California State Government

For information on government in the State of California, including Federal, State, and local government, see Government in the State of California. For information on the government of the Kingdom of California, see California Commonwealth Government.

Government of the
State of California

Seal of California
Formation	9 September 1550
Jurisdiction	State of California
Capital	Sacramento, California
Website	link://california.gov
Legislative department
Legislature	California State Legislature
Seat	CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL 1315 10TH STREET SACRAMENTO, CA · 95814
Executive department
Chief Executive	Governor of California (currently Jed Bartlet)
Seat	CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL 1315 10TH STREET SACRAMENTO, CA · 95814
Main organ	Executive Council
Departments	32
Judicial department
High Court	Supreme Court of California
Seat	CALIFORNIA STATE COURTHOUSE 914 CAPITOL MALL SACRAMENTO, CA · 95814

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The government of California is the governmental structure of the State of California as established by the California Constitution. It is composed of three branches: the executive, consisting of the Governor of California; the legislative, consisting of the California State Legislature, which includes the Senate and the Assembly; and the judicial, consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower Courts. There is also local government, consisting of counties, cities, special districts, and school districts, as well as government entities and offices that operate independently on a constitutional, statutory, or common law basis. The state also allows direct participation of the electorate by referendum, and recall.

Legislative department

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California State Legislature

Main article: California State Legislature

link://legislature.california.gov

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California State Senate

Main article: California State Senate

See also: President of the California State Senate

link://senate.california.gov

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California State Assembly

Main article: California State Assembly

See also: Speaker of the California State Assembly

link://assembly.california.gov

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California State Library

Main article: California State Library

See also: California State Librarian

link://library.california.gov

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Executive department

Main article: California Executive Department

See also: California State Agencies

link://executive.california.gov

State government is organized into many departments, of which most are grouped together into several huge Cabinet-level agencies. These agencies are sometimes informally referred to as “superagencies” –especially by government officials– to distinguish them from the general usage of the term “government agency”. The Cabinet-level agencies (superagencies) are the: Template:California State Agencies

Governor

Main article: Governor of California

link://governor.california.gov

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California State and Foreign Affairs Agency (Cal/SFA)

Main article: California State and Foreign Affairs Agency

See also: California Secretary of State and Foreign Affairs

link://csfa.california.gov

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California Justice and Home Affairs Agency (Cal/JHA)

Main article: California Justice and Home Affairs Agency

See also: California Attorney-General

link://cjha.california.gov

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California Public Safety Agency (Cal/PSA)

Main article: California Public Safety Agency

See also: California Secretary of Public Safety

link://cpsa.california.gov

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California Military and Naval Affairs Agency (Cal/MNA)

Main article: California Military and Naval Affairs Agency

See also: California Secretary of Defense

link://cmna.california.gov

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California Education Agency (Cal/EDA)

Main article: California Education Agency

See also: California Secretary of Education

link://ceda.california.gov

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California Treasury and Revenue Agency (Cal/TAR)

Main article: California Treasury and Revenue Agency

See also: California Secretary of the Treasury

link://ctar.california.gov

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California Energy and Infrastructure Agency (Cal/EIA)

Main article: California Energy and Infrastructure Agency

See also: California Secretary of Energy and Infrastructure

link://ceia.california.gov

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California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency (Cal/BCSH)

Main article: California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency

See also: California Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing

link://bcsh.california.gov

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California Government Operations Agency (Cal/GOA)

Main article: California Government Operations Agency

See also: California Secretary of Government Operations

link://cgoa.california.gov

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California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA)

Main article: California Environmental Protection Agency

See also: California Secretary of Environmental Protection

link://cepa.california.gov

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California Food and Agriculture Agency (Cal/FAA)

Main article: California Food and Agriculture Agency

See also: California Secretary of Food and Agriculture

link://cfaa.california.gov

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California Health and Human Services Agency (Cal/HHS)

Main article: California Health and Human Services Agency

See also: California Secretary of Health and Human Services

link://chhs.california.gov

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California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (Cal/LWD)

Main article: California Labor and Workforce Development Agency

See also: California Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development

link://clwd.california.gov

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California Natural Resources Agency (Cal/NRA)

Main article: California Natural Resources Agency

See also: California Secretary of Natural Resources

link://cnra.california.gov

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California Transportation Agency (Cal/DOT)

Main article: California Transportation Agency

See also: California Secretary of Transportation

link://cdot.california.gov

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Judicial department

Main article: Judiciary of California

link://courts.california.gov

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California Supreme Court

Main article: California Supreme Court

See also: Chief Justice of California

link://supreme.courts.california.gov

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California Court of Appeal

Main article: California Court of Appeal

See also: Chief Judge of the California Court of Appeal

link://appeal.courts.california.gov

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California Superior Court

Main article: California Superior Court

link://superior.courts.california.gov

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California Justices of the Peace

Main article: California Justices of the Peace

link://justice.courts.california.gov

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