California State Governor
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican
- California Economic Recovery Portal Each state has a site linking for information on federal programs.
Radio Address
News Room
The Budget
- Governor's Budget 2009
Call Number: R 353.9794 Governor's 2009-10
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger submitted this budget to the Senate and Assembly. It shows revenues for 2007, 2008 and 2009 and is the budget that "addresses not only this year's shortfall but provides a comprehensive and balanced set of solutions for next year as well". Volume 3, the Governor's Budget Summary 2009-10 provides a more readable summary. The final budget as approved by the legislature has not yet been received.
Difficult to Locate Reports
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- Electronic documents not on State Agencies Websites California Senate Rules Committee confirmation hearing transcripts, August 2009
Links to Topics in State Government - Public Policy
- Stateline.org California Find politics and policy news about California written by professional journalists.
- Rough & Tumble "A snapshot of California public policy and politics."
- California Government and Public Policy Internet Resources Public policy research centers, public interest/advocacy institutes, and public opinion polls.
- Next 10 Find information about improving Californian's future including and the Green Innovation Index.
- Publications from the Legislative Analyst's Office View publications (LAO Reports, Perspectives & Issues) by subject and time frame on various topics -Education, Social Services, Criminal Justice.
California State Assembly
- Find Your Representative Search by zip code to find your representative.
- District 11: Tom Torlakson, Democrat Serving Antioch, Baypoint, Bayview-Montalvin, Clayton, Clyde, Concord, Crockett, El Sobrante Hercules, Martinez, Mountain View, Pacheco, Pinole, Pittsburg, Port Costa, Rodeo, Tara Hills, and Vine Hill. (Jan. 2007: Mark DeSaulnier)
- District 14: Nancy Skinner, Democrat Serving Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, East Richmond Heights, El Cerrito, El Sobrante (part), Kensington, Lafayette, Moraga, Oakland (part), Orinda, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, Rollingwood, San Pablo (part), and Walden (Pleasant Hill BART) (part).
- District 15: Joan Buchanan, Democrat Serving Alamo, Bethel Island, Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara, Brentwood, Byron, Danville, Diablo, Discovery Bay, Elk Grove (part), Galt, Isleton, Laguna West-Lakeside, Livermore, Pleasanton (part), Knightsen, Oakley, San Ramon, Stockton (part), Vineyard (part
California State Senate
- District 7: Mark De Saulnier, Democrat Serving Alamo, Antioch, Bay Point, Bayview-Montalvin, Bethel Island, Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara, Byron, Clayton, Clyde, Concord, Crockett, Diablo, Discovery Bay, East Richmond, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Hercules, Kensington, Knightsen, Lafayette, Martinez,
- District 9: Loni Hancock, Democrat Serving Richmond (part), and San Pablo. In Alameda County, serving serving Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley (part), Dublin, Emeryville, Livermore, Oakland, and Piedmont.
Links to Topics in State Government - General
Links to Topics in State Government - Budget, Economy, Finance
- California Budget Find details about the state budget, including a message from the governor.
- California Department of Finance Find reports on fiscal matters affecting California, analyses of proposed legislation, budget information, and more.
- California Employment Development Department Local area economic profiles, employment, unemployment rates, occupation profiles, wages and salary data, career resources.
- California State Controller's Office Find information on unclaimed property, monthly finaincial reports, state tax inforamtion, and more.
- Cal Facts
Cal Facts, California's Economy and Budget in Perspective, is a biennial publication available online back to 1993.
ALERT - Calif. Property Tax Postponement
On February 20, 2009, the Governor and Legislature indefinitely suspended the Property Tax Postponement (PTP) program.
The State Controller's Office will no longer be able to provide property tax posponement assistance to senior, disabled, or blind homowners that may depend on this program for property tax relief.
This newly enacted law Senate Bill X3 8, (Chapter 4, Statutes of 2009) prohibits the State Controller's Office from accepting any property tax postponement applications after February 20, 2009.
PTP claim forms will not be distributed for the 2009 filing season which normallly begins on May 15th.
The California State Controller's Office is hopeful that the Legislature will reconsider its decision to suspend this worthwhile program. For the most current information about the PTP program, please visit our website at www.sco.ca.gov
Highlights
Capitol Notes
from John Meyers, Sacramento Bureau Chief of KQED's California Report
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Studies in the News
A Reading List called Studies in the News (SITN) is a current compilation of policy-related items significant to the Legislature and Governor's Office.
It is created weekly by the State Library's Research Bureau to supplement the public policy debate in California.
An SITN may cover one or many topics such as: Education, Health Care, Economy, Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement, Employment, Energy, Environment, Housing, Human Serivces, General Goverment and Transportation.
The format may be either HTML or PDF when available on the internet.
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