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San Diego & California

This guide will provide you with information and sources to support research on San Diego and the state of California. Click on the tabs above or the links on this page to access demographic data, newspapers, government info, resources.

California Government Resources

Government Publications: California guide

SDSU Library's guide to official publications produced by the state of California.

California State Portal

Explore official CA resources for state services, government benefits, and more. Connect with agencies, access data sets, and find disaster recovery aid.

Governor of California 

Website for the Governor of California, highlighting news releases, issues, and appointments.

Visit California

Find things to do, places to visit, and experiences to explore at Visit California, the Golden State's official tourism site.

Archive of the California Government Domain, Ca.gov (2008–current)

This archive preserves access to hundreds of California state agency sites.

Cal Channel Video Archives

An online archive of video recordings of the proceedings of the California Legislature, March 2012 to October 2019, courtesy of the California Secretary of State.

California Assembly Journals, Histories and Indexes, and Statutes (1849-present)

California State Assembly Office of the Chief Clerk Archived Publications (Historic Statutes, Journals, Histories)

California Ballot Measures Database (1911-present) 

A comprehensive, searchable source of information on California ballot propositions and initiatives from 1911 to the present. Contains the full text of the initiatives, accompanying material relating to their filing and qualification, related legal and legislative history, and digital images of pertinent documents.

California city / county ordinances 

California Code of Regulations  

California courts and court forms  

California Executive Orders and Proclamations Database  

Executive Orders and Proclamations from every governor since California became a state in 1850.

California History Section Research Guides  

Research guides developed by the California State Library's California History Section on California-specific topics.

California Legislative Information (Codes, Bills) 

California Legislative Information, 1993 - November, 2016  

An archive of California's legislative information (1993 through November, 2016) including legislative bills.

California Open Data Portal  

Find public data collected by the State of California on topics such as public finances, health care, fire protection, corrections, wildlife, motor vehicles, and more. These free datasets can be downloaded and combined with other datasets.

California Research Bureau Reports  

The California Research Bureau (CRB) provides nonpartisan research services to the Governor and his staff, to both houses of the legislature, and to other state elected officials. These services include preparation of reports on current policy issues, which might cover topics such as the history of the issue, experiences and proposals in other states, case studies and examples, data analysis, and development of legislative proposals.

California State Agency Index  

Search for California state agencies.

California State Contracts Register  

Search for new bid opportunities to do business with the State of California.

California State Government YouTube  

Official YouTube channel of the California State government, linking to videos and playlists of California departments and agencies.

California Supreme and Appellate Court Opinions (1932-present)  

California Trademarks and Service Marks  

The California Secretary of State's office maintains registration and all updates of California state trademarks and service marks.

City and County Codes and Charters  

A large depository collection of local ordinance codes and charters issued by California cities and counties.

City of San Diego & County of San Diego

City of San Diego

The official City of San Diego website that provides information and resources about the city. Information and resources included leisure, resident resources, doing business, library, public safety, and City Hall.

County of San Diego

The County of San Diego website provides a wide range of health, public safety and community services to residents of the region's 18 cities and a large unincorporated area.