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California public records

481 sources published here, plus 187 from United States, World that cover it.

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California has 481 official public-record sources in the SOS.city library, most on housing, buildings and business (93), safety and emergencies (74) and funding, grants and spending (67). The official open-data portal is data.ca.gov. Of those 481, 99% have been opened and checked by us, 47% offer an API and 15% a bulk download. Another 187 from United States and World cover it.

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Grants you can apply for in California

California Grants Portal, from California State Library: State-run grant and funding opportunities people or groups can apply for Updates: live or continuous.

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Traffic crashes in California

TIMS: California traffic crash maps and data (SWITRS) (California), from UC Berkeley SafeTREC: Every reported injury crash in California from the CHP's Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System, mapped and searchable by city, street and year Updates: monthly.

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Free · no accountAlerts for California Severe weather warnings, strong earthquakes nearby, disaster alerts and changes in travel advice, from the agencies that issue them, plus our safety pages. Only when something happens.
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184searchable by address
6gaps on the board
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Water51 · 11Power and energy18 · 9Safety and emergencies74 · 41Environment and parks18 · 7Health6 · 14Housing, buildings and business93 · 10Laws and government54 · 38Funding, grants and spending67 · 12City services and 31135 · 5Transport36 · 10Education3 · 5People and places1 · 15Consumer protection1 · 4Jobs3 · 3Portals21 · 3
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Record searchLook up an address in California184 sources here record an address or parcel on every row.
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Inside California

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Los Angeles295CitySan Diego66CitySan Francisco58CityOakland20CityLos Angeles County5CountySan Diego County5CountyAlameda County3CountyAnaheim1CityLong Beach1CityMarin County1CountyOrange County1CountyOxnard1CityRiverside1CitySacramento1CitySan Jose1CitySan Mateo County1CountySanta Clara County1CountySanta Monica1CitySonoma County1CountyWest Hollywood1City

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  • Utility outage feeds for Los AngelesResearching
  • Police calls for service, current (Oakland)Not published
  • Eviction records (Oakland)Researching
  • Eviction records (San Diego)Researching
  • Licensed businesses list (Oakland)Researching
  • City spending and payments (Oakland)Researching
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