Measure F (1978) gave San Jose 10 council districts and a citywide mayor, under a council-manager system where an appointed city manager runs operations. Meeting times and how to take part.
Los Angeles publishes every Council action in the Council File Management System — searchable by file number, keyword or date, with RSS and email alerts on any file you care about.
San Diego has nine council districts plus a Mayor. How the Council passes ordinances and the budget, and the routes to comment — forms, bilingual agendas, CityTV and committee calendars.
San Francisco is a combined City and County with 11 district-elected supervisors. What the Board does, and how to search legislation and agendas in the Legislative Research Center.
County median prices come from a survey of 90+ REALTOR associations, cover existing single-family homes only, and publish last month’s data in the third week of this one.
California built the only dedicated state privacy regulator in the US. What the CPPA enforces, why its rulemaking power matters, and how the DROP deletion platform and Data Broker Registry work.
Initiatives add, referendums review, and the Legislature can place amendments and bonds directly. Why the route a measure took decides how easily it can be changed afterwards.
California’s Film and TV Tax Credit is allocated, not automatic — qualifying does not guarantee a credit. How Program 4.0 works, what a Credit Allocation Letter is, and why productions relocate.
California imposes a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance non-renewals after a declared wildfire disaster, covering undamaged homes in the zone too. What it does and does not protect.
Every active California voter is mailed a ballot. It must be postmarked by Election Day and received within 7 days. How to track it, and how to fix an unsigned envelope before it is too late.