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Each county has a board of education and superintendent that oversee school districts within the county. There are about 1,102 school districts. [25] California school districts may be organized as elementary districts, high school districts, unified school districts combining elementary and high school grades, or community college districts. [25]
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.
The California Court of Appeal for the First District is located in San Francisco. Its jurisdiction is over the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Sonoma. It is divided into five non-geographical divisions with four justices each.
If the County were a state, it would be the 9th most populous state in the United States, in between Georgia and North Carolina. As of 2020, the Board of Supervisors oversees a $35.5 billion annual budget and over 112,000 employees. [2] The county workforce is larger than the state-level government workforces of most U.S. states.
The following counties do not have jails: Alpine County: [125] jail services are contracted to El Dorado County and Calaveras County.; Sierra County: [126] this county does not have an official jail tracked by the Board of State and Community Corrections, but the Sheriff's website says that "as of March 17, 2015 the Sierra County Jail began operating as a Temporary Housing Facility".
The United States, despite a somewhat unpredictable economy, housing market and inflation rate, is a country of incredible wealth.
The Sacramento County District Attorney prosecutes felony and misdemeanor crimes that occur within the jurisdiction of Sacramento County. The Sacramento County Assessor determines the assessed valuation of property in the county. The Sacramento County Board of Education is composed of seven elected members who serve four-year terms. [4]
Here are the 10 counties in California with the highest rate of population loss between July 2021 and July 2022. Lassen County: -6%. Alpine County: -3.64%. Plumas County: -2.95%.