| Body |
URL |
What It Publishes |
| California State Auditor (CSA) |
auditor.ca.gov |
Statewide performance and financial audits |
| State Controller's Office (SCO) |
sco.ca.gov |
State and local government audits |
| Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) |
lao.ca.gov |
Nonpartisan fiscal and policy analysis |
| Little Hoover Commission (LHC) |
lhc.ca.gov |
Bipartisan investigations of state policy and operations |
| Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) |
fcmat.org |
School-district fiscal-health reviews |
| Office of the Inspector General (OIG) |
oig.ca.gov |
Independent oversight reports on the state corrections department |
| Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) |
bscc.ca.gov |
Biennial jail and juvenile facility inspection reports |
| Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) |
fppc.ca.gov |
Political Reform Act enforcement actions |
| Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA) |
oag.ca.gov |
Annual stop-data analysis from California law enforcement agencies under AB 953 |
| Behavioral Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission |
bhsoac.ca.gov |
Behavioral health services oversight reports |
| California Interagency Council on Homelessness (CalICH) |
calich.ca.gov |
Statewide homelessness program reporting |
| Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCOs) |
calafco.org |
Municipal service reviews of cities and special districts, county by county |
| Body |
URL |
What It Publishes |
| LA County Office of Inspector General |
oig.lacounty.gov |
Civilian oversight reports on the LA County Sheriff's Department |
| San Diego Citizens' Law Enforcement Review Board |
sandiegocounty.gov |
Civilian review findings on San Diego Sheriff and Probation deputies |
| Sonoma County IOLERO |
sonomacounty.ca.gov |
Independent review reports on the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office |
| Orange County Office of Independent Review |
ocgov.com |
Independent oversight reports on the OC Sheriff-Coroner and other county departments |
| Sacramento County Office of Inspector General |
saccounty.gov |
Civilian oversight reports on the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office |
| Santa Clara County Office of Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring |
sccgov.org |
Monitoring reports on county corrections and law enforcement |
| Santa Cruz County Office of Inspector General |
santacruzcountyca.gov |
Audits and complaint reports on the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office |
| San Francisco Sheriff's Department Oversight Board |
sf.gov |
Civilian oversight reports on the San Francisco Sheriff's Department |
| County auditor offices |
Individual county governments |
County financial audit reports (initial coverage: Los Angeles, Alameda, San Luis Obispo) |
| Source |
URL |
Data Provided |
| California Department of Education, AB 1200 certifications |
cde.ca.gov |
Semi-annual fiscal certification exceptions flagging school districts under county office of education review |
| Federal Audit Clearinghouse (via Big Local News) |
fac.gov · biglocalnews.org |
Single Audit Act filings for California governments, accessed through Stanford's Big Local News data platform |
| State Controller's Office, ByTheNumbers |
bythenumbers.sco.ca.gov |
Special district roster, governance types, and expenditure data |
