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California State Government
- California State Homepage
- Includes information on travel, history, culture, environmental protection, emergency assistance, and filing tax returns electronically, as well as the entry to government information.
California Agency Databases- Quick index of California government agency directories and databases. Lookups you can select include: STAR tests, labor market data, sales tax rates, veterans' resources, Megan's Law, contractor's licenses, physician licenses, shipwrecks, dams, and dozens of other topics.
California Courts
California Election History - JoinCalifornia.com
Legislature Homepage- The leginfo site - has updated California Code and a guide for accessing legislative information on the Internet from the Legislative Counsel of the state.
Search Bills- introduced into the State Legislature
Your State Legislators- To find your member of the State Senate or Assembly, you only need to know your zip code. Lists Committee Memberships and Legislative calendar here too.
Local Government Links
- ABAG - Association of Bay Area Governments
- These very useful pages have job listings for local governments, earthquake information, links to many current policy issues and studies, future planning issues, a worker's compensation advice column (Ask Julie), links to local colleges and universities, information on shared services and classes for non-profits, and basic Bay Area information such as weather, transit, and great statistical reports on housing, population, income, industry and more.
Decision Makers: A 25+ page directory of governmental agencies in the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. From the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area.
Sonoma County Government
Local Cities
Local Flood Information
Local Transit
Tax Forms & Information
Tax forms at the library: In January we start receiving forms and instructions for most common state and Federal individual taxes. Pick up free forms while they last at any regional library during library hours. Many libraries also have binders of less-common Federal forms that you can copy using the library copiers (15 cents a page). Please check at the reference desk of your library for help locating a specific form.
Update 1/16/2013: Some forms currently have no estimated ship date. Please check the link below for the current estimated dates when forms will ship out from the IRS. Forms will not be available until sometime after the shipping date.
The IRS has announced that most taxpayers can begin filing simple returns on January 30. Due to recent changes in the tax laws, some forms for more complicated tax situations will not be available for paper filing or e-filing until February or March.
- Free Tax Help in the Libraries - schedule as of January
Check the calendar for updates- Several other locations in the county also host volunteer tax help. Use the next two links to find more information:
Free Tax Return Preparation For You by Volunteers- Information about eligibility and which forms and papers to bring with you - from the IRS.
Tax-Aide program for seniors- Find a location to get volunteer help with your tax return - from the AARP.
IRS Federal Tax Forms- Download forms and publications from the IRS.
IRS Federal E-file- Information on filing your return electronically.
IRS Refunds- Check on the status of your refund.
California Franchise Tax Board- Information and forms for California tax returns.
State Tax Forms- Links to tax agencies for the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC.
Tribal governments
- Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians
- Dry Creek Rancheria site.
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria- Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo.
Pacific Region Tribes- Contact information from National Congress of American Indians.
A-Z Index of Tribal Governments- On USA.gov.