions organized alternatively by:
- Subject Matter
- Numerical Order by Category
- CUIC Code Sections
- Overruled, Superseded, and Modified – affected by legislation or judicial review
- Numerical Conversion Table – decisions elevated to precedent decisions
- See also Overview – Unemployment Insurance @ EDD
- UI Benefit Determination Guide“UI Benefit Determination Guide
- Precedent Decisions – UI Appeals Board precedent decisions organized alternatively by:
- California State Association of Counties (CSAC)
- California Welfare Directors Association (CWDA)
- California State Local Government on the Net @ Piper
- California State and Local Government @ Library of Congress
- County of Sacramento
- City of Sacramento
- Sacramento Municipal Codes
- City Council Agenda and Summary
- City Council Meetings – live and archived streaming video of current and past public meetings (requires broadband connection).
- California Cities to Counties Register @ Divorce Source: handy, quick way to find out which city is in which county in California.