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Local government in California. The government of California has an extensive system of local government that manages public functions throughout the state. Like most states, California is divided into counties, of which there are 58 (including San Francisco) [ note 1 ] covering the entire state. Most urbanized areas are incorporated as cities ...
The California excise tax on gasoline as of mid-2011 is 35.7 cents per gallon for motor fuel plus a 2.25% sales and use tax, 13 cents per gallon for diesel plus a 9.12% sales and use tax. [37] The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration provides an online list of sales taxes in the local communities of the state. [9]
San Diego Police officers confer with FEMA Administrator David Paulison during the October 2007 California wildfires.. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 509 law enforcement agencies exist in the U.S. state of California, employing 79,431 sworn police officers—about 217 for each 100,000 residents.
Maywood is a gateway city in Los Angeles County. [6] At 1.18 square miles (3.1 km 2), [7] Maywood is the third-least populous incorporated city in Los Angeles County. [8] It is bordered by the cities of Bell on the south, Vernon on the north and west, Huntington Park on the southwest, and Commerce on the east.
Mendocino County (/ ˌ m ɛ n d ə ˈ s iː n oʊ / ⓘ; Mendocino, Spanish for "of Mendoza") [5] is a county located on the North Coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census , the population was 91,601. [ 6 ]
Willie Aames – actor. Stephen Abas – Olympic freestyle wrestler. Paula Abdul – dancer (American Idol) Abby Abinanti – California’s first Native American female lawyer. Gracie Abrams – singer. Rosalie Abrams – playwright, actress, and activist. Beth Accomando – film critic, arts reporter, and podcast host.
Of the 58 counties in California, 14 are governed under a charter. They are Alameda, Butte, El Dorado, Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange, Placer, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Tehama. [ 6 ] Nine counties in California are named for saints, tied with Louisiana for the largest number.
This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total. People by era in California (5 C) People from California by century (4 C) People from California by county (60 C) People from California by occupation (46 C) People by populated place in California (491 C)